The Orioles have a promotion every year that provides a free ticket based during your birthday month. Since Jen and I have birthdays that occur after the season, our free tickets are available in September. We chose a day game on Thursday against Tampa and hoped that the Orioles might still be close enough to make it interesting. Who knew they would be tied for the Yankees for first place.
So the score card for this game:
* 2 free tickets
* 2 free t-shirts (another promotion)
* a free lunch at Boog Powell's Barbecue (courtesy of another fan who couldn't use one of his coupons)
* a game between the division leader and a team very much in the chase for a playoff spot
* a parking spot in the lot next to the stadium (very lucky)
* we watched 12 innings of a 14 inning game in perfect weather
Just doesn't get any better.
2003-2011
2020 and later