World Series, Game 5 (Oct 27th)--Take 1

Mike, Amy, Bill, Chip, Cheryl & me before we went inside
The Jumbotron

1st Pitch by Cole Hamels

Bill & I in our seats

Cheryl & Chip ready to cheer

A few weeks ago, Bill's mom planned ahead on "what ifs." If the Phillies made the Playoffs, she would get 4 tickets to Game 1 of the NLDS. If the Phillies made it to the NLCS, she would again get 4 tickets to Game 2 of the NLCS. Bill & I went to that game with Chip & Cheryl. Cheryl then booked 6 tickets on a bus trip for the World Series, Game 5 IF the Phillies made the World Series. These were all big "what ifs", however they all came to pass!

So Chip, Cheryl, Amy, Mike, Bill & I got on the bus to attend Game 5 of the World Series...the potential clinching Game 5! It was exciting! We all were dressed in our Phillies Gear & were SUPER stoked to be attending such an awesome sporting event. Never in my life did I think I would ever get the opportunity to attend a World Series Game, never the less a potential clinching game where the Phillies could win.

We arrived about 2 hours before 1st pitch. I stood in massive lines to find Cameron a button for his memory box (found none by the way), ate a hot dog, got a hot chocolate in a souvenir mug & went off to my seat. The stadium was electric & ready for the game to begin. The ace for the Phillies, Cole Hamels, was ready to go. We were all praying the rain would hold off. Unfortunately, our prayers would not be answered.

We were all in our seats until about the 4th inning when the rains began to FALL, and fall hard! We had to watch the rest of the Game on a TV. BUMMER! When the Tampa Bay Rays tied the Game in the top of the sixth, everyone was devastated. Then they suspended play until further notice depending on the weather. So we trucked back to the bus & went home...wet, frustrated & disappointed! We would be in a holding pattern until the MLB would decide when the game would resume...Hence the title Take 1!!!!

A "Thank you" to my mom for spending the night with Cameron so we could attend the game, since we did not get home until 3 am!!!