Gwyneth's First MLB Game

We've been hesitant to take Dunebuggy to sporting events since we're well aware that it requires more time corralling baby than actually watching the game.  Now that Gwyneth is a little older we thought it might be fun to take her to her first Major League Baseball game.  Brandon found an awesome deal on StubHub for four tickets right next to the field for only $11 apiece, so we jumped on it and decided to go see the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

After dropping off my parents at the airport Sunday morning, we headed to Anaheim.  All was going well....Gwyneth was in the backseat napping and the traffic was minimal.  We arrived at the stadium and parking was a breeze.  So far this was looking like it could be the easiest trip to a baseball game we have ever experienced.  

The walk into the stadium was warm but bearable.  We were prepared for the sunny day and had lathered ourselves and baby with sunblock.  Going to the game we were prepared to leave after about five innings.  We didn't want to subject ourselves to too much sun and although Gwyneth was feeling better she was still not 100%.  

Before heading to our seats we got the obligatory stadium hotdog for me. :)  As we walked down toward the field we quickly realized our seats were not going to be in the shade.  By the time we got to our seats we were already sweating!  There was no question as to why these seats were so cheap, we were sitting on what felt like the surface of the sun.  The seats were so incredibly hot that our butts were burning...literally.  The lady sitting just behind us offered to give us ice to "ice" down our seats but the thought of sitting in a wet chair didn't sound appealing to me.  We began to have flashbacks of a game we went to in Pittsburgh several years ago where we were completely miserable watching the game in unbearable heat.  As we sat there yesterday swimming in sweat, our plan of staying five innings decreased with each passing minute.  After just two innings we decided to throw in the towel.

It wasn't the ideal situation for Gwyneth's first baseball game, but since the tickets were so cheap, we're not too distraught about leaving early.  It would have been perfect for a pale family if it had been cloudy and twenty degrees cooler...perhaps the Mariners should be our team.