Day 1: E-ville to Miami
HFOTD (History Factoids of the Day)
Weather: Dark in E-ville; grey, drizzly and humid in Miami
THB and LB are on the road, tracking down new ballparks.
First, an appetizer or two before the trip starts:
A long early morning (real early, THB and LB left for the airport before 4:30am for a 6:15 departure). As usual, there are only two things wrong: the flight is around 45 minutes late leaving because of mechanical errors (really? after we left for airport at 4:20am?) and the light over THB's seat doesn't illuminate reading material (THB switches into LB's seat and she gets stuck in middle).
Upon arrival, THB realizes he has booked us on 10pm flights the next day to Atlanta, not quite in time to get to the game tomorrow (oops! THB chalks it up to pre-stent efforts, and will charge the airline change fee off to incompetency and maybe see if Medicare covers it)
Check-in at the Courtyard Miami Airport, a short ride from the Marlins new ballpark.
Richie the Marriott shuttle driver shuttles us to/from Marlins Park for a small gratuity.
The Marlins score 3 runs in first and hold on for a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. We sit amongst Rays fans, behind the visitor's dugout. THB and DB dine on excellent sandwiches and brewskies, $40.
HFOTD (History Factoids of the Day)
1997 World Series Champs
The Marlins became the first wild card team to ever win the Series, in only their fifth season.
2003 World Series Champs The Florida Marlins defeat the New York Yankees four games to two. A staff with Josh Beckett (pitched no-hitter on May 25, 2014) and A.J. Burnett (losing pitcher of no-hitter on May 25), the Florida Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Yankees en route to franchise's second world championship.
Weather: Dark in E-ville; grey, drizzly and humid in Miami
THB and LB are on the road, tracking down new ballparks.
First, an appetizer or two before the trip starts:
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| Thursday, May 29, O.Co |
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| Is this the best player in the game today? |
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| Where's Mike? Is he the best player in the game today (June 1 at O.Co)? |
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| Or is it this guy, 3B for the A's |
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| What is Mike doing in the stands, THB came to see the best go mano a mano |
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| 3 HOFers in a race, Rickey is trailing Eck and ahead of Rolli |
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| Rickey is coming up fast on the inside |
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| Rickey wins, coming from way back |
A long early morning (real early, THB and LB left for the airport before 4:30am for a 6:15 departure). As usual, there are only two things wrong: the flight is around 45 minutes late leaving because of mechanical errors (really? after we left for airport at 4:20am?) and the light over THB's seat doesn't illuminate reading material (THB switches into LB's seat and she gets stuck in middle).
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| Airport breakfast: Peets and Arizmendi |
Check-in at the Courtyard Miami Airport, a short ride from the Marlins new ballpark.
Richie the Marriott shuttle driver shuttles us to/from Marlins Park for a small gratuity.
The Marlins score 3 runs in first and hold on for a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. We sit amongst Rays fans, behind the visitor's dugout. THB and DB dine on excellent sandwiches and brewskies, $40.
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| THB in front of Marlins Park |
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| Marlins Park, 2013 |
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| THB has Cubano sandwich and plantain chips |
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| LB has an excellent veggie burger |
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| Negro Modelo on tap |
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| Wrong |
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| Right |
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| Red Grooms homer feature (no homers tonight) |
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| Marlin mascot |
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| Gluten Free at the ballpark |
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| Sponsored foul pole |
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Marlins Park, 2013           |
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