Monday, June 15, 2009

Grinder Bash '09

A few weeks ago, Sandra and I had an opportunity to visit the stadium of the Chicago White Sox during Grinder Bash, which is an Appreciation Day for ticket holders for the club.

After the a buffet-style ballpark meal (hot dogs, chicken, and burgers), we stepped onto the center field warning track and made our way around the stadium.


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Viewing Left Field


We had a chance to sit in the home and visiting dugouts and get a coach's perspective on the field.


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New Hometown Skipper?


We also stepped into the visiting team locker room. What struck me the most was how it wasn't a million dollar fancy moment. There was coffee and raisins and lots of ordinary hair care products.


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The Visiting Snack Bar


The lounge for the Scout Seats, a super premium seats behind home plate, was also open--think fancy mushrooms in gourmet food!--so we could see how the wealthy fans eat and drink.

After spending some time in the "bowels" of the stadium, we headed out to the outfield concourse where several activities were situated. We examined the 2005 World Series trophy and even tried throwing a little. The radar gun clocked my best fastball at just over 40 mph. Sandra hit the mid 20s. No surprise that neither of us is playing ball!


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A Champion's Trophy


And the Sox beat the Royals in KC...now that's a bit of baseball.

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