We learned a valuable lesson last Saturday - Don't buy advance tickets to April Royals games, unless you are certain of the weather conditions. We went to "Powder Blue" day on 4/12, with the intent on getting there early enough to get free Billy Butler powder blue jerseys and then enjoy the first family outing of the baseball season.
The game started at 6:10. The gates were supposed to open at 4:10. We reached the stadium parking lot at 4:00 and encountered a nightmare - a huge traffic jam. Apparently everyone had the same plan as we! (Only the first 20,000 fans received free jerseys.) After finally parking in Lot L, the farthest lot from the stadium, we reached the stadium gates at 4:45. It was a madhouse! People everywhere. And apparently there were 20,000 fans who had already entered because no jerseys were left.
Things kind of went downhill from there. It was bitterly cold, with a very strong wind whipping throughout the stadium. Jordan was freezing before the game ever started! By the 5th inning we had enough. Lesson learned - don't count on the free stuff and watch the weather forecast!
On a positive side, we saw the new scoreboard. It is huge! I've posted a picture taken from my phone on opening day. The completed scoreboard will have the familiar crown look, but the team wanted the board operational for opening day this year. Renovation of the stadium won't be done until opening day 2009, but so far so good.
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