As we were driving back from Kings' Dominion I got a phone call from Dallin. He (half yelling with excitement) told me that they had just announced that Stephen Strasburg was going to be the starting pitcher for our local Potomac Nationals single-A team that coming Friday, August 12. The P-Nats play just down the street, about 15 minutes away. We were SO excited! We had hoped this would happen after he started rehab assignments.
We got tickets for just about everyone in the family and planned on getting there WAY early. Darren, Dallin, Sarah and I got ready pretty early and got to the park at about 4:45pm. Just over 2 hours before first pitch. It was "Ian Desmond Bobblehead Night" so we were some of the lucky first 1000 fans to get those for free. Especially since we were in a crazy LONG line and were fan #600ish. We quickly found our general admission section, scouted out the best seats and sat down and watched the rest of batting practice and all of the warm ups.
The P-Nats mascot - Uncle Slam
Cheers erupted as they announced Stephen Strasburg as the starting pitcher for the game.
An overcapacity crowd of 8,619 was there to witness Strasburg's first pitch:
It was a gorgeous evening for a baseball game.
Seat capacity: 6,000. Standing room: 2,000. Somehow they fit 8,619...
Strasburg pitched like the ball was on fire straight from the beginning. We were all amazed when he consistently hit 97-99 mph.
Strasburg left after 3 innings of great baseball. 33 pitches, 26 strikes, 2 hits, 5 strikeouts and no runs. We all had a great time and even enjoyed ball park hot dogs for dinner.
Darren and Dallin
Me and Darren (with Sarah peeking in from the side)
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