Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Take Me Out to the Ballgame 1Last night, my father and sister flew in to Dallas and the three of us went to our first-ever Rangers game. Since I come from a long line of New Yorkers, New York Yankees-fandom is in my blood. Seriously, I’m a born-and-bred Yankees fan… as are my father and sister (obviously).

By comparison to them, I’m really not that into baseball – or really any sport for that matter… but when I find myself watching a baseball game, you can bet the farm that I’ll be rooting for the Yankees (sometimes when they’re not even playing… whoops).

Take Me Out to the Ballgame 2– My sister, Jillian, and me –

So why were three Yankees fans at a Rangers game last night? Because they were playing the Yankees of course!

Even though the Yankees lost (and badly at that), it was a great evening. We got to see Derek Jeter play one last time before he retires at the end of this year. We witnessed Earl Campbell making a historic victory overĀ Sam Houston and Davy Crockett in a race around the stadium – well, a [terrifying] mascot version of Earl Campbell making a historic victory overĀ [similarly terrifying] mascot versions of Sam Houston and Davy Crockett. We ate an outrageously oversized pretzel. I wore my hair in pigtail braids and didn’t look totally out of place.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame 6– Jeter at bat –

Take Me Out to the Ballgame 4– The race of the mascots (Earl Campbell was a last-minute victory) –

Overall, it was an all-around enjoyable evening.

Minus the part when the Yankees lost.