Before the game we got to see Babe Ruth...the honorary (not the OFFICIAL) mascot of the team. She is actually the General Manager's dog that has been professionally trained to go get the bats after each of the players hits. It is really cute..she runs out...scoops them up in her mouth...sometimes takes a pee (which brings roars of laughter & cheers from the fans) then takes the bats back to the dugout. It is cute. So anyway, the General Manager of the Grasshoppers lives across the street from my Mom. So when we were there hunting eggs in her yard (it was Easter Sunday), Babe & her baby brother Yogi (Berra, lol), who is also in the midst of bat training (but not doing so hot) were getting loaded up into the car to head out early to the game later that afternoon. So we got a chance to hug on them and say hi to them in the street before they left.
So then later that day, after a nap we were on our way to the game. These friends who invited us had a nice suite through work with free snacks and sofas and comfy chairs...and we even had our own little tiered viewing area. SWEET!
There were about 10 families there and about 20+ kids there. It was nutso!! But it was fun. And of course OG didn't want to see the grasshopper mascot dude (which BTW, looks NOTHING like a grasshopper anymore since they changed the costume). Last year at a game the grasshopper came into the suite we were in and OG was near the door...as he opened the door, it opened onto OG's toes and gashed them up real good. Hence, her not liking the mascot. She still remembers that...the wounds (in her mind at least) are still fresh.
Look at that GIANT bowl of popcorn that dude is carrying in...SOON it would be all over the floor. LOL
See, I told you...ALL over the floor. This pic does not do it justice.
The game was so fun...we can't wait to go back later in the spring. GO GRASSHOPPERS!
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