TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME (SO I CAN DOODLE)
Sunday, September 7th, 2008 | Permalink
Had some awesome seats and great weather to see the Rangers spank the Red Sox last night in Arlington, TX: Rangers 15, Boston 8. Ate a jumbo hot dog, a ton of nachos, and my first kolache at the Czech Stop in West, Texas along the way.
There’s a bunch of great stuff you see at a baseball game, so I always try to take my sketchbook and draw a little. Meg had the camera and caught me in action:
September 8th, 2008 at 1:26 am
Good thinking ahead, taking things to draw with. There usually isn’t anything spectacular happening at Rangers games (though seeing them beat someone always comes as a surprise.) But seriously, did you choose to go, or did the tickets come free? Because it just seems silly to pay to go see them play. (And for the record, I grew up in Dallas, and while I’ve never followed sports - at all - I always knew enough to know that our team was far from great.)
September 8th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I love baseball. I love people-watching. A baseball game with good seats and stadium food is like manna to me.
And dang, man: what fun is it to root for a team that always wins? That’s what’s beautiful about baseball: anything can happen.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Just poking fun. After four years of being surrounded by Houston sports fans, you start to get really cynical.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Tell me more about the kolache!!!!
September 9th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Everybody seems to compare the kolache to a danish, but from what I tasted, it was more like a really good roll, hollowed out at the top for filling. I had 1 strawberry cream cheese and 1 apple. They were delicious. You can get sausage/cheese/jalapeno kolaches, but I’m not ready for that.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Okay, as soon as you possibly can, you need to get your hands on a jalapeño sausage and cheese kolache. They are life changing, I promise. That’s basically the only kind I eat.
September 16th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Ah, time is running out for my stadium fix before the winter. The Braves’ last home games are this week.