A guy at the Isotopes games last night had a tattoo (among others) on his upper arm. It was a baby’s footprints — like you get with a newborn at the hospital. Kinda cool.
Oh, and the ‘Topes lost 10-4 to the Round Rock Express when the Express broke open a 4-4 tie with 5 runs in the 8th. There was a small crowd as the new school year began yesterday in Albuquerque. The paid attendance was announced at 6,964, but that included a lot of no shows. We were in the fifth row behind the visitor’s dugout (for $11 each).
Tim Raines Jr. was the Round Rock lead off hitter. His dad was a National League All Star for seven seasons and is still fifth all-time in career stolen bases. Tim Jr. went one for five, but drove in two runs with that one hit, a double.
The red chile won.
Things I would change if I ran the team:
- Playing the same cut of music for each Isotopes player EVERY time he comes to the plate.
- Confiscating specialty food from fans entering the park — like diet bars. I realize they need to sell concessions, but come on …
- Having 9-year-olds sing the national anthem when they haven’t a clue what they are singing (good voice or not).
- Sending all the ushers to the front of each aisle between innings to watch the crowd. They need brown shirts, not orange to do this.