We went up to D.C. to see the Cardinals play the Nationals on Saturday night, the Nationals won 14-5 but we had a great time regardless. Lauren caught two balls in batting practice, one of which was hit by Adam Dunn. It was also Ivan Rodriguez bobblehead night, so we got two free bobbleheads when we entered the stadium. Pictures have been uploaded to the Cardinals vs. Nationals gallery.
Cardinals Game
Flying Squirrels Game!
On Tuesday night I got to throw out the first pitch at the Flying Squirrels game! This was the first time I had visited the Diamond in years, but I can say that the Squirrels really make sure that you enjoy coming out to the ballpark. They were giving away baseball card team posters as we entered the park, which was a really cool souvenir to get for free. The team also gives out free programs, I'm not sure if many sports organizations do that anymore.
The experience of throwing out the first pitch was great, I was a little nervous but managed to get the ball to the catcher without throwing a wild pitch or hitting the dirt. We had purchased seats right behind home plate for $10.00 each, and I don't think we could have had a better view of the game. Where else can you pay $10 to sit in the front row at a sporting event? Over 6,000 people were in attendance to see the Flying Squirrels beat the Reading Phillies 5-4. I was shocked to see so many people at the game since it was a Tuesday night, but I think the people of Richmond are really backing the new team. We will be going back very soon to see another game!
I uploaded a bunch of pictures from the game that can be seen in the Richmond Flying Squirrels 08/24/10 Gallery
For tickets and more information on the Richmond Flying Squirrels visit http://www.squirrelsbaseball.com
Facebook "Places" if you wanna be stalked or raped
Facebook updated the iphone app today and added a new feature called "Places." I guess this is their answer/way to compete with the creeper app foursquare. The problem comes when a person with a large number of facebook friends, or friends that you don't know very well, decides to "check in" at a certain location. How long before we see a story on the news about some woman being stalked or raped because someone shows up where she has checked in? I did also notice that it would be really easy to check in somewhere or allow facebook to use your location by accident. Anyhow, I hate the new feature and I hope that the facebook news feed doesn't end up cluttered with the "John Doe has checked in at" updates.
Be safe people, and why does anyone really care where you are at? So hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband, cuz thanks to this facebook app update dey be rapin errybody out dere.
Update: From the web version of facebook you can navigate to the privacy settings and disable the feature that allows people to tag you in "Places." Here's how to do it... Account>Privacy Settings>Customize Settings>Things Others Can Share>Friends Can Check Me Into Places>Disable
Shark Tooth Hunting on The James River
On Saturday we went out with Lauren's parents on the James River to do some shark tooth hunting. I think we rounded up well over 100 teeth, we also found a piece of a prehistoric whale vertebrae which will make a nice paperweight. The first picture shows the teeth that Lauren found, the second picture shows what I found. I never knew that you could easily find so many fossil sharks teeth and I'm sure we will go back and hunt for them again sometime soon.
I found a guide online to help identify the fossil sharks teeth that we found. The guide can be seen at A Guide to Fossil Shark Teeth
I'm throwing out the first pitch on 8/24!!!
Come see me throw out the first pitch at the Richmond Flying Squirrels game on 8/24/10 against the Reading Phillies.
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Richmond Flying Squirrels Website
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