66ers

On Saturday night, we were invited to a baseball game. It isn't something we normally attend. In fact, we have never gone to a baseball game before. However, our friend reserved a skybox for a private  surprise birthday party for his wife, so how could we say no?

The Inland Empire 66ers were playing the Modesto Nuts at the San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino. I guess they are considered minor league teams.

They had all you can eat burgers, hot dogs and chicken along with drinks and sides in our box.  Plus bounce houses for the kids to play in.

Our team started off well but fell behind after the second inning. They managed to tie with the visiting team by the 7th inning and finally won by one run in the 9th.

The game itself wasn't too bad but since most people view baseball as a pretty boring sport, they have turned it into quite a circus (trying to "entertain" people). Although, I am not a sports fan, I can see how it could have been a nice family outing at one point in time. But since they have resorted to "entertain" the audience in between innings, they have taken all respectability out of the experience. It is very annoying and distracting. You wonder how many people there actually care about the game supposedly going on.

The kids had a great time though. It was a new experience for them. Plus, they just spent most of their time running around and playing.