When it rains.....

So the idea was to take the kids and I to Petco Park.  We have never been there, though Teacher man has.  Good idea.  Spring break and all.

We arrive one hour early on Friday.  We are enjoying the park, the music, and we are sure those clouds are not going to send rain.  We take our seats and the game will not start at 7:00 but 7:30.  Darn, but we sit.  Lots of Dodger fans there.  It starts then about a half hour later the rain comes.  We were under the over-hang but here comes the fans trying desperatly to get out of the rain.  After one hour of nice conversation by both Padre and Dodger fans, we had had enough.  No telling when they would begin to play ball.  We left and after about 1/2 hour on the road, they game has begun.  At the top of the 9th, tied 2-2, at 1:40 a.m. the game was called again.  But the Dodgers won the next day in the 11th inning, then a 20 minute break, and the next game started.

Dave Roberts, a past Dodger favorite of both Teacher man and I is the Padre's first base coach.  Between he and Davey Lopes (sigh) there is going to be a lotta base stealing this season.  It will be fun to watch.

Padres did a nice tribute to Duke Snider, who had once worked for them.