Archive for April, 2009

April 25, 2009 – Cardinals vs. Cubs


My seats for this game were in the same section as those on Opening Day, and I also had La Russa pack tickets very near there last season,  so I’m getting bored with trying to take pictures from this angle.  I only took a few pictures at the start of the game so that I could add some more names to the list in the sidebar, and then didn’t get the camera back out until the bases were loaded and Pujols was coming up to bat.

The highlights of the game besides Pujols’ grand slam and 1,000th career RBI were Mitchell Boggs pitching very well in his first start of the season, and Yadier Molina receiving his Gold Glove award before the game (that was unexpected, so I didn’t have my camera ready to capture the moment).

April 6, 2009 – Opening Day


It was a cold (and just a bit snowy) day at the ballpark, but that didn’t keep me from attending my 2nd Opening Day.  It was a fairly exciting game overall and I was happy to see Stan Musial make an appearance on the field for the first pitch, so that made up for the weather.  Unfortunately the Cardinals couldn’t hold on to the lead in the 9th.