Sunday April 13th, 2009 Pirates at the Reds.
man what a game today. everything was great,.. well.. except for that triple play that no one expected.
I arrived at great american today completely pumped.. one because the Reds were playing, but more so because Sunday at great american is breakfast day! it makes our usual all you can eat for 7 dollar media buffet worth working the day in the hot sun.. not that it was hot today, but it will be soon.
the guys are always amazed when i start pulling tupperware out of my battle pack, and then put my leftovers in it. "i get hungry around the 5th inning" i say... because we get no breaks, and cant stop. once the show is live.. its live and theres no turning back. so you make do with what you have and if you arent prepared, you end up miserable. thats where the "battle pack" comes into play. If you ever go to a game you might see the camera men at first and third with backpacks or bags... this is a survival tool of the fittest for us,.. and heres a rundown of what is commonly in mine.
1 complete rain suit, pants and jacket.
1 towel.
i can of sun block, 45spf.
a few small rolls of gaffer tape.
1 pitcher with lid
1 car door drink caddie.
1 bag of sunflower seeds.
1 pack of gum.
1 extra thermal shirt.
1 hoodie.
1 pair of fingerless insulated work gloves.
lens wipes.
tissues.
digital camera.
2 tupperwares.
long armband.
car stereo detachable face.
lineup sheets.
the game was a good one like I said and today I was at 1st base with an unobstructed view of the dugout. Cueto is such a happy guy all the time,.. and its funny to watch him hanging out in the dugout, cracking jokes and people watching.
perhaps the highlight above breakfast day, above the 2 run homer, and above watching Johnny Cueto cut it up... was when Chris Welsh and I crossed paths in the bathroom. If theres a more sincere and nice guy that I have ever met while working at the Reds, Chris Welsh is only topped by George Grande.
I casually asked Chris if he was going to grow his mustache back and after some jokes I told him he looked good both ways. He was humble with his response, and in the end it was still up in the air whether he would don his face with the fine stache he used to sport... but hey, thats how it is sometimes...
The Reds win... and you end your day by talking to Chris Welsh in the bathroom about mustaches.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
What a wash...
Friday April 10th, 2009
Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates... almost.
I knew from the get go that this would turn out to be a mush day,.. I just didnt expect it to never happen at all. I am all good and fine with long delays,.. last year we had one that lasted for what seemed like 3 hours. Its where the profile picture on my blog came from,.. sitting in the tunnel on a hot sunday waiting for the showers to dissipate.
The night before I had ventured to wally world and bought a full body rain suit in anticipation. Last year being my first season with the team I had to learn in a kind of trial by fire situation, first only having a small rain jacket.. then switching to the cheap poncho, but now its a full body suit... which did great, especially on my bike ride to the stadium.
riding into the stadium it was weird and almost predictive.
absent were the usual vendors with the 5 dollar hats and the discounted Griffey jerseys...
absent were the guys with the signs that say "why lie, I want a beer"..
absent was my friend with the bongo drum.
another rainy and drab afternoon in the queen city by all accounts. still though, you have hope that the clouds will part.. the sun will peek through.. and the game you love will still go on.
after eating a healthy portion of lasagna in anticipation of delays and a late night we were told that pregame was going to go on at 6:30 as planned. at 6:30 a message came across the headsets to come back to the control room and be back on camera at 7:30. at 7:15 we were told to stay put for an announcement.. and at 7:30 that announcement told us all to go home.
was i disappointed? yes and no.
I didnt really like the prospect of standing in the rain.. but I was well prepared.
I didnt like not getting to watch the Reds take on the Pirates.. but was also relieved it wouldnt be a late night.
I didnt like that the game had rained out... but was confident that when the time came to make it up, the Reds would be even better than they are now.
So I packed my camera up, got back on the bike and said goodnight to great american.. .knowing that I would be back on Saturday,.. where the sun would be shining, the fans will be smiling... and the Reds... will be playing.
Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates... almost.
I knew from the get go that this would turn out to be a mush day,.. I just didnt expect it to never happen at all. I am all good and fine with long delays,.. last year we had one that lasted for what seemed like 3 hours. Its where the profile picture on my blog came from,.. sitting in the tunnel on a hot sunday waiting for the showers to dissipate.
The night before I had ventured to wally world and bought a full body rain suit in anticipation. Last year being my first season with the team I had to learn in a kind of trial by fire situation, first only having a small rain jacket.. then switching to the cheap poncho, but now its a full body suit... which did great, especially on my bike ride to the stadium.
riding into the stadium it was weird and almost predictive.
absent were the usual vendors with the 5 dollar hats and the discounted Griffey jerseys...
absent were the guys with the signs that say "why lie, I want a beer"..
absent was my friend with the bongo drum.
another rainy and drab afternoon in the queen city by all accounts. still though, you have hope that the clouds will part.. the sun will peek through.. and the game you love will still go on.
after eating a healthy portion of lasagna in anticipation of delays and a late night we were told that pregame was going to go on at 6:30 as planned. at 6:30 a message came across the headsets to come back to the control room and be back on camera at 7:30. at 7:15 we were told to stay put for an announcement.. and at 7:30 that announcement told us all to go home.
was i disappointed? yes and no.
I didnt really like the prospect of standing in the rain.. but I was well prepared.
I didnt like not getting to watch the Reds take on the Pirates.. but was also relieved it wouldnt be a late night.
I didnt like that the game had rained out... but was confident that when the time came to make it up, the Reds would be even better than they are now.
So I packed my camera up, got back on the bike and said goodnight to great american.. .knowing that I would be back on Saturday,.. where the sun would be shining, the fans will be smiling... and the Reds... will be playing.
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