4/17/10 – Mets (2) @ Cardinals (1) – 20 innings!

What a game! Connor’s first game at Busch Stadium is one to remember for sure! We got to the ballpark on Saturday around 2:30 and were full of excitement! Our seats were first row of section 339. The kids had a great time watching the game, playing with Nana and eating peanuts! The first 6 or 7 innings were pretty uneventful so the kids got a bit restless. We got some food for them and were able to keep the interested for a few more innings! Ella and I wore our rally caps when we had bases loaded hoping for a run in the bottom of the 8th or 9th. It didn’t help but was fun!

We went into extra innings and had the bases loaded again in the bottom of the 12th or 13th. The Cardinals kept their pitcher in to bat with bases loaded and that didn’t end well… no runs again… So, we decided we had enough seeing as it was already 7:30ish and getting chilly. We drove back to grandma’s and listened to the game on the radio. We got home around 8:15ish and they were in the 16th inning. So, we watched the game and caught all the excitement in the 19th and 20th.

It was like batting practice with two of the Cardinals position players pitching and actually getting people out. Yadiar Molina tied up the game in the bottom of the 19th but the Mets scored in the top of the 20th and we couldn’t score to keep the game going. So, Connor’s first game was more like 2+ games in one. More on the game here!

Be sure to check out the photos from our quick trip to St. Louis!