I'm not a big baseball fan, but both of us have been looking forward to the start of baseball season. We purchased two tickets to the first evening game of the season, which happened to be against our former home town team, the Rangers. We wanted to eat somewhere near the stadium before the game, so we headed down there early. We walked to downtown and then took a bus through the underground bus tunnel, which was part of the ride free zone. There's not a whole lot nearby, but the Pyramid Alehouse just across the street was recommended as a hotspot on game nights. As the only place around, it was quite busy, but a lot of people were just there for the beer and could sit in a special section. Still, there was about a 30 minute wait to eat. Our food hit the spot, my burger was pretty good, though the habañero BBQ sauce must not have made it this far north because it wasn't really spicy at all. After that, we headed across the street to the game and got to our seats in time for some of the pre-game ceremonies. It was armed forces night, which meant that all branches of the armed forces were present and recognized throughout the evening.

We knew it was going to be cold, so we dressed warmly and brought a blanket with us. Still, we were both a little cold as soon as we sat down, as there was a light breeze and it took a while to figure out the best way to cover up with the blanket. I eventually got used to the cold and enjoyed the game. There weren't a lot of runs scored for a while and both teams had fairly sloppy fielding. The game was still tied at 1 going into the 8th inning, when the Rangers scored two runs. Then, the Mariners came back with three runs to take the lead. However, the Rangers got another two runs in the 9th and the Mariners couldn't come back. So, the Rangers beat the Mariners. It was a good game, I'm glad we went, I'm looking forward to going to more games.