Baseball is the closest thing to spring we have right now!
Actually I sat outside in jeans and short sleeves, thinking I should have gone with shorts. For a day, or two, at least, it is spring. If you live in the moment, that’s a wonderful feeling.
Talking with other fans:
Watching other fans. He looks like he’s the victim of a stickup, I know, but mostly he’s just the victim of having parents who are confused about botany. What is that thing? A monkeygator?
Others are eating that shaved lemon ice stuff. See? Spring! She does have a jacket on, thus negating the point, but in this confused anti-season, we’ll let it slide:
I’m not sure how you express speed in baseball, which is to say a quick Google search didn’t tell me, but Anfernie Grier has speed to burn. He was, however, out by a considerable margin here. First, that’s the third running mistake I’ve seen in three games this season, which is troubling. Second, I enjoy pictures like this. Everyone boos the umpire, who so obviously blew the call. But he didn’t miss it at all. Grier is plainly going to be out:
Anyway, Auburn won, 3-0. Freshman Keegan Thompson pitched a one-hit shutout on just 90 pitches. It was Auburn’s first one-hitter since 2002. Thompson is 2-0 with a .39 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 23 innings. Did we mention he’s a freshman?
And, now, a picture of the sun setting over Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum:
That was taken from the parking deck, where we spent the next little bit of the evening visiting with friends:
This is Auburn’s new rec center, also from the parking deck:
