Oh Doctor!
Last night, Kimtan took me and rhoda to his company suite at the padres game. i think for now on, every padres game wont live up to this one.
so along with the box suite, we got free tailgate parking. so we tailgated with co-workers with a little coronas here and straight up JD there.
next to us some guys got caught with a charcoal grill and had to put it out. pretty stupid rule so i took a picture of the tailgate rules:
- cant drink 30min before gametime
- no discharging or throwing of any balls
- no hawking or vending of any goods
- gas grills only. no charcoal
Let me introduce to you the Petco box suite. it was located right behind home plate. i swear it was like a freaken apartment! full kitchen, bathroom and living room! with 2 flat screens.
in the kitchen was a fully catered dinner! there were beers from last nights game so it was first come first serve.
Before the game somebody noticed bobby knight (great college basketball coach known for hitting his players and throwing chairs on the court. guy with white hair) right next to our suite.
These were seriously the best seats ever. you always argue about whos ever had the best seat but seriously this will top ever seat you sat in. we were behind home plate, with free programs, peanuts, food, and better yet, fucking padded rolling office chairs!
not only did bobby knight enjoyed the baseball game next to us, look who else visited coach… Phillip Rivers! you can see phillip talking to bobby knight.
Prolly the most funniest part of the night was when phillip was saying goodbye to coach knight and friends, right when he stood up, kimtan jumped in the air flailing his arms like a crazy monkey and yelling “PHILLIP!!!!!!PHILLIP!!!!!!”. it beats me yelling “DREW BREES!” at best buy when we saw him there years ago.
We were so close that foul balls kept coming our way:
- the first foul ball that came to us landed a row in front of me and 2 people over. the kid caught it but it jumped out of his hands and bounces twice on the table. my stupid ass just starred at it bounce. by the time i went to reach for it the kid in front of me and his dad had their hands all over it. wasted opportunity #1.
- the second time a foul ball headed our way, since i was in the aisle seat, i got up and tried to estimate where it was going to land. so the ball was actually headed towards me! i reached with my left and and the ball landed right in it! i literally gripped the ball in my left hand! but then all of a sudden , the spin on the ball was too much for my left hand and jumped out and went inside the suite next to us. if only it was my right hand! i was laughed at. still today, after 23 years of baseball games, ive never caught a ball. this was the closest time though. after all of this, my hand was hurting and it was burning up. it felt like someone slapped the shit out of my hand. wasted opportunity #2.
This is the guy that had a fucking baseball bounce out of my hand and roll to his feet. literally roll to his feet. and to stab me in the heart, he took a picture of himself and my ball.
thanks kimtan for my birthday present! only 2 more days before birthday weekend/week.
get ready.