So....after work on Thursday night decided to go to Opening Day at The Diamond to see the Richmond Flying Squirrels take on the Altoona Curve. Both are Double AA teams and it was a neat thing to do. I have never been to an Opening Night anything...so this was pretty neat. Not to mention that though I have been in Richmond now for a number of years I had not seen a game at The Diamond. Throwing out the opening pitch was none other than Jerome Bettis which I thought was pretty cool. This is the man himself shortly after the throw which he got over the plate.
There was a good crowd for the game. General Admission was $9 being the day of the game ($8 normally but it was an on the fly decision to go) and parking was up to $5 from last years $3. It was a lot of fun being there, Vendors brought beer and food with the usual exchange (you give them money and they would give you beer and food) and there was a lot of entertainment and giveaways during the game. Was a fun bunch of people, Virginia always seems to be a really good time and this game was no exception to what I have found to be the case.
As for the game it was pretty good. It was a cool night, think at the end it was around 51 degrees but we all had coats (well most of us, there were some hardy souls running around in t-shirts and shorts).
Richmond won the game 2-1 which is good. After the game there were fireworks which I did not stay for...after a day of hard work at my job this was a push even going. However I was certainly glad I did and sure plan to do this again in the very near future. It is not an expensive night out and is most certainly a fun one indeed!
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