I had some extra time for work so I took off two hours, grabbed some Maconis Subs for everyone and went home to get ready to leave for the game. I knew traffic through Tacoma would suck unless you were lucky. I had everyone meet at mom's office and I told them I would drive because no one wanted to and I had the bigger vehicle. We didn't leave until almost 4:30. I just wanted to get on the freeway before it got too horrible.
Surprisingly the freeway wasn't that bad. I was shocked and so was everyone else. Right around the Tacoma Mall area some lady tried to merge into us without looking so I laid on the horn and probably scared her. That's what you get when you don't know how to drive. We got off at the Hwy 16 exit towards the Narrows Bridge but took the Cheney Stadium exit and navigated our way to the parking entrance. I do not remember having to pay to park here. Luckily someone had some cash on them.
We found a place to park and I finished my sub sandwich before we went in. I didn't like buying outrageously overpriced food at games unless it's Ivar's at Mariner games. We got in and they gave us booklets with the starting line up and some information in it. Just a few feet away, one of the players were signing autographs. Sam Gaviglio #22, who was from Ashland, Oregon, played 12 games for the Mariners before he returned to the Rainiers. I gave him my book, he signed it and told him thank you. Dad, surprisingly, gave him his book for an autograph too. I laughed.
We checked our tickets and made our way to our seats...or lack thereof seats. We were on the grass?! What? Mom should have told us before leaving our house so we could bring a blanket with us. Ugh lame! We sat on the grass on the right field side. I made sure to bring my mitt just in case we got a foul ball. We were all so disappointed our seats were on the grass especially since a lot of the seats were empty by game time.
Everyone else started showing up just as the first pitch was thrown. Carrie brought her slew of grandkids who were visiting for the summer, Amy, Josh and Kaitlin came, Dr. Smith, his wife and all of their kids came, Dr. Blackner, his wife and kids came, Jared and his boy came and one of the new front office people came with her kids. So a lot of kids running around.
We struck first in the first inning and as a spectator I thought they were going to keep it up because it looked promising. Around the third inning is when the Utah Bees broke it open and we never saw the lead again. The pitcher struggled in the 5th and 6th inning when the Bees added to their lead 7-1. Since it was a work night and I had to get up early the next day, mom decided to stay until about the 7th inning. There really was no way the Rainier's were going to win. Our pitching was terrible and got worse when they changed midway through the game. I was okay with it. I really doubted that we would come back in the 8th or 9th to win it. If we did shame on us.
I check the score on the way home. We lost 8-1 but we made it back to Yelm at somewhat of a decent time. We dropped everyone off at the office and headed back to Lacey. It was a fun outing even though we had to sit on the grass without a blanket and we lost. Oh well. We got home just before 10:30, I got in a shower really quickly and headed to bed. This summer has gone by way too fast. I am not ready for fall or winter or spring.
Next Adventure: Labor Day: An Ocean Shores Adventure
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