to lighten things up a bit

Josh and I went to see the NY Mets v. Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. It was a fantastic day. Sunny, warm (downright hot at times!), the Mets won, what more could you ask for? It was, I'm quite sure, the longest day Josh and I have spent together just the two of us since Ben was born. It was a really, really good time. 

Citi Field is really nice. They've done a really good job trying to make it something fan-friendly and meaningful. I always felt like Shea was kind of cheesy, what with the neon lights in the shape of baseball players on the outside and whatnot. Besides, circular stadiums are so old school. The new stadium has a few little quirks here and there and things that make it special. Our seats were on (in?) the Pepsi porch, a little jut out of seating that actually extends into fair territory in right field. I guess that's cool. I found it kind of annoying, when the ball would come our way, because all the fans in front of us would stand up to try and track the ball as it rolled/bounced/whatever directly underneath our seats. 

The food choices were pretty impressive, too. You could get anything from pulled pork to linguine a la vodka to calamari... with a few hot dogs, Cracker Jack, and soft pretzels thrown in between. I desperately wanted to visit the Shake Shack, but since it's located in a courtyard-y type of area, it was PACKED with fans the entire game. 

They have some cute stuff for kids, too, like a miniature wiffleball field! 

But anyway. I should probably explain the picture. This guy was sitting in front of us, and he kept taking his hat off - and when he'd put it back on, he was one of those yahoos who basically puts his hat on the back of his neck and pulls it forward, dragging his hair upward with it. I CAN'T STAND THIS. I hate nothing more than a man with his hair dragged upward and sticking out of the back of his baseball cap. OK, there are worse things in life, but it makes me shudder just thinking of it. Josh apparently thought it would be funny to snap a picture of this dude while I was off to find another hot dog or something, so here it is, in our photo memories forever.  

Now it's off to the new Yankee Stadium (someday), where I hear it's quite likely we'd witness a home run or seven.