MLBRoadtrip2007

30 Parks, One Summer

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July 27th, 2007

Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres

Padres win 9 to 4

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Today after waking up late, we toured around Houston with Kathy.  She showed us Reliant Stadium, the old Astrodome and the Rice University campus.  After this, we drove down to the radio station for an interview on 790 AM, the Sports Animal.  We were on the air for a good 10 minutes, and really got to describe our trip in full.  It was really cool!  After this, we relaxed a bit in the Bolks' house before they drove us to the game.

The radio station invited us to sit with them in their box suite in Minute Maid Park, and we gladly accepted their offer!  Minute Maid Park also has a retractable dome, and is similar in feel to Miller Park and Chase Field.  However, the unique feeling of this park, which has features such as a hill in center field, sights of the skyline through the huge glass window, and interior stone facade in left field, sets it apart.  We had an amazing view of the stadium from our third base line box suite, and also were treated to great food and drink all night! 

During the game, we met Rod Windham, the sales manager of Clear Channel Radio in Houston.  He was a lot of fun, and even took us down to meet Hall of Fame Announcer Milo Hamilton during the game.  Milo even told us that he heard us on the radio earlier in the day!  It was awesome.  The game itself was pretty uneventful until the last inning when the Astros trying to stage a last inning rally.  They got a few runs but couldn't overcome the remaining 5 run deficit.  Either way, we had a great time in Minute Maid, which topped off the great hospitality that we received in Texas. 

After the game, we met up with Alon's friend Kelsey, and we all hung out downtown for the night.  We stayed with Kelsey that night and had a great time with her and her friends!  See you tomorrow night in Bourbon Street!

 
 
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Copyright, Alon Y. Mass, 2007

Photos of July 27th, 2007

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Alon and Neal in Minute Maid Park

Alon and Neal with Hall of Fame Announcer Milo Hamilton

Alon and Neal with Rod Windham, Sales Manager, Clear Channel Radio, Houston

  Alon and Neal with Sean and Kathy Bolks and Brett

  Craig Biggio with hit #3,020

  The hill in dead center field