Day 48 – The History of Baseball

After a couple hrs sleep in Chicago Airport it was off to Philly. Got to my hotel shortly after noon and my room was already available so I got checked in and got a few more hrs sleep before heading out to find somewhere to eat.

As I walked around the area, it was mostly residential, but I have to say many of the sidewalks were not in very good condition. I really had to watch where I was walking.


It was then on to the ballpark, Citizens Bank Park. It is a rather nice stadium where you can see downtown in the distance over the OF wall. I’m not sure the stadium has that lasting look though, I think once it is no longer so new it may not be that nice a stadium.



As I took a stroll inside the ballpark I noticed they had a Philadelphia baseball history area where they had pictures and captions along a timeline highlighting Philadelphia baseball history. It’s always interesting to find out more about a team’s (and city’s) history. I think it is something more teams could try to incorporate and keep the new fans aware of the history behind the team (and a way to help remember for the older fans). The history of baseball, all the records and information that are out there, are part of what make this game great.

As for the game itself, well it may very well have been one of the worst baseball going experiences of my life. There was a light rain the whole game and it was a little cool especially since I was wet. Furthermore, I had to keep my scorebook in a plastic bag and reach in to keep score. Throw on top of that the fact the Jays lost pretty handily and it doesn’t make for a very fun night.