On Thursday, Greg and I got to continue our anniversary celebrations with another trip to St. Louis--this time for the World Series! We lucked out to get a good deal on tickets from Greg's cousin. We got down the stadium a little while before the gates opened, and it was already packed with people. We got to see the Budweiser Clydesdales lining up to head into the stadium, which was really cool. They are so pretty!
We couldn't believe that we were actually at the World Series! It was so exciting! The Cardinals had won their game the night before, and we were hopeful that they could get a 2-0 lead over the Texas Rangers. We had to bundle up because it was a bit chilly out (at least it wasn't raining like the night before).
Even though the temp. was cold, it was a beautiful evening at the ballpark.
Here I am ready for the game to start. They handed out World Series towels to the fans coming into the game--but Greg and I brought our own "rally squirrel" towel that we picked up at the mall the other day. The "rally squirrel" is that funny little squirrel that ran out onto the field during the game we were at against the Phillies earlier in the playoffs. Since the squirrel showed up the very next night, and the Cardinals then started to win their games, they adopted the idea of the rally squirrel. There was squirrel stuff for sale all around the stadium! And, a squirrel (we don't know if it was THE rally squirrel or not) ran right under our seats before the game started. I am bundled up in this picture, but I have not yet added my big, red, marshmallow-style down coat--I saved that for a little later in the night as the temperature dropped.
The sunset was beautiful! This is a nice picture of the field just before game time. Before the game started they presented the Roberto Clemente Award to Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz, which was pretty cool to see.
And here are the Budweiser Clydesdales making their pre-game lap around the stadium!
Since we were sitting right above the Cardinals bullpen, we got to see Yadier Molina, the catcher, up close and personal! He and the pitcher, Jaime Garcia, were warming up right in front of us.
It was a great game. The Cardinals scored first, and the stadium went absolutely crazy! They were ahead 1-0 clear up until the 9th inning when their pitching went downhill, and sadly the Rangers ended up scoring two runs--and the Cards didn't score again. This was Albert Pujols' last at-bat appearance of the night. Conceivably this could be his last at-bat as a Cardinal at Busch Stadium (if one of the teams wins all three games in Texas and then Albert Pujols leaves the Cardinals next season), but we hope he'll be a Cardinal forever!
After the game we hung around the stadium for a little while waiting for the crowds to clear out a bit. Here are ESPN's Baseball Tonight guys doing their post-game show.
And here is a nice view from the other side of the stadium with the Arch in the background. Even though the Cardinals lost it was SO NEAT to be there at a World Series game. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Now we'll hope that the Cardinals can win tonight in Texas!
On Thursday, Greg and I got to continue our anniversary celebrations with another trip to St. Louis--this time for the World Series! We lucked out to get a good deal on tickets from Greg's cousin. We got down the stadium a little while before the gates opened, and it was already packed with people. We got to see the Budweiser Clydesdales lining up to head into the stadium, which was really cool. They are so pretty!
We couldn't believe that we were actually at the World Series! It was so exciting! The Cardinals had won their game the night before, and we were hopeful that they could get a 2-0 lead over the Texas Rangers. We had to bundle up because it was a bit chilly out (at least it wasn't raining like the night before).
Even though the temp. was cold, it was a beautiful evening at the ballpark.
Here I am ready for the game to start. They handed out World Series towels to the fans coming into the game--but Greg and I brought our own "rally squirrel" towel that we picked up at the mall the other day. The "rally squirrel" is that funny little squirrel that ran out onto the field during the game we were at against the Phillies earlier in the playoffs. Since the squirrel showed up the very next night, and the Cardinals then started to win their games, they adopted the idea of the rally squirrel. There was squirrel stuff for sale all around the stadium! And, a squirrel (we don't know if it was THE rally squirrel or not) ran right under our seats before the game started. I am bundled up in this picture, but I have not yet added my big, red, marshmallow-style down coat--I saved that for a little later in the night as the temperature dropped.
The sunset was beautiful! This is a nice picture of the field just before game time. Before the game started they presented the Roberto Clemente Award to Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz, which was pretty cool to see.
And here are the Budweiser Clydesdales making their pre-game lap around the stadium!
Since we were sitting right above the Cardinals bullpen, we got to see Yadier Molina, the catcher, up close and personal! He and the pitcher, Jaime Garcia, were warming up right in front of us.
It was a great game. The Cardinals scored first, and the stadium went absolutely crazy! They were ahead 1-0 clear up until the 9th inning when their pitching went downhill, and sadly the Rangers ended up scoring two runs--and the Cards didn't score again. This was Albert Pujols' last at-bat appearance of the night. Conceivably this could be his last at-bat as a Cardinal at Busch Stadium (if one of the teams wins all three games in Texas and then Albert Pujols leaves the Cardinals next season), but we hope he'll be a Cardinal forever!
After the game we hung around the stadium for a little while waiting for the crowds to clear out a bit. Here are ESPN's Baseball Tonight guys doing their post-game show.
And here is a nice view from the other side of the stadium with the Arch in the background. Even though the Cardinals lost it was SO NEAT to be there at a World Series game. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Now we'll hope that the Cardinals can win tonight in Texas!
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