Spring Training – first BBRT’s 2013 MLB game, freebie, completed scorecard.<\/p><\/div>\n

Game on! \u00a0BBRT made it to my first Spring Training game of the year – so, also, first MLB game of 2013. \u00a0 It was the Braves versus the Yankees at Tampa – Braves won in a squeaker: 2-1.<\/p>\n

Lots of 2013 baseball firsts for BBRT. \u00a0Not just first MLB game attended this year, also:<\/p>\n

– First freebie – Yankee water bottle.<\/p>\n

– First completed scorecard – accurate, despite the forty-two players used.<\/p>\n

– First new stadium pin – George Steinbrenner Field.<\/p>\n

– First two hot dogs.<\/p>\n

– First obnoxious fan.<\/p>\n

That last first (“last first”, I like that) was pretty good. \u00a0When we arrived (30 minutes prior to game time), my spouse Denise was seated next to a woman who obviously had already been enjoying adult beverages. \u00a0After the National Anthem, which she belted out loudly and off key, she announced proudly to the crowd in our section: “Get ready. \u00a0I’m drunk. \u00a0I’m loud. \u00a0I was cheerleader. \u00a0And, you’ve got me for nine innings.” \u00a0She delivered on almost all promises. \u00a0She was drunk and loud and she did cheer – over and over again “Come on, (insert Atlanta player’s name.) \u00a0You got this. \u00a0Let’s go Atlanta.” \u00a0There were also a few F-bombs, usually when her husband tried to quiet her down. \u00a0Her other favorite cheer was “Come on, (insert player’s name). \u00a0Look over here, show me your pretty face.” \u00a0She also attempted to call “a penalty” on an Atlanta error. \u00a0She did not, however, keep her nine-inning promise. She downed six large beers (we counted the spent containers) in five innings and left in the sixth.<\/p>\n