Baseball Returns
Baseball is back.
After last attending a game over six months ago (October 3, 2009), it was time to get back into the swing of things.
Unfortunately, I would have the 4th largest crowd in PNC Park history to contend with.
The day started off pretty decent when Bobby Crosby hit a ball towards the left field seats, I hopped up on a bleacher and caught my first ball of 2009 on the fly. Last season, my first ball was a thrown ball from Ian Snell. Oddly, fellow ballhawks Nick and Bryan Pelescak also got their first ball from Snell in 2009. Even more peculiar is that all three of us would snag our first ball of 2010 off the bat of 2010.
Things were a little slow during the beginning of BP, so I walked back and forth in left field, playing the left center field gap for left handed batters. I’d then shift back toward the foul pole for the righties.
STATISTICS:
Game: 5 balls (3 hit, 2 device)
Season: 5 balls (3 hit, 0 thrown, 2 device)
Games: 1 game
Average: 5.00 balls per game
Career: 583 balls
Streak: 97 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 39,024
Spent: $14 ($5 Ticket, $2 Transportation, $2 Parking Meter, $5 Food)
I decided to track exactly how much money I spend on attending baseball games in 2010. This will include tickets, gas/tolls (transportation), parking, food, souvenirs, and hotels.
mlblogscountingbaseballs
dont forget to add 2010 to the top part of this blog
5 was my goal for this game, but I only snagged 2.
It was an ok day to start the year.
Do you think you can get me into the bleachers early?
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Very cool pics, i like pnc park, last year at this time i was there, had to settle for opening day im tampa this year.
Great entry! Loved the pics. I noticed the “Opening Series” logos along the baselines, the Ballpark in Arlington had ones that said “Opening Week”. I wonder if they were different everywhere? Good job on the HRs on the fly. Hope you get a bunch more!
Brian
Nice haul on opening day. Good to see your blog back into swing. Thanks for beating the Dodgers twice too.
Leigh
That’s a great day for Opening Day! Looking forward to making my trip to PNC in July when the Brew Crew is in town! Hopefully you got me in the ballhawk league?
thanks, Casey