Thursday, July 24, 2008

camp day at the ballpark

Jason Jaramillo at bat today in game two at Coca-Cola Park. The everyday catcher, Jaramillo DH'd in this game with the Durham Bulls, the triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.

I took my mother this afternoon to the second game of a doubleheader at Coca-Cola Park. The first game, a continuation of yesterday's game (suspended because of rain) was won by the Bulls, though the 'Pigs came close in the 9th to pulling it out. The second, a seven-inning affair, was all 'Pigs. Starter Les Walrond, on a roll of late, threw a 4-hit shutout and the 'Pigs offense put together two runs, more than enough for the win. It was Camp Day and the official attendance was about 9500. By game two, though, most of the kid campers were gone. It was maybe a couple thousand people, sitting in the sun and enjoying baseball on a day of suddenly-bearable humidity.