Oh my, what a day! We got going and left for KC at 10:30 this morning. We stopped and picked up Michelle and got on our way. We drove through some hard rain for part of the drive. We got to the game at 12:30.
There was a line forming outside the gates as they hadn’t opened the gates yet. Luckily there were some port a potties near by.
We waited in line until the gates opened at 1:15. Since we were near the front of the line we each got a Witt Bobblehead thingy.
We found our seats behind the dugout. We were in the lowest section but in the top row of that section. I was very grateful when the sun went below the canopy over the stadium and we got some shade. It was mighty hot for a bit.
Geoff threw out the first pitch at 2:52. He did a great job and I got a good video of it. We got to see Geoff and Nicole a couple times before and during the game. They were seated not too far from us. The game finally started around 3:15. It was fun watching the grounds crew get the field ready for the game.
Unfortunately the Royals were shut out today. They didn’t score and got beat 4 – 0.
When they played the National Anthem, Kathy and I both kneeled. I wore my Foxglove Daisy Tulip shirt to the game so I quietly protested. No one said anything about us kneeling or my shirt.
I got kissed by the sun today. My right arm is pretty hot and pink tonight. The left one is in places. Luckily I remember to take a hat so my face was fairly protected.
There was an accident on 435 and Roe so I got off at State Line Rd and went up to 119th and took that across. It was better than stop and glide traffic for 10 miles or so. It did make the trip home feel like it took longer than it should have.
I was low on gas but it is hard to find a gas station on 119th. I put 14.3 gallons of gas in the car when I finally found a station and filled it up. I didn’t know my car held that much.
We stopped at Culver’s in Gardner for dinner on the way home. None of us wanted much to eat and needed something light. It was nice to walk into a cool home when we got home.
I am delighted with the numbers of protesters that happened around the country today. The last count I saw put them at over 11 million with more numbers still coming in. Maybe that will be enough to get some good press coverage. I was excited to hear there has been little violence during the protests.
I was saddened to hear about the murders and shootings in Minnesota overnight. It feels like that may be a tipping point of some sort.
I saw some pictures of the parade in DC and saw pictures of empty stands. I will be curious to hear how many attended it.
I hadn’t been to a Major League Baseball game in a long time. I got a bottle of Smart Water and paid almost $10 for it. I wonder how much money exchanged hands during the game at those prices. The stands were probably 85% full today. The crowd was well behaved and into the game. Not sure I will go back for a bit but it was fun people watching. Way too hot for my liking though. I don’t do well in the heat. I had been looking forward to eating some ball park food but I wasn’t hungry due to the heat.
I’m grateful for all that went to the protests today. I wish I could have gone and added one more body to the counts. I did what I could at the game. It makes me feel hope after hearing the numbers from today. The energy is shifting and it will be interesting to see where this all heads.
Grateful to get to see Geoff throw the first pitch today, grateful for a cool house to come home to, and grateful Kathy and Michelle were able to join me today.