Thursday May 28th, 1998
Colorado Rockies 1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Current: Busch Stadium
Gas: Marshall, IL $7.05
Lodging: Wildwood, MO
After getting up and breaking down camp, we headed straight to St. Louis for another afternoon game. We got to the stadium a little early, so we hung outside the stadium until the gates opened. The old Busch Stadium could easily have been like Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, but they did a great job of making the best of a bad situation. They returned to natural grass after having AstroTurf, redid the concourse, and made a lot of changes to the outfield. While still a "cookie-cutter" stadium, it did not come across that way and was an enjoyable place to watch a game. Plus, the Cardinal fans have a reputation of being smart, intelligent fans and they lived up to that reputation.
Following the game, we walked over to the Gateway Arch and took the tour to the top. If you have never done that, it is a great experience. You sit in these really tiny seats and you get ratcheted up to the top of the arch. But the view is worth it and just knowing that you are in the arch is pretty unbelievable.
Following that, we headed out to our campground for the night, the Dr. Edmond A. Babler Memorial State Park. It was a nice enough campground, but the temperature was about 90 degrees with what felt like 90% humidity, not the most comfortable weather. Along with that, it was the year cicada bugs were out, literally millions. They were so loud, we could barely hear each other talk. After setting up camp, we decided the weather was too uncomfortable to eat in, we travelled back into town to the Boston Market and ate there. We came back and tried to read, journal, and work on stats, but the lights attracted so many bugs we had to quickly give up that idea. We finally just called it a night and suffered though a hot and humid evening in the tent.
Following that, we headed out to our campground for the night, the Dr. Edmond A. Babler Memorial State Park. It was a nice enough campground, but the temperature was about 90 degrees with what felt like 90% humidity, not the most comfortable weather. Along with that, it was the year cicada bugs were out, literally millions. They were so loud, we could barely hear each other talk. After setting up camp, we decided the weather was too uncomfortable to eat in, we travelled back into town to the Boston Market and ate there. We came back and tried to read, journal, and work on stats, but the lights attracted so many bugs we had to quickly give up that idea. We finally just called it a night and suffered though a hot and humid evening in the tent.
1 comments:
My favorite quote so far: "We got to the stadium a little early..." I think your definition of a little early and mine are still different, after all these years.
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