It's been a strange start to Summer in Northern California. Cold weather has kept skimpy skirts in the closet and sweaters close at hand. Saturday, the warm sun chose to make an appearance, fashionably late but still very welcome, bringing with it the most beautiful sunset.
This weekend the San Francisco Giants played the Oakland A's in the Bay Bridge Series, their respective AAA farm teams The Sacramento Rivercats (A's) and the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants) faced off at beautiful Raley Field in Sacramento. Since the Giants took the World Series in September 2010 everywhere you look in Northern California you'll find a sea of Giants shirts and hats...it's an epidemic. Needless to say there was a population of Sacramentins rooting for the Fresno Grizzlies and checking out the talent.
...Sorry Cats...
We walked to the ballpark from Old Sacramento with a hop in our step, thanks to a pint or two from O'Malley's pub. Once we arrived, we were delighted to learn that Saturdays at Raley Field feature fireworks after the games. A treat indeed! Our tickets were good, close to the first baseline and more importantly the beer vendors. Thanks to some cheap and clever friends however, we discovered that the $8 grass tickets were just as enjoyable as our $18 seats. Something to remember for next time.
The game flew by. Grizzlies took the victory and crowd delighted in the rather impressive fireworks. If there's one thing America's got going for it, it's baseball.
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