Date Night at Busch Stadium

Last night, Friday September 3, Matt and I had date night - at one of our favorite locations BUSCH STADIUM! We found out earlier this year that with a fill up at a Phillips 66 station, you get a card that gets you "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" tickets to Cards games! So we used them on a a game before, last night's game, and an upcoming Rockies game! Anyways, I'll get on with the post...

So we were really excited for last night because the last time the Cards played the Reds, it was in Cincinnati and well there is this player on the Reds, Brandon Phillips who made some comments (rude, jerky comments) about the Cards before the series...then he violently attacked Yadiar Molina (ok, so he just did a regular baseball tap on Yadi's shin guards)..but Yadi was like "Don't do that, not after those comments - We are not friends, let's just play ball!" And then BAM! Clear the dugouts and a fight started! Basically the Reds pitcher ended up kicking (with his cleats) our back-up catcher and he is now on the DL list for 60 days (basically the rest of the season)! Well the Cards fought back - literally and in the game winning that series...all 3 games...oh and Yadi came back and hammered out a home-run! Anyways, last night St. Louis welcomed the Reds to our home!!! GAME ON!

Matt and I had AMAZING seats - just a 13 rows up from 3rd base (hello Scott Rolen - still like him even though he is in a Reds uniform now)...We also came prepared with a sign for Brandon Phillips...and it was a phenomenal sight! I love being a part of CARDINAL NATION...When Phillips stepped up to the plate and was "welcomed" with a stadium full of "BOOS!!!" - and that would be EVERY TIME he came up to the plate, or made a play! Then when a fan caught his foul ball, it was thrown back on to the field! Priceless!! And oh yeah - WE WON!!!! The game ended with a PHENOMENAL strike out pitch by Franklin with a final score of 3-2! Then the Cardinals treated all their fans to one of the best fireworks shows (completely with the lights out at the stadium) for almost a full 15 minutes! Excellent fireworks show to end the evening!