Day Three Hundred and Eleven - Domer

Okay. So I've been to four live baseball games this season and each time I've failed to accomplish what I set out to do. What I was successful in accomplishing was winning free pizza each time. So, there's that. What I really wanted to do was successfully eat a hot dog @ a baseball stadium. I say "successfully eat" because when I was a young 'un [probably about seven years old?] I got about 70% through a tasty dog and then...I threw up...all over the people sitting in front of us. My entire family [godparents and godbrother too] all had to immediately leave good old Exhibition Stadium in shame. So, I wanted to prove it could be done. And even though the good old SkyDome is ranked as one of the most vegetarian-friendly stadiums in all of Major League Baseball...they only sell vegetarian dogs @ ONE CART in the whole stadium. Tonight we finally made it to that cart as we had seats on the 100 level...and they were OUT OF VEGETARIAN DOGS. Gah! In its place I had my traditional pizza and a gigantic pickle on a stick. Yeah, I dunno.

So, I've got a couple things to offer in place of my ET being eating a hot dog @ a baseball game [since I won't be going to anymore games this year]. For one, I sat in the outfield. In recent years Joseph and I buy the cheapest tickets, sit in the 500 level [behind where the Jackie Robinson sign is in the photo below]...but right behind homeplate. It's the best $9 you will ever spend. These tickets were over twice the price [I got them for free though] and while I prefer them to the general baseline tickets we used to get when I would go with my family [sitting with my feet on the dugout would be the ultimate though].


The second thing that I will offer is that I was in the SkyDome while they opened AND closed the dome. It still impresses me - I know it's cheesy and the dome is old...but it's still an architectural wonder to me [and we have so few]. Anyway, TPTB surprised us and opened it up during the game [which never happens]...then we went on HotDogQuest 2008...then we got back and were just enjoying the fresh Toronto breeze [closed dome is very humid and a bit gross]...when they decided to close 'er up. Apparently it was raining, although since we weren't affected I think that they should have left it open. Anyway, the Jays are superhot right now...and here's a neat-o photo of the dome very nearly closed [takes about 20 minutes].