Just got back on track from the couple of days off in Seattle. Outside of a whole lot of driving, it was a blast getting to Seattle. It was a great city to take in, one of the nicer ones I’ve been to in the US in my opinion. That being said, I did manage to catch it in a three day span where the skies decided not to open up in the traditional Seattle way. From what I heard from the locals, it seems that a constant mist hangs over the city for a few months in place of the snow that we get in the Northeast. Having lived in Cork, enduring a two month straight period out of my four month stay over there in a similar climate, I think I could learn to live with it, as its better than having to shovel myself out of a few feet of snow. I think I can now add Seattle to my list of cities I could see myself relocating to in the future, with Chicago and Boston.
As for the actual baseball games themselves, lets just say that the staff from Safeco got their wish for our visit to their park. It seemed everyone who worked there wished us a happy time, but with a slightly disappointing ending. It was a very accurate prediction for both games. I liked Safeco field, it was very much one of the new model baseball stadiums that are popping up across the country, with no bad seats in the house, plenty of concessions, and an overall fan friendly experience, a stadium certainly worth checking out if you are in Seattle. The games were exciting as well, with the margin of victory in both games being a single run, the disappointing ending being the Sox on the losing side of both of those close games. It was rough to see. In the first game, the Mariners showed their fighting spirit, constantly battling with the Sox, and ending up the victors. In the second game, the sox wasted a great start from Dice-K, losing in 11 innings because our offensive monster decided to lay dormant, with Manny and Ortiz combining for 0 hits despite plenty of opportunities to drive in some much needed run support. That performance brings my Red Sox record while watching live Dice-K action to 0-3 this season. Maybe I should just stop seeing him in person, but it seems that he has taken Wake’s place of being the pitcher I always seem to catch at Fenway.
After the first game, Matt and I got to take in a little of what Seattle’s social scene was like. After leaving the game, we ran into another Red Sox fan, as they were everywhere this series. He had relocated to Seattle himself, and talked us into following him into a bar near the stadium. How could we say no? Being a Tuesday night, the crowd didn’t stay too late, we still got to meet some great other Sox fans. I really enjoy the fact that Red Sox nation is truly everywhere, welcoming each other with open arms, great to see. Anyways, after someone insulted one of the people we were talking to, basically saying that the younger girls we were talking to were her daughters (it was that same character who ran over the bike I was riding, still not gonna name names or assign blame to anyone, draw your own conclusions), we figured it was time to call it an early night, and prepare for the game the next day. Anyways, for a short sampling of the Seattle social scene, there seems to be a great deal of promise there, adding to its potential for a possible relocation spot somewhere in the future, should the occasion arise. Anyways, that’s it for now, hope all is well back in your neck of the woods.
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