Buy me Some Peanuts and Crackerjacks!

I spent last night at Nationals Park watching the Washington Nationals play the Chicago Cubs.  The Nationals won the game in the bottom of the ninth on a walk-off home run by Wil Nieves.

Nieves hitting the game-winning home run was the stuff movies are made of.  He has been playing professional baseball for over 12 years, but over that time has only played in 70 games in the major leagues….and this was his first home run ever in the majors!

Washington Wild Things

Washington Wild ThingsI went to a minor league baseball game a few weeks back. the Washington, PA Wild Things were hosting the Chillicothe, OH Paints. The Wild Things and the Paints play in the Frontier League, which is an independent league.

It was an enjoyable evening. The tickets were free, the seats were great (right behind home base) and the beer was cold. And the Wild Things won 5 – 2.