Pinch Me Now To Make Sure...

ok i have been neglecting this blog.  and i really don't feel like posting right now, but i need to write about my amazing day before i forget anything cool.

so... today was the day the new interns arrived at channel 5.  which means we were training all day.  well we had a bit of a break and so i went into the sports department and was talking with katie (the reporter) and we were brainstorming ideas for stories that she could do this week.  well one thing led to another and i found myself walking up to the credential window at busch and getting the pass that gets me inside...  we went into the stadium and i had to go wait on the field while rene and katie talked with some of the guys in the clubhouse. (interns aren't allowed in the clubhouse.)   

i walk out on the field and immediately MELTED.  1. because this was what i came to st louis to do! and 2. because it was 92 degrees outside and like 500% humidity.  of course i pick the hottest day of the year to go to the ballpark.

well immediately i see shade in the dugout so i go and sit there. (right about where yadi is sitting)

and i sit there and sit there and think to myself are the players ever going to come out??  and then...

chris carpenter walks out from the clubhouse and up the stairs to the field and i MELT again.  is this really happening?? am i really here?!

and then one by one they all come out.

Lohse, Barden, Thurston (who then proceeded to walk by me and lay his stuff down on the bench a few feet away so that he could insert the cup. awkward) Yadi, Shumaker, Ryan, Franklin, Perez, Motte, Rasmus, Duncan... and so on.  and then.... PUJOLS.  yes. i was in the dugout when pujols was there.  he's the greatest hitter in baseball.  HEAVEN!

they are all pretty funny people. motte was cracking jokes on his way out to right field.  carp is pulling a plastic bag out of his back pocket with 2 Bubble Gum gumballs. one blue.  one dark pink.  barden is drinking some kind of energy boost/red bull thing.  

one of the producers from FSN is asking barden if they will let him be mic'd up during bp tomorrow. and he says they'll have to catch him when he's in a good mood so he'll talk alot.  and then the producer says to have a few drinks first. barden says he doesn't think he can come to the stadium drunk... then the fsn producer says miles was the best mic'd up so far so barden has a lot to prove, and i am thinking, brendan ryan would be the best. and then barden says, you mean brendan ryan wasn't the best. and then i may have not been invited but i join the conversation saying that i would have guessed that too... and just like that. i am in with brian barden. haha. jk.  one thing i love about myself is that i feel comfortable talking to most people. 

so now i venture up to the field and watch batting practice and warmups with katie and rene.  after 20 or so minutes my body temperature reaches 500 degrees so i decide to sit by the stairs down to the clubhouse where there is air conditioning. after a few minutes of this, i see pujols walking toward the dugout and i look at katie and she's getting all excited for me. and all of a sudden he is walking down the steps only inches from me.  and i MELT.  

the rest of the pregame proceeded like this. we talked with brendan ryan, who does a good impression of Robert Dinero.  and we talked with Hal McRae, and Cal Eldred and Nick Stavinoha and Tony Larussa.

and then at 6:30 we left the stadium and i walked back to channel 5 and could not stop smiling.  and i still can't stop smiling. :)

time of arrival- 3:30

items on the agenda: pure bliss

time of departure- 6:30

KELLI IS COMING TOMORROW!!!!

I can't believe this day is here already!  (well tomorrow)  kelli is finally coming out to visit.  we are going to have so much fun.  we will go here a few times:

we are going to the cubs game on thursday night. and then the saturday afternoon game against the royals. i have been to the I-70 series many times, but never in st louis.  i wonder how many royals fans will show up this year.  then sunday i am working at the game, but kelli will go and watch it, and i can meet up with her towards the end.

and i will take her to TED DREWES.  SOOO good.and we will go to the zoo. and pet the sting rays. i was too scared in fresno. maybe i won't be this time!and we will go up in the arch.  and we will go to six flags!  the best part about the broadcast world, is the hookups.  i think i scored us some free tickets from some peeps at work. 

we are going to have so much fun!  kelli wins for best friend ever. :) 

there's still hope!

i was so over david freese once he got sent back down to memphis.  but i thought i would check out the schedule today for the redbirds to see who and where they play.  they play in portland. but i think that is this month. can't make it.  BUT... i can make it to their games in salt lake this august!  can't wait!  now i hope freese stays in aaa and doesn't get sent back up to st louis. although they need to try some new things.  we need some better offense! come back ankiel and ludwick!

i went to the whole series against the brewers.  all three games. and they lost all three. i am staying away from them for a few days. cubs are in town.  can't be giving them back luck when chicago's here. plus i am babysitting the cutest little boy tonight. the sports reporter that i work with had tickets for tonight's game so i offered to watch her baby boy.  

Game 2 of the Brewer's series.  Sweet seats up in the Redbird club.  Had one of the cupcakes i have been looking for the whole season.  was NOT good.  Can't wait for some sprinkles goodness!

