I hear ya – I love sports – baseball, football, basketball, hockey –it’s all good. Took the wife and my MIL to a Mariner’s game (yeah I know –they are bad) as she and my FIL used to really enjoy watching them years ago. She’s 83 and I just wanted to do something nice for her.

I got nice tickets about ten rows off third base - $65 each, dogs $7 each, beer $6 for Bud, $7 for craft brew – but we could see the field really well. Safeco is a nice place and they do a good job however; the four “twenty-something” kids in front of us were so dog gone drunk by the third inning it was embarrassing and their conversation consisted of the “f” bomb every few words. Not wanting to make a scene, I asked the one fellow if he could maybe watch his language as it was offensive –he was wise enough to comply, but they still detracted from the game. The two little gals would jump up when something exciting happened which effectively blocked our view of the game while giving us a view of their little thong panties that should have required a marriage license to see!

I was hoping they would leave early, but they stayed until the end. My MIL was almost in tears as she really wanted to capture a bit of what she and her husband use to enjoy at the ball park – but the crowds of the 1970s and 80’s are long gone and the atmosphere is just different. She was thankful and appreciated the gesture, but we’ll not be returning.

I’m thinking the local high school football games may be more to my liking - $5 ticket, $2 dog ($2.50 w/kraut!), $2 soda and more fun that a pickup load of circus clowns!

Yep - It's a different world for those of old enough to remember what "some esplaining to do..." was all about..

Thanks for the post,
Glenn