Memorial Day

We wanted to do something today that recognized the holiday and Maxine came up with the idea of going to a baseball game (we’d had hot dogs and apple pie the day before). She noticed something in the paper – turns out that Portland has a AAA minor league team. The Oregon Beavers are a Padres farm team (for those family members who will care). Everything is so convenient in this city. The ballpark is 15 minutes away, right in the middle of downtown.

This is a great way to see the games. The concession stands sell a variety of interesting beers, but, Widmer’s, one of the large local breweries, has a “special” area where only their beer is poured. Their area starts at first base, and runs just off the foul line all the way down the right field line (“incoming foul balls”!) What a fantastic way to see a baseball game. Sitting at tables and chairs at the field level. Our original seats were about 30 feet back from first base, maybe 10 feet off the foul line. We gradually moved up and eventually we were sitting closer to the first base coach than he was to first base! Low 70’s weather. Great seats. Perfect Memorial Day afternoon. Oh yeah, the Beavers won 2-1.

And, later that day, we met a friend from the Maltose Falcons and her husband, who were visiting from LA, at the brewpub Roots. (They do have good beer).