Worst movie ever was Dungeons & Dragons (2000). Saw it with my brother. When we got there (late show) they had closed the box office early, so we saw it for free. Yet we *still* wanted money back it was soooo bad.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
On Saturday July 10th I went to Fenway Park to witness "Futures At
Fenway", which was supposed to be two minor league games held there.
For some of the players, it might be their only chance to play there.
As it happens, I didn't get to see two games. What I did see was fun
though.
With tickets going cheap for this event (I paid $20 for 3rd base field
box seats!) this was affordable to many moms or dads to take the kids
who would never get to see a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, due to high
ticket prices. I stayed out on Yawkey Way until nearly game time
because I was able to witness - several times - the look of shock,
awe, joy & adoration on several younglings who had never been in sight
of Fenway Park before in their lives. Entering the park it was more of the same. Kids, who had never been
inside those walls before, walking as slow as they could while their
eyes darted about, trying to take in everything about them & fearing
they were missing something. Hard to believe I was once as astonished & amazed walking into a ballpark. The first game was Lowell hosting Jamestown. Jamestown got off to a
quick start and took an early lead. They kept trying to come back, but
the rains came and washed the game out. The rains lightened up
eventually, but not before field conditions had deteriorated so badly
that the second game, Salem hosting Potomac, was cancelled. Besides the looks on the children's faces, the next amazing thing was
a 'promotion' held between innings. A young lady was called down from
the crowd and was asked a trivia question for a choice of unknown
surprises. The question was placed on the giant scoreboard in center -
who was on the mound for the fiinal out when the Red Sox won the 2007
World Series? She answered correctly. Then she was asked to choose
Prize A or Prize B. When she made her choice, the scoreboard read
"WILL YOU MARRY ME?" She whipped around and found her boyfriend, a
player, in full uniform (he'd been playing) kneeling behind her with a
box in his hand. Trembling, she opened it and found a ring. She
embraced him then, to the cheers of the crowd. When she returned to
her seat from the field, both sections on either side of the aisle she
used gave her a standing ovation. So even with the disappointment caused by the rain, it was still a
great time. I plan to make it an annual event, and to attend the Cape
Cod League All-Star Game 7/28. With admission of $10 to see a game at
Fenway, who knows how many new memories will be created that night?
