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My first T-Pads game

So I recently moved to Tucson from SD, and yesterday was my b-day, and so for my b-day I treated myself to my first ever MiLB game experience.

First of all, I was really impressed by the whole experience at Kino stadium. I was talking to some local Tucsonians (Tucsonites?) and apparently they had another team here, the Toro's, I guess they're an Independent team, and they played at Hi Corbett field which is closer to downtown and also in a park, and SUPPOSEDLY it has a much better "feel" but PERSONALLY I was impressed by the field and the atmosphere in general.

To pay $21 for two tickets right behind the plate was awesome, the whole night including beer and food came out to under $50 for two people, and to me that's a much better way to spend $50 than at a bar or dinner and a movie, and for the most part my girlfriend agrees, so that's pretty rad.

The game was also really good. I was really impressed by Guzman and Hunter, Rizzo had kind of a bad night but he did knock in the two runs that cemented a T-Pads victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes, who are the Dodgers' triple A affiliate in case you're not in the know. Furcal was there for the 'topes on a rehab assignment, and I was glad to be able to boo at the sucker, especially when he booted a simple ground ball out.

What I was not impressed by was the bullpen. Maybe all of our bullpen talent is in the big leagues, but boy, did our guys try to give the game away. Deduno and Neshek were simply terrible, Neshek especially could not throw a strike to save his life. Seems like we could have burned the $ we gave him and got more value out of it. I was slightly more impressed by Luis Perdomo, who came in and protected the one run lead in the 8th and closed out the game in the 9th to earn the save.

Anyway I'm rambling I guess and I don't know enough about the minor league guys to know how hot of a prospect most of them are, but what I do know is that I enjoyed the experience enough to ensure at least a few more return visits to Kino stadium. It also inspired me to learn more about all of our affiliates and our prospects.

Oh, the only other thing I was not impressed by was the fools in the next section over from me-- their heckling was unimaginative and repetitive. I'm all for a few choice words aimed at the opposing team, but seriously, STFU once you've got too many beers in you to heckle coherently.

Okay that's it, I'm done. Feel free to bitch at me like y'all did last time.

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