Day One Hundred and Eighty-One: Out to the Ball Game

Emily and I made our way out to Kauffman Stadium for the first time since it has been renovated to watch the Royals take on the Twins tonight.

From the new concourses and souvenir shops to the mini-golf course, batting cages and carousel, it was easy to forget that there was a baseball game taking place.

Unfortunately, the game itself was rather forgettable, with the Twins winning in a low-scoring, high-pitch-count game whose monotony we broke by savoring some overpriced hot dogs, exploring the new areas of the ballpark, and splitting an ice-cream helmet sundae.

Generally I'm a fan of Major League Baseball, which is perhaps my favorite professional sport to watch.

I still get a rush of nostalgia from walking through the gates and into the stadium. I have some great memories from various ballparks across the country.

And if tonight's game wasn't the most exciting, perhaps we got what we paid for: a kind man handed us two free tickets just outside the gate as we waited in line for the ticket counter.

That was a nice surprise.

It sure made paying for $4.25 for a single hot dog easier to swallow.