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I went to my first major league baseball game today at Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore, one of the premier ballparks in the country. I got a ticket courtesy of Jim Anderson and Pete Wehr, two colleagues of mine from last summer’s internship at Progress Energy. They will be attending a two-day conference in Washington, D.C. but they flew up a day early to catch the game, which featured the Baltimore Orioles versus the New York Yankees. Pete is a Yankee fan after growing up in the north, and Jim and I follow the path of rooting for any team that beats the Yankees.

As I headed out to Baltimore, I saw that it was a beautiful day. The sun was shining with some scattered clouds, temperature in the mid 70s, and very little humidity. I ended up circling downtown Baltimore and heading down south again on I-95 while trying to find parking, so I had to give it literally another pass and this time parked without trouble. I toured the area around Camden Yards while I waited for Pete and Jim to arrive. You see, their flight this morning was canceled and they ended up going up each on a different carrier. It was a screwy morning, but they finally made it up there. Jim had been able to score some great seats for the game. We were in left field just to the left of the foul pole.

Camden Yards is a great looking ballpark. The field was in top-condition and it seemed like everyone had a great view of the action. We got inside during the 4th period. The Orioles were already in the lead with a score of like 7-0. Apparently the Yankees had a lot of players down from injuries. I munched on some cracker-jacks (like the song) and later even had a cold beverage with Jim and Pete.

The Orioles ended up winning it, much to Pete’s chagrin. After we got out of the ballpark we walked over to the Inner Harbor. It was an incredible day and the harbor looked great. We had dinner on the waterfront, and I caught up with some on-goings at Progress Energy. There was definitely some recruitment stuff going on, too.

Jim and Pete dropped me off at my car before heading back to Washington, D.C. I headed too back to College Park on I-95, but I messed up the College Park exit for the second time. You follow I-495 West but then have to stay on the left side, not the right side. So I got turned around a bit, but came across a Safeway and picked up some vegetables. I’ll use them for some chinese stir-fry tomorrow.