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| arriving in Seattle on the ferry |
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| Hometown Mainer, Charlie Furbush, pitching in Seattle |
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| University of Washington |
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| Mt. Rainier behind Seattle |
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| Public Market |
Over the weekend our family traveled across the water to Seattle. To get across the sound we had to take a ferry, the trip took about 30 minuets to get to Seattle. When the ship was docked, the building that first stood out was the giant Space Needle. Right as we got off the boat, my mom went into the city and the four boys (including my dad) headed to the Seattle Mariners game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. We wanted to get there early so we could try and get some autographs. As usually, the away team was the only one that signed. When we ran down to the wall, Clayton Kershaw was there, Jack stretched out his arm and he signed our baseball! Clayton Kershaw won the Cy Young award in 2011. A few minuets later Matt Kemp came out to stretch but unfortunately didn't sign.
The four of us headed to our seats for the beginning of the game. In the top of the 2nd, after a short rally from the Dodgers, their 3rd hitter, Andre Ethier, hit a grand slam that let out a roar from the crowd. This roar didn't make to much sense to me since a Dodgers hitter hit a grand slam and we were at the Mariners stadium. As it turned out there seemed to be twice as many Dodgers fans. In the 5th inning a pitcher for the Mariners came in who was from Portland, Maine! Charlie Furbish turned out to be the only Mariner pitcher to not let up a run if fact he didn't let up a hit until he was taken out after pitching 3 innings. We left the stadium after the dodgers had won 6-1.
The four of us met up with my mom to check out the city and have dinner. Afterward, all of us headed to our hotel for the night. Following breakfast, we hopped on a bus that took us to University of Washington. It was a great day to check out the campus... it looked outstanding with perfect green grass and a bunch of trees over-hanging the walkways. After walking around the campus for a bit, we walked to the bookstore and loaded up on Huskie gear and then headed across the city for lunch. We then walked around downtown Seattle for a little bit longer and hopped back on the ferry.
Can't wait to go back to the Mariners stadium, Safeco Field, to see the Mariners play the Redsox!
Grant
grant! hey grant! grab me one of those huge crab legs to chew on back at home! stash it in your bag. c'mon! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWow! Save the second pic of Mt Ranier/Seattle and enter it in a photo contest. Ususally too cloudy to see Mt Ranier. Grant, glad you could catch Mariners game, one more major league field eh? I hope Sox are in town for a game.
ReplyDeleteWhere are pics of you guys catching fish at the market?
U of W is another option but Durham and Chapell Hill are looking cool too, remember?
Grant, how was it taking the "fairy" accross to Seattle?
Grant,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you took the ferry, I was trying very hard to be funny! :-)
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