Game #2 Texas Style

On Monday, April 10 Jim and I attended the Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals game at Globe Life Field. Because this is the newest stadium in MLB we absolutely wanted to take the tour of the stadium. We arrived at 3:00pm to meet our tour guides Kirsten and Susan. What a wonderful experience these amazing ladies gave us in this 90-minute tour. We learned so much of the history about the building of this $1.1 billion dollar stadium. Globe Life Field is an engineers masterpiece. The 240,000 square-foot roof is the largest single-panel operable roof in the world. It takes 12 minutes to close/open with the help of 120, 42-inch wheels that sit on rails. We witnessed the opening of this monster and all I can say is UNBELIEVABLE! Another interesting fact is the distance between home plate and the backstop is 42 feet. This is not only the closest in baseball but pays homage to the number for Jackie Robinson, MLB's first Black player. At the end of our tour we watched batting practice and at the end Jim was given one of the balls from practice. We are so thankful to have taken this tour! After our tour we met up with our cousins who live in Garland, Texas just outside of Dallas, Dalene, Trey and Henley. As we were visiting with our cousins in the food court area two cheerleaders approached us and asked if Henley would be willing to participate in the "Steal a Base" game. At first she was reluctant and then agreed to participate. Of course, we thought this was the highlight of the game! Of all the nearly 20,000 people at the game she was asked to participate. She did a magnificent job and was given an official base that was signed by former players. Certainly the frosting on the cake for us! Jim's brother Don and his wife Rosie who live in Keller, Texas joined us for the game. If you're counting that is two brothers in two games. So happy to share this with family! Jim and I both agree that we will root for the home team as long as the Dodgers or Giants are not playing them. We were ready to cheer on the Rangers and boy was it a game. Jim was certainly happy to see his former Dodger, Corey Seager playing short stop for the Rangers. Seager definitely did not disappoint with a 1st inning home run. Jonah Heim catcher for the Rangers hit a home run in the 4th inning which really started the momentum for the Rangers. It was all over when Adolis Garcia hit a grand slam in the 6th inning redeeming himself in his failed catch in right field earlier in the game. All this said, the biggest star of the game was Andrew Heaney, Rangers pitcher who tied the American League record for most consecutive strike outs with 9 straight strike outs! Heaney too had a slow start in his first outings of the season but boy has he gotten the attention of the hitters now. Someone to watch for sure. Now on to the food. I told you I would be more adventurous in regards to food selection and I certainly held up my promise. Jim and I asked our tour guides Kirsten and Susan what we should get for Jim's hot dog review. These lovely ladies recommended the "Boomstick hot dog." It is a 2-foot long hot dog! You must see Jim's review on Instagram @ourfieldofdreams2023. Please follow our Instagram as I am certain you will find a few entertaining posts. We have landed in Houston where we have Jim's sister and parents to visit while we await our third game at Minute Maid Park on Friday. We will see the Rangers vs. Astros with Jim's brother-in-law Mike, our son Shawn who lives in San Antonio, and our great friend Angie who lives in Houston. Until next time baseball fans.......