“A couple years ago I went to a Rainier’s game with a few good friends. We are all big baseball fans. I am pretty sure the opponent was the Rivercats, but it does not matter much for the story. The game went into extras, and in the 10th the Rainier’s completely melted down. They committed three errors in the inning, "highlighted" by a ground ball going right through Oswaldo Navarro's wickets at shortstop. Sacramento went on to win the game, pretty much all thanks to Tacoma's defensive meltdown. My friends and I agreed it was the worst inning of baseball we've ever seen.
“One of my friends in particular was real bitter over the display, and wanted to get out of Cheney ASAP once the game was over. However, once we got out, we were stopped. We couldn't get to our car because it was Friday night, and the post-game fireworks display had just started. Where we needed to walk was roped off for safety purposes until the display was over. So, not only were we stuck, we couldn't even see the fireworks. It capped off the night, especially for my friend. We laughed about it that night, and it still makes me chuckle every time I think about it.
“I always enjoy Rainier’s games (I'm going tomorrow night, actually) but that's the best story I've got.”
This from Griffin Cooper:
“Uh, not really [I don’t remember any Rainer’s games]. The only thing that comes to mind is that once when I was like 10, my family and I got to a game late, and a foul ball came into the parking lot while we were on our way to the entrance. I ran over and grabbed it.”
And finally, a story of my own:
I got to go to Cheney Stadium when Joe Biden was speaking to help Christine Gregoire in the Gubernatorial debate. Joe had many good things to say, Christine didn't, and we had a great time.
Do you have your own stories? Share them!
Thanks to all who helped.
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