RangersFan at the Ballpark!

I made my third trip to “The Temple” this season, and I actually got to witness a rare Rangers win!  There seemed to be two different parts of this game…there was a high scoring part and then a pitchers’ duel part.  A personal account of what turned out to be a fun night at the Ballpark:

I went with my best bud who just so happens to be from Minnesota, so he was rooting for the Twins.  We sat in section 44, which is in the right field corner, seven rows up from that little corner suite by the foul pole.  We immediately noticed a few things.

We couldn’t see the Jumbotron at all and we could barely make out what the announcer was saying because of a terrible echo.  This actually ended up being a blessing in disguise because it allowed us to focus more on the game. We also quickly noticed that we were sitting one row in front of what sounded like an episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8.  Terribly loud, crying kids, who screamed things like “AAAAAAALLLLIIIIWABEEEEEEEKA”  Yeah, I don’t know what that means either.  The parent or guardian was clueless as to how to control them, so she kept asking them how many strikes there were.  “I DON’T KNOW, MY EYES AREN’T AS BIG AS YOURRRRRRRRRS!” was often the answer.

As for the actual game, it gave me so many different emotions.  When Millwood allowed the bases to be loaded with Morneau coming up to bat, I felt extremely anxious.  I turned to my friend and jokingly said, “If he hits a grand slam, I quit.”  Next pitch – Grand slam about 3 sections to our right.  The guy sitting in front me thought I was a genius as he took off his Rangers shirt to reveal the Twins shirt he had on underneath.

In the bottom half of the same inning, the Rangers actually strung a bunch of hits together and scored 5 quick runs to tie it.  My Twins fan buddy and I got a good laugh as the guy in front of us put his Rangers shirt back on.  I was excited that I was actually going to see a decent game…the two previous games I’ve attended have been blowouts.

I finally got to see CJ Wilson pitch in person and was very impressed.  He mowed through the toughest part of the order in his only inning of work.  The entire bullpen impressed me today; they had no walks and only allowed two hits.

Finally, I felt elated as David Murphy lined a shot into the outfield to score German Duran and win the game for the Rangers.  As the Rangers players celebrated on the field, my Twins fan friend said “They act like the just won the World Series!”  They were, but I knew why.  Those players deserved a win, and Ranger fans deserved a win. I deserved a win.