Coupled with my parents coming down this weekend, MGP gave me 4 tickets to the Reds v. Arizona Diamond backs on Friday, July 22nd! The whole crew that went to the tour came along.. and by the
fourth inning we were all sitting next to each other. I hadn’t really been much of a Red’s fan before this summer–but with my Aunt and Uncle constantly having it on the background I was surprised how much I picked up. Billy Hamilton is always a pleasure to watch. I admire how he always runs to the base. A lot of players will hit the ball and watch where it goes, then adjust their pace accordingly. But by giving effort 100% of the time, Billy opens himself up to the possibilities– what if the ball bouches off the fielders glove? What if it takes a weird bounce? Working that much harder allows you to succeed where others fail.
On a lighter note, it turned out to be a great game! The final score was somewhere in the number of 8-1. The reds also managed to get 11 strikeouts… which every ticket holder knows means a free small pizza at La Rosas this next week.
