Jayson Werth had a great game, going 3-for-4 with four RBI. Ryan Howard didn't look lost at the plate despite striking out twice (both looking), bringing his total to 56.
Hopefully I'm not a jinx because the first game I attended this year resulted in Brad Lidge allowing an earned run for the first time all season. That's right, his ERA is now an astronomically high 0.50 and his ERA+ is so low, it's not even in quadruple digits at 877 (100 is league average).
During batting practice, my friend Steve caught a home run in the right field seats with his bare hands. I believe it was hit by Kelly Johnson. And, if you're wondering, I had 4.75 (I couldn't finish the last quarter) Dollar Dogs; Steve had four.
Here's a look at how much it cost to go to last night's game:
Gas: $20 at $3.69/gallon, used maybe 1/16 of it, surprisingly (my car gets good gas mileage)
Tickets: 2 x $16
Parking: $11
Hot Dogs: 9 x $1
Soda: 2 x $2.50 plus $2 tip at McFadden's; $3.75 x 2 at the concessions
Total that up and you get $66.50 (not counting the gas) for two people.
Overall, it was a great experience. We got there at 3:30 PM, walked around the perimeter of the ballpark for some pictures, went into McFadden's for about an hour, and then took in batting practice before the game started. I took a bunch of pictures, which you can view in my roughly-made gallery at Crashburn Alley. I don't want to flood this blog with pictures, so I'll just put up a few low-quality pictures and you can click here to view them all in high resolution. You can view my other picture galleries here.
The Phillies dance team:
Our (Cheap) Seats:
Braves taking batting practice:
A look right field from the seats on the third-base side:
Brad Lidge delivers a pitch to Yunel Escobar:
