An Evening at the A's Baseball Game

Last night hubby, the boy and I went to an Oakland A's game.  My son wanted to see them play against the Boston Red Sox because both teams are doing really well.  We hopped on Bart to the game.  The train drops you off right across from the stadium.  There is a long overpass that you walk over to get to the stadium. We went early because they were giving away Josh Reddick jerseys.  Unfortunately they ran out before we got to the gate.  Boo.  We stood in line for about 25 minutes or so to get into the stadium.  We had seats up in the plaza section.  The seats and the view was good but there wasn't much food near those seats just a lot of beer stands with minimal food.  The crowd in this section was an interesting bunch.  There was a lot of people getting out of their seats and a lot of people sitting in the wrong seats.  There was a group of girls sitting behind us that had margaritas and shot glasses.  Maybe a bachelorlette party.  This is only the 2nd game we have been to see the A's play.  Last time was a couple of years ago.  It was a good night.  The weather was nice and it didn't get too cold for an evening game.  We left a little early in the 9th inning so we could beat the crowd out of the stadium and at Bart but there was quite a few people who had the same idea at the Bart station.  It wasn't too bad though and the train wasn't packed to the gill like it can get after a game.
While we were at the A's game the SF Giants were playing down at Petco park against the San Diego Padres.  We were getting updates from ESPN on our phones.  Tim Linecum tossed a no-hitter to beat the Padres 9-0.  He had 13 strike-outs and threw 148 pitches.  I bet that was an exciting game to be at.  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram were flooded with photos and videos of the no-hitter game.  Way to go, Tim!!
Why did they change the name of Oakland Coliseum to O.co?  I'm sorry but that is a dumb name.  As someone who grew up here, it will always be called the Oakland Coliseum.  Why do they feel the need to change the names of arenas that have been called one thing for years?

Watching Baseball

My son has been spending his summer vacation watching MLB baseball on TV. He is into baseball right now. So far this summer he has gone to a SF Giants game and an Oakland A's game. He is also on a quest to collect all 30 baseball teams baseball hats. Right now he is watching Tampa Bay Rays versus Boston Red Sox. His favorite teams are the SF Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland A's, Anaheim Angels, Saint Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros. He has seven hats so far: Giants, A's, Rays, Cardinals, Nationals, Red Sox and Dodgers.

Heat Exhaustion

Sunday hubby, the boy and I went to Scout Day with the A's vs the Pittsburgh Pirates. We took Bart to the Oakland Coliseum. There were quite a few scouts there. We had good seats but it was in the sun and it was really warm that day. I got heat exhaustion. I was sitting on the floor near our seats trying to cool off when one of the ushers asked me if I felt already so he called the Paramedics for me. So they suggested I go and hang out at the first aide station until I felt better so I had a very cute Paramedic pushing me in a wheel chair to the first aide station which was a ways from where we were seated. I told my son to tell hubby where I was going. They took my blood pressure and hooked me up to a heart monitor. I drank 2 cups of water and I felt better so the nurse sent me back. I spilled the second cup of water on me and all over the floor. So the second paramedic said "that is one way to cool yourself off". I walked back to my seat and hubby and the boy were coming to get me since I feeling better and the seats were in the shade now we sat down to finish watching the game. So after the game we walk over the walkway to the Bart station and get on the train and it is like a million degrees on their. It was like a sauna and it was packed with people. We had to switch trains at Balboa Park. That train was a lot cooler. I don't think the first train had any AC. Maybe we should have gone to another train to see if it was any cooler but it was so packed we couldn't have made our way to another train.