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Nell · 11-09-2013, 04:29 AM

The Park Bench

What a fun trip this has been!
Of course, it wouldn't have been near as much fun if my Texas Rangers hadn't swept the St. Louis Cardinals in 3 games at Busch Stadium!

I almost didn't go. It was advertised on the Texas Rangers' web site, as a "Rangers Destination". There were 4 "destinations" but the only one I was interested in was the St. Louis trip. It was posted in April, around Opening Day. I didn't give it much thought because of the price tag. By the end of May, the trip was 3 weeks away and I just signed up, paid my money and took off! Whoa! Did that happen?

The Rangers took care of everything. There were about 80 wild and crazy Rangers fans and with every win at Busch Stadium, there was more fun to be had!

We stayed at the beautiful St. Louis Grand Renaissance Hotel which is 6 blocks from Busch Stadium. After a day of sightseeing on Friday around the Gateway Arch, I arrived at the ballpark around 5:30 for the 7:05 game. Of course we had GREAT seats near the Rangers’ dugout. At my seat there was a note in my drink holder inviting me to the Rangers Hospitality Suite for hot dogs, BBQ, nachos, all the ballpark food you could possibly want. I met a lot of Rangers fans, and of course, we were all sitting together during the game.

My seat was near a young woman, Mary, from Indianapolis who had never lived in Texas. She was a baseball fan without a team. Her son told her she had to "man up" and pick a team, so she picked the Rangers! Nice! Between Mary and I was a young man, Jerry, who worked in Memphis, but lived across the state line in Mississippi. Jerry had a similar story. He was getting into Fantasy Baseball about 5 years ago and had to pick a team. He liked the Rangers and picked them as his team. His "fantasy" became a reality!

11-09-2013, 04:29 AM	#2
Nell Admin/Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,107	What a fun trip this has been! The Park Bench What a fun trip this has been! Of course, it wouldn't have been near as much fun if my Texas Rangers hadn't swept the St. Louis Cardinals in 3 games at Busch Stadium! I almost didn't go. It was advertised on the Texas Rangers' web site, as a "Rangers Destination". There were 4 "destinations" but the only one I was interested in was the St. Louis trip. It was posted in April, around Opening Day. I didn't give it much thought because of the price tag. By the end of May, the trip was 3 weeks away and I just signed up, paid my money and took off! Whoa! Did that happen? The Rangers took care of everything. There were about 80 wild and crazy Rangers fans and with every win at Busch Stadium, there was more fun to be had! We stayed at the beautiful St. Louis Grand Renaissance Hotel which is 6 blocks from Busch Stadium. After a day of sightseeing on Friday around the Gateway Arch, I arrived at the ballpark around 5:30 for the 7:05 game. Of course we had GREAT seats near the Rangers’ dugout. At my seat there was a note in my drink holder inviting me to the Rangers Hospitality Suite for hot dogs, BBQ, nachos, all the ballpark food you could possibly want. I met a lot of Rangers fans, and of course, we were all sitting together during the game. My seat was near a young woman, Mary, from Indianapolis who had never lived in Texas. She was a baseball fan without a team. Her son told her she had to "man up" and pick a team, so she picked the Rangers! Nice! Between Mary and I was a young man, Jerry, who worked in Memphis, but lived across the state line in Mississippi. Jerry had a similar story. He was getting into Fantasy Baseball about 5 years ago and had to pick a team. He liked the Rangers and picked them as his team. His "fantasy" became a reality!