You know, home is home. But Camden Yards is a beautiful park. I haven’t been there since summer of 2005, so it was wonderful to have an opportunity to catch last night’s game there(despite the crazy, awful traffic). And while I missed my girls and fellow bloggers, it was fun to watch a game with my boss and co-workers.
Because of the traffic problems, we didn’t arrive until 8 - missing the first 3 innings. It was already 2-1 Washington. (Little did we know, we’d still see 8 full innings). While the food was way better than at RFK, the lines were just as long. As a result, I also missed Langerhans’ homerun.
Chico did a great job, pitching into the 7th while giving up only 2 earned runs. It was also fun to watch the guys work in some 2 out rallies.
The 7th inning was tough to watch. Chico, Colome, King, Rauch…all in one inning. Washington took 2 more runs in the 8th, but Chief couldn’t hold on to the lead. Tied game, 6-6.
Traber managed to keep things calm in the 10th. In the top of the 11th, I looked at the line-up and expected the expected. Fortunately, some unpredictable things happened for Washington. For starters, Robert Fick had a hit. Langerhans got walked. Guzman got walked. (Note: one angry Baltimore fan yelled at his pitcher, Chris Ray, “you are our closer!”)
Lopez was at the plate and turned to start fighting with the umpire about a called strike. Manny ran out to restrain Lopez. 
At this pivotal moment, Lopez’ ejection would have probably cost us a victory. A few pitches later, Lopez drilled it down the first base line, bringing in all 3 runners. Washington leads 9-6. Zimmerman strikes out. Rivera came in to end the ball game.
At least the long drive back was a happy one!
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June 14th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Kristen23: Yes, I had you three in mind when I wrote “Our 2007 Washington Nationals have HEART.” I knew it would get a response from you. Glad you had a nice time a Camden Yards. Its a nice park and fun place to watch a baseball game.