Wearing the pink jersey for the first time.  Usually I am opposed to them, but at this game they were doing breast cancer stuff so I thought I would show some support.

My seats last night. Game 3 of the series.  These were in the Scoreboard Patio.  Free food and drinks the whole game.  They give you a cup when you walk in and you refill it with whatever you want to drink. these are usually $100 seats. i did not pay anywhere near that.  but they would only be worth that much if you were planning on drinking beer. although i did love the view.  it was a perfect night for a game. too bad we lost though. 

i had a few layers of cardinals stuff on.  i almost bought a shirt in the clubhouse store before the game. then i realized a) i have NO money. and b) i don't need anymore cardinals stuff...
this guy painted a "shirt" on.  it says Believe in Pujols. He's clean.  loved it. i wish you could see the front.  he has the biggest belly.  kinda like he's holding a baby JJ, like reshea.  i love people like this guy.  

6.6.6

i have 666 friends on facebook. i actually noticed this a while back when my roommate was kicking me out and calling me a psycho.  i was at like 664 at the time and thought how fitting if i was 666.  so as soon as i got to it i stopped accepting friendships until i could write a little blogpost.  but now i have a few family members wanting me to accept, so i can't keep them waiting, right?? haha

so now i fit the pyscho, devil label that a certain peep is giving me.

Whatever floats your boat...

Happy Mother's Day

My mom is THE BEST!

I wish I could be there in Vegas with everyone to help celebrate this great day with you. But i am glad you were able to come out last weekend. I had so much fun! Thanks for making the time to come out TWICE! you beat everyone for the number of visits.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

I LOVE YOU!

p.s. your present will arrive soon. it took me a little longer than expected to complete.

I'm a sucker for cornrows and manicured toes

I went with our sports reporter to interview Nelly today.  he was holding a charity basketball game in town.  He was cool.  Very nice.  and afterward he gave me a kiss on the cheek.  :)

watch it here, especially watch when he starts talking about baseball. 

best line: "people better wake up and recognize that you're watching Albert. Pujols."

Oldy but Goody

I just realized that i started a post a few weeks ago that i never finished... my cardinals update post.  so last week the cardinals were out of town all week, but the week before that i had a chance to go to 2 games!  Two really great games!

On tuesday i tried something new.  First Pitch tickets.  the deal. you arrive at the box office when it opens at 9 am the day of the game.  depending on how sold out/popular the game is, the line could be long/could be short.  you pay for 2 tickets for $11!  yes. $11.  you get a voucher. 15 minutes before game time you stand outside a certain gate.  and you walk in. show your id and your voucher. and they hand you an envelope with two tickets in it.  the seats vary, depending once again on how sold out the game is.  there are only 275 pairs available for each game...  so on this tuesday i tried it out and scored!  section 160. row 29. seats 28 and 29.  great seats.  i don't have a picture from them though. because... brent called me and he was at the game too.  with ryan. so i went up to the redbird club and sat with them after the 2nd inning.  

i like the redbird clubs seats.  they are a the perfect level to see the whole game, without being too high up.  good seats.  also better food. i bet that's where the cupcakes are.  i NEED to find me a cupcake at the next game... 

tuesday's game was good.  it was a game of small ball, with a few triples and doubles added in. no hr's though.  but that's ok. i have seen plenty.  i was glad i made the switch up to sit with brent and ryan because some stupid mets fans were being annoying where i was sitting earlier. 

then i went to the game on thursday.  on wednesday i became sick.  immediately came to the conclusion that it was the swine flu.  thursday i picked up some first pitch tickets on my way to work.  i was planning on going during my 1 hour break.  but as soon as i got in, my boss said i looked horrible and that i shouldn't be at work. so i left. did my identity theft stuff and went to the game. 

it was a beautiful day!  and beautiful game!  i did the first pitch tickets again.  got section 160. row 29. seats 28 and 29.  if you were paying attention above you would realize that those are the exact same seats as before.  what a coincidence... especially since both days i am pretty sure they sold all pairs of tickets they had available. 

so i am enjoying the game. and i look down to some peeps in front of me. one guy who probably won't make it on the 2009 active roster. one guy who doesn't play for us anymore. and one guy who will be off the roster come july. (now i feel bad saying that because of his injury this week... a little too scary.)  friends don't let friends wear glaus or ankiel. or edmonds to a cardinals game.

here's the view from the seats.  no picture of me this time.  i was underneath the overhang for the second level and it was really bright outside, so you can't see me because i am a big shadow...  

what a great game again!  pujols went yard twice!  and ankiel hit a bomb too.  albert pujols loves the first inning hr's.  right now i can think of 4 in the past 2 weeks that he has hit in the first inning.  against the mets.  twice against the nationals. (one on my birthday) and last night against the pirates.  i love albert.  

this week i missed my usual tuesday game because my family was in town.  but i think i will try and catch some of any of this weekend's games.  i can't go TWO weeks without going to a game...