Baseball Anyone?

I went for my first baseball game yesterday. The Oakland Athletes versus the LA Angels. It was a home game for Oakland, so the 10 of us happily cheered for Oakland...not that it really mattered to us who won. We aren't big baseball fans.

I loved the atmosphere there. There was a traffic jam all the way to the carpark and once we got in, we figured out why. Besides the fact that there were sooo many people, there were also all these parked cars with their extra cool sounds systems blasting and people dancing. Street party. And the game hadn't even started yet.

We finally got into the stadium and got our seats which were right at the top back. I have to say, despite being far away, the view was really good. A few guys went to get hot dogs just to complete the atmosphere. It was an adrenaline rush just cuz of all the people there. The stadium was near full...I guess probably around 8000 people. FUN!

The game took around 3 hours and in that time, so of my friends who are athletes were complaining about how baseball shouldn't be considered a sport because they really didn't have to do that much physically...not compared to other 'Sports'. The guy next to me came up with a song criticizing the game and he wanted to have a freestyle battle. I don't freestyle.

If you have ever been to a baseball game, you know how long it is and how draggy it can get just cuz a lot of the time it seems like nothing is happening...very unlike football. Also, footballers don't wear pajamas...hehe.

It was a long game, but I have to say that despite all our complaining, we actually did have quite a good time there. It was also exciting cuz there were so many people and the stadium, the Oakland Coliseum, was very much alive. It was so exciting and the guy in front of us, kept hi-5ing us every time Oakland got a home run.

It was an amazing experiance and I'm so glad that I've finally attended my first baseball game and sing the ball game song with the whole crowd.