It's the stuff dreams are made of.
Every Red Sox fan hopes to experience things in their baseball lifetime -
- Going to games at Fenway Park - Thanks to my awesome family I'm guaranteed at least 10 games a season
- Seeing Justin Masterson's Major League debut? I'd say that's impressive (especially after only giving up three hits the other night). I was also there for Cla Meredith's MLB debut.
- Watching a crazed fan get dragged of the field? Briefly captured on video
- How many of you know Jose Canseco actually pitched an inning against the Red Sox? I do, I was there
- How being there for walk off wins thanks to Papi? Been there
- Our favorite Jack Drinking first baseman Kevin Millar's return to Fenway in 'o5? Yep
- Johnny Demon's return to Fenway Park? The same night Mirabelli gets dressed in a cab to make his return as well? Uh huh...I was there
- Signed baseballs from a legend? Thank you Johnny Pesky
- Witnessing the history making back to back to back to back homeruns against the Yankees? You guessed it - I was there!
- Playing catch with dad in the Fenway outfield? Done that
- For Red Sox Fans a wish was always for a World Series win in their lifetime. I've had two - complete with their Rolling Rally parades!
I have to thank Google for this. The tickets were a gift from them, thanks to the business our companies do together. Those New Yorkers couldn't have picked a better game to bring us to. THANK YOU will never be enough!
Armed with my new camera, a Canon 40D, I was able to get some good shots of the game. Not great shots, I've seemed to left my photography skills back with the film cameras. If anyone wants to teach me how to use this beast, I'm game!
Anyway - I don't need to go on and on about how impressive any no hitter is - never mind the circumstances behind this no hitter. What I really want to do is share some of those pictures with all of you.
A full moon rising over the park in the 8th inning.
Lester getting ready to pitch in the 9th
The Last Pitch of the Game
I DID IT!
Look how high Youk jumped!
Cora and Lowell in unison
The mighty bullpen leaping over the camera wires
130 total pitches - 86 for strikes - Last pitch a 94 MPH Fastball!
Captain Tek handing Lester the game ball (if you look closely you can see it in his right hand)
What a game. What a night. What memories!
But before another person I know tells me how much they hate me for being at the game, let me bring things back down a little bit. This morning, as I was walking to my car on my way to work, I stumbled on the grass and twisted my ankle. Bad. Bad enough that I was given a cast, crutches and orders to stay off my feet for five days. All of this 17 days before my wedding. So really, don't hate me too much. PLUS, these crutches...they don't do it for me. I was obviously not coordinated enough to walk on my own two feet, and now I have to try and balance on these things? Oh no way...this is not working well.
