Ups and Downs at the Ballpark

Well, I don't have any pictures of our night at the Astros-Rangers Game, but here are some of the ups and downs of the evening.

Up - Great deal on tickets. We got 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 20 oz cokes, and 2 Astros hats for $48. Face Value on the tickets was $48 so the hot dogs, cokes & hats were basically free (actual cost- Hot Dog - $4, Coke-$4, Hat-at least $10). It is not many times that you go to a sporting event and feel like you got a good value.

Down - About 10 minutes into the game about 5 or 6 Rangers' fans sat down behind us. At first, I thought that it would be cool to root for the Rangers together. Then, it turned ugly. They started slinging cuss words all over the place, insulting everything about the Astros, and pretty much being obnoxious. I told/asked them to stop with the language which they did until they got a few more beers in them and then it started again. They almost got into a fight with some guys behind them. Then, some guy from a couple rows back came up and threatened to fight them. Valerie had moved away by this time and she went and turned them in to security. Security didn't do much except argue with them. The whole thing definately was a downer.

Up - It was great watching a ball game with my boys. They were totally into it and we talked strategy and had a great time.

Down - Kendall wasn't feeling well earlier in the day and as we walked up to the stadium she got very sick. She struggled through the game and was very sick for 2 more days. No fun!

Up - They had fireworks after the game which were great!! Also, because of the fireworks, they had to open the retractable roof of the stadium. I had been there three times and never seen the roof open. I like the place much better with the roof open (although it isn't worth it in 95 degree heat).

Down- The Rangers lost. Roy Oswalt (Houston's pitcher) totally shut them down. They hit back-to-back homers in the 7th inning, but it was too little too late.

Overall, I enjoyed the evening, but it wasn't the birthday celebration that Valerie hoped for between the obnoxious fans and a sick daughter.