So, on Saturday I attended my first ever Phillies game! Whoo hoo!

I have been to more Orioles games than I can count, and I will always love and be a fan of the Orioles. But Neal’s a Phillies fan, and so I am too. Orioles and Phillies are in different leagues, so that’s my justification, haha.

I was rather bummed out, as it was sunny ALL WEEK when I was stuck inside working, and then Saturday was overcast and cloudy. Grrrr. Oh well. Neal and I left York around 1 p.m. Saturday and got to Philly at 3 p.m. We met up with the rest of our friends in the parking lot of the Lincoln Financial Field and tailgated until game time.

We had hot dogs, burgers, snacks, and of course beer.

And what’s a tailgate without some flip cup?

Even though the sun wasn’t out, it was still a really hot day. It was really fun to hang out and chill with friends.

OK, and then we headed into the game. I thought the stadium was pretty neat. I’m used to Camden Yards, which I think is really cool, but Citizens Bank Park was nice, too.

I put on my zoom lens, 55-200. We had just about the highest seats in the park, haha, but I still think I was able to zoom in well enough on the players.

These might look far away, but trust me, we were farther. Neal looked through the camera a couple of times just as binoculars, haha.

You can see here how far up we were, haha.

The game was pretty boring up until the last inning. The Phils weren’t playing that well, and they were losing to the Pirates – who STINK! I was having a good time, but very bummed that the game wasn’t better. Then, with the score 7-3, Pittsburgh, the Phils were up for their last at bat. And that’s when the action happened. Stairs blasted a home run and then everything changed. Everyone was on their feet screaming during the next couple at bats. I’m not going to even try to give you a play by play here, because I’ll sound like a moron, haha. Just know it was fun and exhilarating and I’m so glad it ended up being a good game. The Phils won 8-7.

I loved how the crowd yelled “Raaaauuuuuuulll” for Raul Ibanez, haha.

WIN! Whoo hoo!

So anyway, I’m glad I can now say I went to a Phillies game. It was really fun to enjoy it with friends, and I hope to do it again, soon.