Catching a game...

Last night we took in a Newport Gulls game at Cardines Field in downtown Newport. It's a summer collegiate league, so the players all play baseball at colleges across the country. One of the pitchers for the Gulls plays at Tech, but we didn't get to see him pitch last night. We did see several players from UofMD though!

What a fun place! It's right in the middle of downtown Newport. A small, but picturesque field. Two small sections of green, wooden bleachers sit behind a chain link fence than separates you from the field. Very intimate and it feels like it's the way you should watch baseball! They even have a balcony (of sorts) with two rocking chairs that are called "The Best Seats in the House" and people win the chance to sit there for the game. Most of the people who work there are volunteers - local schools can use the game to raise money, etc. - and the announcer is amazing (probably because he has been doing it for the last 100 years). The food is reasonably priced, and our total ticket cost for the 4 of us, $6! It didn't even matter than the kids only made it through 1 hour of the game at that cost!