Cubs vs Cards July 21st

This weekend was a pre-birthday weekend! Tom got me a ticket to the Cubs vs. Cards game at Busch Stadium. I'd only been their once, for an Eagles and Dixie Chicks concert, so I was looking forward to a new and fun adventure.

Tom, his friend Jeff, and I headed out of Peoria around noon on Saturday to hijack Vince in Maryville. When we got down there, we hung out with Sandra and the kids a bit before leaving for the game. The funniest moment:

Vince: Hey, is that an ice cream truck?

(Tom and Jeff whirl around to the kitchen window.)

Tom: It's the ice cream man.

(We look around... Jeff has disappeared... 2 seconds later, he's seen running down the street, arms flailing!)

Absolutely Classic! 

He did not catch-up with the ice cream truck as it started to pick up speed the closer he got. Maybe the music was just playing too loud for the driver to hear. OR it could have been the crazy man chasing it down the street.

I'm happy to report we caught the ice cream truck on the flip-side.

Shortly after we headed to the game.

Here's a pic of our seats, courtesy of Craig and Jim who had seats in left field. Do you see me smiling? Top deck, third section to the right, second row from the top, 3rd seat in. Yep, that's me.


Tom and I decided to split a nacho helmet for dinner. My cousin, John, was too sure about us, but was pleased to get the Cards helmet after we were done.

If you watched the game, then you know it was good up until the Cards took to the plate in the 7th inning. Tom and I weren't too happy with the Cubs efforts that inning. Neither was Jeff (background). If the attempt at wearing the nacho helmet to break the double streak didn't work.

The best part about the seventh inning was when the Cubs got the third out. The whole crowd gave a standing ovation. Cards for the 12 runs, Cubs sarcastically for the 3rd out. No lie, the inning was so long, the sunset started and completed.

Our crew of 4 met up with my Uncle Brian and John for the game. After the game, Brian was kind enough to show us the control room where he works a majority of the Cards home games. 

They probably shouldn't have let a group of Cubs fans into the control room after a 0-12 routing.

Here's the Music Man... I mean Crazy Man, Jeff, playing the organ.

 Tom doing a little electrical work.

Jim taking on the P.A. system.

Craigers on replay!

Vince runnin' the scoreboard.

Don't worry, I had the Jumbotron covered.