The family has been following the Texas Rangers Baseball Team this season, with great expectations that the Rangers will get into post-season play for the first time since 1999. The Rangers are fielding a good team with decent pitching this season and were well represented on this year's American League All-Star Team, with 5 of our players selected by receiving the most fan votes. Grant and Inga did their part in getting our players selected by casting on-line ballots for the Ranger Allstars, and as a reward for their loyal votes, the Rangers sent 2 free tickets to both to be used during the August series against the Minnesota Twins.
We selected to attend on Wed. August 25 to coincide with "$1 Hot Dog Night" promotion. It was 78 degrees for the first pitch, while 2 nights previous it was 102 degrees at the start of the game - are we the ultimate 'fair-weather fans?'. Inga choose not to get a hot dog at the baseball game - which caused me and Grant to express our suspicions that she joined the Communist Party while in Oregon last year. She claims she loves Mom, Baseball and BBQ, is OK with apple pie, but does not like hot dogs (not even for $1?!). She was quite happy to ingest her share of cotton candy and garlic fries as we saw the Rangers win 4-3.
...Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack...
Family friends, John & James Swindle (John is 1 year older than Inga) plus Lauren (Church Youth Group Leader), also voted for the Rangers Allstars, and they offered to take Inga and Grant to the Rangers game the next night, Thur. Aug. 26 for 1/2 price tickets. So off they went again, vowing not to buy ballpark-priced food (now that Dad's wallet wasn't 2 seats away). The Twins roughed up our ace pitcher and won the last game of the 4-game series, 6-4. The fan group stopped for a late dinner after the game on the way home.
There are just somethings that gotta be included in a proper summer.
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