Back in the Saddle Again

Hey Gang! I'm sure many of you are wondering where in the world I have been for so long and the answer is, "right here!" This poor little spot on the "Internets" has just been incredibly ignored by me lately and this little post is not necessarily a sign that things will be different in the near future! Truth is I've been crazy busy since the last post. Law school, well anyone who actually reads this has heard all too much about how crazy law school can make an individual, a trip back home to Minnesota following Spring Semester Final Exams and then right into Summer MBA Classes. I've managed to mix in a little fun with a few baseball games and a couple trips to Hollywood Park for some horse racing and a free concert or two (Starship was amazing, Devo was...um, Devo?!).

I think I'll focus this post on the most recent of these events, tonight I witnessed my first ever LIVE Mets win! I just got back to the IE after spending the night at Dodger Stadium for the New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers game. As you can see from the cell phone pic highlighting this post (taken from our seats) I had a pretty solid view of the action. Johan was as good as I had remembered since seeing him throw in the Metrodome during his Minnesota Twins days and, whatdoyaknow Jason Bay showed up for one of the first times this year! I had high expectations for Johan tonight with the Mets desperately needing a win and since the last time I saw him throw in person he put up 17 strikeouts through 8 innings against the Texas Rangers in the Dome before giving way to Joe Nathan in the 9th (much to the chagrin of the Twins fans in attendance). Tonight, he wasn't quite as dazzling, but he was vintage Johan going 7 and allowing just one lone run (on a play in which a slightly better throw from right field and a catch by Henry Blanco (Hank White) would have nailed the runner at the plate). Besides Johan, I had the pleasure of seeing my "cousin" Ike Davis drive a Vicente Padilla eephus pitch over the wall in center field for his 12th home run of the year. But the biggest offensive play of the game came in the 8th when Jason Bay (whose struggles in the clutch this year have been well documented) cleared the bases in the 8th inning with a 2 out 3 run double that stretched the Mets lead to 6-1 virtually assuring the Amazin's of victory. Bay also had the defensive play of the night when he crashed face first into the left field bullpen gate making an amazing running catch to end the 2nd inning.

All in all, it was a pretty great evening and it brings my 2010 MLB games total to 6 with the standings as follows:

1. Minnesota Twins 2-0
2. New York Mets 1-0
3. Los Angeles Angels 2-1
4. New York Yankees 1-2
5. Los Angeles Dodgers 0-3

It also brings the Mets record to 1-3 lifetime in games I've attended, let's hope that keeps trending upward!

Looking forward to the next MLB adventure, I'll do my best to tell you all about it here at "Living California, Feeling Minnesota!" Until next time, keep your stick on the ice.