4/28/10                         ROCKIES vs D-BACKS Game 3

                    This was an afternoon game and the final game of a tied series.

I didn’t pre-purchase tickets to this game. I’m off on Wednesdays and when I woke up I opened the curtains, looked outside and the sky was solid blue.  

You get what you get with April baseball in Colorado. Evenings are cold and afternoons can be snowy, windy and raining all in one day. Today was warm, I didn’t have a whole lot on my list of things to do so Krista said “go for it”.

Going to a baseball game unplanned is a new concept to me. I usually know way in advance what games I’m going to and I like it that way. Today I left a half hour before the game started, parked for free, walked up to the empty Rockies ticket window, purchased a Rockpile ticket for four bucks and proceeded to enter Coors Field..

                           No backpack today, just my camera and my glove.

Inside I discovered the first pitch had just been tossed and it was game-on. I settled on the third base side two sections to the left of the netting behind home plate. Great place to take pictures.

No waiting in line, no standing for two full hours during batting practice.  Just park, ticket, seat.

              Don’t get me wrong, I love my batting practice, this was a nice change.

                                            Here’s my Picture Show

 

 

                                                        Olivo scores.
                        First time I’ve personally seen Banner Jack this season.

                                                         Neat guy
 
                                                  Melvin Mora scores

               Here’s video of Tulo in the third inning with the bases loaded down 6-1.

        

              There’s one in every stadium I’m sure. I call this “Dancing Finger Guy”

        

                                                 Helton hits a double.

                                         Then Helton slides into third..Yeah!

                                                     The Rockpile

                                                    Safe, but barely.

                                                       Bob Apodaca

                                  COORS FIELD CRACK OF THE GAME

OK, technically it’s right after the game, and it’s not exactly inside Coors Field. It was however located on the property.

The game was tied in the 9th. In the 10th inning Kelly Johnson homered to center field to lead the D-Backs to a 12-11 win.

The only thing I hate worse than losing to the D-Backs at home is losing 2 out of 3 to the D-Backs at home.

                                       On a much more pleasing note:

                        Here are pictures of my grandson Mason playing T-Ball.

 

               He likes the Rockies but his local team is the Sacramento Rivercats.

                         I couldn’t be more proud..”D” The Rockpile Ranter