Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Tropicana Field - Longest Game Ever!

My sisters and I decided to take a trip down to Tropicana Field to see the Rays. (Remember, the Devil was taken out of them a long time ago.) What was supposed to be a good game against the Boston Red Sux turned into the longest game in Rays history. Sixteen innings later, this is what we remember from the game. First off, no one could get the damn ball about 5 inches further to get a home run! Sean Rodriguez hit a pop foul to shatter a light bulb, causing glass to fall onto the field, and the crowd. Joe Maddon got ejected, not so weird, but so did coach Dave Martinez. A chubby Boston fan decided to run across the field close to what should have been the end of the game. That was extra weird because he was a black guy; black guys don't get WASTED and do shit like that. After the game seemed like it would never end, Boston players started rally capping. Some of the Rays players sent for coffee. In the end the Rays lost 1-0. For my entourage and I, we now had to make the 40 minute trip back to New Tampa! Not only has the Trop been losing games for us, it has also become discouraging for a growing community such as New Tampa to travel that far. Either way the experience made me wonder; when the hell are we going to change the Trop!

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