A Witness to History
06/20/2007 11:45 PM Filed in: sports
I know very little
about baseball but enjoy watching it live. While in
the great state of Texas I went to watch the Texas
Rangers play the Chicago Cubs. I didn't know that the
Rangers weren't doing so well. I didn't know that
Sammy Sosa was playing, I didn't even know that he
played for Texas. Needless to say, I was the only one
in our group of 25 or so that didn't know Sammy Sosa
had 599 career home runs and that tonight, in
Arlington, against his former team, he could do what
only four other ball players have ever done: hit 600
home runs. Okay, I was the only one
in the ball park that
didn't know that.
If you follow baseball you know how this story ends. Sammy, on a 1-2 pitch in the fifth inning, blasted his ceremonious 600th. I, along with some others in our group, left our seats to hang out at the left field wall, hoping for our chance at history. It was a crazy scene with just as many Cubs fans and Rangers fans and police officers everywhere - for protection of anyone that might catch the lucky prize. Just as the ball connected to the bat the place went crazy! Camera flashes exploded everywhere and were barely drowned out by the firework display.
After his standing ovations it was time to get the souvenirs. It was very interesting and very festive seeing the park employees taking the commemorative balls and shirts out of the boxes.
Click here for the pictures.
If you follow baseball you know how this story ends. Sammy, on a 1-2 pitch in the fifth inning, blasted his ceremonious 600th. I, along with some others in our group, left our seats to hang out at the left field wall, hoping for our chance at history. It was a crazy scene with just as many Cubs fans and Rangers fans and police officers everywhere - for protection of anyone that might catch the lucky prize. Just as the ball connected to the bat the place went crazy! Camera flashes exploded everywhere and were barely drowned out by the firework display.
After his standing ovations it was time to get the souvenirs. It was very interesting and very festive seeing the park employees taking the commemorative balls and shirts out of the boxes.
Click here for the pictures.
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