Sunday was a busy day. At least in the sense that almost every moment was spoken for with some sort of activity.
Got up and had a cup of coffee (that’s an activity in my book).
Called home for a brief chat, and then off for a walk. About 7 miles, but I never really measured.
Stopped at a French bakery for a croissant and then the next stop was a Japanese grocery store – actually more of a department store or “Village” as they call it. Looking for a small Japanese flag. They did not have one, although they did have small American flags. Then on to Safeco field.
Last game this year for the Mariners. It was fairly cool and windy, but in a sunny spot it could be surprisingly warm. So we found a warm spot and Carl chatted with friends and I watched the Tigers game on the big screen. As game time approached we went to our shady seats and settled in. The shade lasted less than an inning and then it was baseball on a beautiful day.
Highlights – Mariners won. Griffey got a single in the 8th, possibly his last major league hit. They pulled him for a pinch runnerso he could get the huge standing ovation that he deserves for keeping baseball in Seattle – way back in 1995. There was a lot more that happened, but that is the most enduring memory. After the game ended the players were high-fiving and hugging, and then they all got bags of t-shirts (kids size) and went around the entire stadium edge throwing them up into the crowd. About 3/4 of the way around two players hoisted Griffey onto their shoulders and carried him the rest of the way around. (A single player hoisted Ichiro up and they travelled this way together.)
We bummed a ride home, a happy ride.
Next item on the agenda is to build an antenna that get’s Fox. (It has much of the sports that are not on cable – including the baseball playoffs.) I got the parts on Saturday. If this doesn’t come together we may have to pay for TV, and I really don’t want to do that.
A little yard work to clean up previous prunings. Later this week our octopus of Sweet Gum roots will hopefully be ground up so we can actually dig in some new soil and then plant. Time is running out to get this done, but it may all come together yet.
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