Let's bring this blog back down to a less stressful topic. I realize that the last two posts have been on serious issues. "I'm not preaching bullshit, just speaking my mind" (penultimate line in "The Update" on Ill Communication by the Beastie Boys). But as important as it is to speak one's mind sometimes, it's just as important to sometimes not take things too seriously either.
On that note, I'd like to report that I went to Phillies opening night tonight at Citizens Bank Park, down in South Philadelphia. Of course, in typical Phillies fashion, they lost their opening night game, by a score of 1-0 to the Washington Nationals. I say this because it seems that every season the Phillies get off to a really slow start, then somehow start to build up steam as the season goes on. Although that kind of season can make for some great drama and excitement towards the end of the season, it serves -- at the beginning of the season -- to feed into the stereotypical Philly pessimism and "underdog-ness."
So, in spite of the almost expected Phillies loss today, it was great to watch a game down at Citizens Bank Park. It really is a very well-designed ballpark, and by that I mean that every seat in the house -- even in the nosebleeds -- offers a great view of the field and puts you right on top of the game.
To top things off tonight, it was dollar dog night, meaning that hot dogs only cost $1 each. And best of all, everyone got a free Phillies t-shirt for attending opening night.
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