I've Waited 24 Years

The 2013 baseball season has been the season of witnessing cool stuff at the stadium. Well 2 legit cool things...but they both happened this year and that's all that counts!

I witnessed my first bench clearing brawl this season! As much as fighting sucks…I was so amped on this fight. Matt Kemp was egging on the crowd in our section for most of the game, and then Carlos Quentin charged the mound after Zach Greinke hit him with a pitch. Those 30 minutes or so of the brawl, settling down, and brawling again were the most exciting 30 minutes of my life ever. Kind of. It resulted in suspensions, broken bones, and an even bitter rivalry between the 2 teams.

Last Friday I saw something else historic…A NO HITTER. Tim Lincecum threw his first career no hitter, Buster Posey caught his second no hitter, and the Padres gave up their first no hitter. Unfortunately, I was on the wrong side of the no hitter. I honestly thought I’d be more excited over witnessing something “historic” (even though everyone and their mom throws no hitters these days) no matter what team is accomplishing the awesome feat but the Padres v. Giants rivalry got the best of me because I was a pissy Patty the last 3 innings of the game because we were playing suckball. I didn’t realize there was a chance for a no hitter until the top of the 8^th when the crowd (mostly Giants fans, blah) was extremely loud. I wish I could say this no hitter doesn’t count because the Padres got a few guys on base with walks and a hit by pitch, but whatev. it is what it is.

shameless selfie

3rd night in a row...I watched the Padres lose

I tried to jinx it, but that didn't work.

Being on instagram for the next couple of days sucked because I follow the MLB and the MLB Fan Cave and they kept posting pictures of Timmy.

As a baseball fan, I feel the need to half heartedly congratulate Tim Lincecum...but because I was rooting for the Padres and there were walks and a hit by pitch, I'll use that to justify the "halfheartedly" portion of my congrats. In retrospect, it was a cool experience to witness a no hitter and see the stadium light up with excitement after attending ball games for the better part of 24 years. Hopefully the Padres can turn it around and get some wins and move up in the standings because we tanked in July! 

Have you ever witnessed any sports history in person?