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You’ll see near the end of this gallery that Jordan is writing on a softball. Each game they choose a Player of the Game and Jordan was the PotG this week, so he got to sign the ball.
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Cousins from Arkansas came up for a weekend and a Cardinals game was on tap. The only seats we had available ended up being great seats … it was hot, but great. One section to the right field side of the centerfield grass patch – front row – we were the outfield wall!
Well this was the day that our choir was singing God Bless America on the field before the Cardinals/Cubs game … we ended up running late and missed being a part of it. As soon as we were in the gate the boys had to go to the bathroom, so we made a stop. Just as we were walking in the restroom area I hear, “please welcome First Baptist Church of O’Fallon, Missouri as they sing God Bless America.” so, as Taylor and I were relieving inner pressure, we were serenaded by the choir we were supposed to be a part of.
Our seats were on the VERY TOP ROW in right field. First thought it was going to be horrible, but once we got there, the view was great, there was no one (or nothing actually) behind us, we were in the shade all day and there was a nice breeze blowing off the Mississippi River right on us – very enjoyable. Our only complaint about those seats were that from there you can’t see much of what’s happening in right or right center and you can only see about the top 1/16 of the video/scoreboard.
we had fun. boys had fun, and hey … CARDS BEAT CUBS!!! that always makes for a good day.
OK, so it wasn’t a typical day at Busch Stadium … but I could get used to it. 🙂
Our choir and orchestra sang God Bless America prior to tonight’s Cardinals/Diamondbacks game in St. Louis, and that was very cool. It was kind of trippy for a few seconds, though. We were on the field singing, but we were also being broadcast up on the big jumbotron – with about a couple seconds of delay, and that’s what we were facing. So, if you got locked into the screen …
Before we walked on out near home plate to sing, we were just hanging out in front of the Cardinals dugout with first base coach Dave McKay, third base coach Jose Oquendo, and outfielders Ryan Ludwick and Chris Duncan. I’ve been on the field another time at Busch Stadium, but that was because I was playing a game there.
About an hour before the rest of the choir got there tonight, Jen and me and our music minister Jonathan and his wife Julie all got Field Access passes to go down onto the field during batting practice. It was all I could do to not grab a bat and jump in the cage for a few cuts. After playing for 20 years and coaching after that, there’s still an itch to take some swings here and there. I guess that’s what golf is good for now.
I even got to try on an authentic World Championship ring. It was a fun night, and hey, the Cardinals even pulled out a winner, too.
Our seats were in the upper deck in left field, but they still had great lines-of-sight, and we were there with 250+ of our fellow First Baptist-ites that made the short trip to downtown from O’Fallon, Missouri. I hope everyone who went had a good time, and wish those who weren’t there, could have been. If you’re ever in St. Louis in late-spring, summer, early-autumn, make it a point to hit up a Cardinals game. The atmosphere is great, Cardinals nation is a lot of fun and the hot dogs are [note: begin sarcasm] only $5! WOW, what a bargain! [end sarcasm]
Click on these images to get the large photo. In one of them, someone asked me if that was my brother on the scoreboard. Oh, and in one of the photos, the videoboard operator seemed to have a hard time just typing “First Baptist Church.” There were a few variations that he went through before we finally got as close as we were going to get as we evidently became “First Baptist Christian Church” for the night.
