Dragged Mrs. 'waal to Petco yesterday. It wasn't a difficult request. She loves baseball and Petco is a really nice ballpark. We got there early and walked along the waterfront and the game, even though it sucked was over in under 2:45, which got us to a lovely dinner in Encinitas in time for our reservation and home before dark.
But here's the problem: A friend from Boston from my college days moved out here 30 years ago and is still a Boston fan, so he bought 4 tix for tonight's Angel game for him and his wife and the two of us. Sure! The wives like each other and it's late spring in Orange County so the weather should be great! Except it's been chilly (mid 60s) and gray and windy and misty for the past few days and again tonight. And his wife has a work thing so she isn't coming. And my wife is, well, not pleased about going with me and my buddy and a stranger.
And then tomorrow? Well, tomorrow our development does outings and a friend is in charge and yep, this month's outing is to Anaheim, so we're on a bus on Tuesday with 40 of our neighbors to see the Sox. Three games in a row. And the forecast is bleak and the starting pitching is bleak (Tanner Houck tonight can't be as bad as Kluber was, right?) and let's not talk about the basketball thing, and I'm up at midnight, not sleeping for the second night in a row. And did I mention we're going to the game again Tuesday (at least it's Bello!) while the Celtics will be playing a game, that I understand, is kind of key?
So: WIN IT FOR ME, tonight. Help me get some rest. Help me convince Mrs. 'waal that it's worth going to multiple baseball games in a row by not always seeing losses (our record on our road trip games is NOT a good one). Help the psyche of Boston Sports. Keep pennant hopes alive. Don't make me take her to a Revolution game against the Galaxy. They're still playing well, right?
But here's the problem: A friend from Boston from my college days moved out here 30 years ago and is still a Boston fan, so he bought 4 tix for tonight's Angel game for him and his wife and the two of us. Sure! The wives like each other and it's late spring in Orange County so the weather should be great! Except it's been chilly (mid 60s) and gray and windy and misty for the past few days and again tonight. And his wife has a work thing so she isn't coming. And my wife is, well, not pleased about going with me and my buddy and a stranger.
And then tomorrow? Well, tomorrow our development does outings and a friend is in charge and yep, this month's outing is to Anaheim, so we're on a bus on Tuesday with 40 of our neighbors to see the Sox. Three games in a row. And the forecast is bleak and the starting pitching is bleak (Tanner Houck tonight can't be as bad as Kluber was, right?) and let's not talk about the basketball thing, and I'm up at midnight, not sleeping for the second night in a row. And did I mention we're going to the game again Tuesday (at least it's Bello!) while the Celtics will be playing a game, that I understand, is kind of key?
So: WIN IT FOR ME, tonight. Help me get some rest. Help me convince Mrs. 'waal that it's worth going to multiple baseball games in a row by not always seeing losses (our record on our road trip games is NOT a good one). Help the psyche of Boston Sports. Keep pennant hopes alive. Don't make me take her to a Revolution game against the Galaxy. They're still playing well, right?