Saturday, May 7, 2011

Buck Night & Fireworks Friday: Fifth Royals Game of 2011...In Review

Yesterday was my second Royals game in a row to attend and fifth of the season.  I went with a couple of guys from church and got to take in another Buck Night/Fireworks Friday.  Buck night is $1 hot dogs, peanuts and small cokes and then Fireworks Friday is a fireworks show after the game.

Yesterday was also a Baseball Equipment drive that the team was doing to collect money and used baseball gear for those who need it.  And for a $20 donation, you could get a brown bag with an autographed baseball inside.  I tried it and ended up with a Jason Kendall autographed ball.  Eh, not who I wanted but it's something.

It was also the debut of superstar prospect 1B Eric Hosmer.  He was called up after Thursday's game and the sports world was buzzing afterwards.  His name became a trending topic on twitter.  People were making up "Hosmer Facts" in the same was as they're "Chuck Norris Facts".  For his first game, he didn't do too bad.  He helped turn a double play in the 1st inning.  He had two walks & a stolen base.  He did strike out looking two times to finish the night 0-2 (I will say at least one of his called third strikes looked like ball four).

The game itself was a good one for the most part.  Alex Gordon hit a home run.  Sean O'Sullivan pitched a pretty good game (a quality start).  Unfortunately one bad inning proved to be the downfall as the Royals lost 3-2.  They now have a record of 4-1 in games I attend.

It was a fun night for the most part and I'll miss going out to the K once I graduate in a few weeks.

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