OK! Blue Jays! Let's Play Ball!

i decided to take advantage of the blue jays' $2 promotion and went down to the skydome with albert, ken and maxima. it's been ages since i've watched a game from the 'nosebleeds'! :) as usual, the jays choked in front of a decent crowd and lost 7-3 to last year's worst team in baseball, the detroit tigers. i've noticed that every time they draw a decent crowd, they play a lemon of a game. no wonder they can't keep their attendance up 'cause fans have no reason to come back. well, it's only after the 2nd game of the season, so i'll give them the benefit of the doubt. maybe i'll come back and check 'em out against the bosox.

one really annoying thing at the game was these 3 kids, no older than 8 or 9 years old, sitting behind us. i hate it when parents can't keep control of their kids and let them do whatever they want. the father essentially dropped his kids off, let the crowd babysit for him and left for 4 or 5 innings--he was probably having a couple of beers! they were climbing all over the seats between rows, mouthing off to other fans, and picking up peanut shells off the ground (yuck) and flicking them. they were even jerking around the snack guys. they would ask them how much something cost, pretend to want it, get the answer, and then tell them to go away. it was actually a little funny at first, but then they were just a bunch of asses when they did it to 3 or 4 of them. we couldn't even yell back at them 'cause they were just 'kids'. ugh.

anyway, some other funny happenings at the game:

• it's funny how an innocent sign can be misinterpreted for something so dirty. the jumbotron suddenly flashed up these two girls who were a holding a sign that said, "WE ♥ BJs!" and the crowd started buzzing / laughing. somebody in the booth probably quickly realized the 'double entendre' and it was gone immediately... :lol: ... so the lesson learned? read your signs / banners aloud first before your bring them out in public.
• half way through the game, a chant of, "GO LEAFS GO!" started and actually gained some momentum. it was hilarious. a couple of us started wondering whether anyone will even watch the jays if the leafs go deep into the playoffs. that might be a good thing, considering they seem to have trouble winning in front of large crowds. maybe they'll be in 1st place by the end of june if the leafs miraculously win the stanley cup... knock on wood...
• by the end of the game, as the jays were getting their asses handed to them again by a team that lost 119 games last year, people started yelling, "We want a refund!" and "Give me my 2 bucks back!"... haha... you gotta love sitting in the cheap seats.

in any case, not a bad evening for 2 dollars. for its worth, i think got my entertainment for the night. hehe. ;)