Friday night was - I believe - the third Louisville Bats minor league baseball game we've been to this season. And - overall- the third Louisville Bats-Columbus Clippers game we've been to at Slugger Field. I've included some mediocre pictures here because last weekend - for a variety of reasons - I was uncharacterically without a functioning camera and I missed taking pictures of our second trip to the annual Kentucky Seminole Club picnic (and I'm not sure I've ever taken pictures at a Seminole Club event - certainly, not going back to the Central Ohio Seminole Club or the Minnesota or Sarasota-Manatee Buckeye clubs). Most years several different non-local university clubs converge for a Bats game - most folks wear shirts for their school. This year we had several dozen folks there and the club president and historian threw out the first pitch (though we missed seeing this, as I had us filling out door prize forms in line). Above I was waiting for a non-Weight Watcher item (a Philly cheese steak). Below are mediocre pictures of the hosts of the picnic (Gary and Susan) and further below just Susan (the spirit-ual leader of the club).
Below are two of my Republican contacts in the club: John, who works for a Republican metro Council person, and Sarah, his friend, who is going back home to Oklahoma in between campaigns. She worked in the Bush White House, and John confided in me at the pool party that although his formerly Republican father is very concerned about health care reform - he's not excited about it or some other issues that rile up Republicans: abortion and gun rights. John and Sarah felt Obama's popularity ratings might come back up when the economy rebounds and joblessness ebbs - which they expect will happen - if not in time for House Democrats - certainly in time for the 2012 presidential election.
Stephanie and I tried to get a little exercise by walking clear around the stadium a couple of times. At times in the past we've sat a little closer to the action. Twice Friday night we sat down just a little on top of the bench of the visiting team (the Clippers) and cheered a little more loudly. Below a Clipper player returns to the bench. We've cheered the Clippers in the past to two close games (one victory and one defeat), but Friday night this was to no avail. The Clippers ended up losing badly. The Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds, the Bats' MLB sponsor - have since our last game - called up a bunch of the Bats to play in the majors. But the Bats are still atop their International League division, while the Clippers are fourth and last. Still, it was a little disappointing that the game wasn't close. There was still at least one home run and one double play, which were fun to watch.
On our way back to the Seminole area, we spied Stephanie's colleague Angie, who has periodically let us use her front-row seats. They talked shop for a while.
We had gotten four tickets and Vincent's friend Jessi came with us. it turns out she likes baseball- which was a good thing because they sat for a while away from us, Vincent spent a lot of time getting food, and the Seminole Club people didn't talk with her that much (you can see some of the garnet shirts in the background).
Below is Vincent in between Stephanie and Jessi, in his new orange Halloween Express uniform shirt.
I went ahead and included the mediocre picture below because you can see Vincent standing, next to Jessi, in the new shirt (which we're going to have to wash daily, since he only has one).
On our way back to the Seminole area, we spied Stephanie's colleague Angie, who has periodically let us use her front-row seats. They talked shop for a while.
We had gotten four tickets and Vincent's friend Jessi came with us. it turns out she likes baseball- which was a good thing because they sat for a while away from us, Vincent spent a lot of time getting food, and the Seminole Club people didn't talk with her that much (you can see some of the garnet shirts in the background).
Below is Vincent in between Stephanie and Jessi, in his new orange Halloween Express uniform shirt.
I went ahead and included the mediocre picture below because you can see Vincent standing, next to Jessi, in the new shirt (which we're going to have to wash daily, since he only has one).
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Below is an OK picture from Stephanie and my second walk around the stadium, where you have a different view of the action and the stadium.
I guess every night the Bats win at home there are fireworks, and so that there would be fireworks this night was not long in doubt. Using the "Fireworks" macro on my camera still did not produce a perfect picture (you have to hold the camera awfuly still for a long time).
Below is an OK picture from Stephanie and my second walk around the stadium, where you have a different view of the action and the stadium.
I guess every night the Bats win at home there are fireworks, and so that there would be fireworks this night was not long in doubt. Using the "Fireworks" macro on my camera still did not produce a perfect picture (you have to hold the camera awfuly still for a long time).
On our way out - just as we had seen our friends Sarah and Dean at the movies the night before - Stephanie and Vincent saw our friend Jamie.
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