May 29th Baseball Game

So, as always, I have a lot to catch up on my blog. I am sure happy I said "I would no longer promise it wouldn't take me long to update this blog." Seeing the current date is July 2nd and I am blogging about our first professional baseball game we went to on May 29th.

One of our co-workers' husband works for a professional baseball team named the "Heroes" and he was kind enough to give us 5 free tickets and as always, we made an adventure out of this experience. The game was on a Saturday, so Daniel, Tate and I decided we would head to the game early to be able to party on the way up to the game and to go to a bar before the game as well. Most the professional baseball teams play in Seoul somewhere (The size of Seoul is unbelievable) so we took the bus to Seoul and then from there we took the subway the rest of the way. It was probably around noon and we had already cracked the beers for a good time. When we finally reached the town the stadium was in, we tried to find a bar close to the stadium but for some reason they do not open up until after five. We though that was lame but instead we headed to the stadium and there were some street vendors that sold food and beer and we posted up outside the stadium to have some chicken and beer. It is funny because when you go to a baseball game back home, you think buying the drinks and food right outside the stadium is the best idea because you will be ripped off inside. In Korea, that is not the case. I believe it is possible to pay more to the street vendors than inside. A beer at the Seattle Mariners game is nearly $10 and the beers at the Korean professional games are less than $3. Cheap is definitely good but it also can be a problem if you are getting my drift. The game started off with it just being myself, Tate and Daniel having a blast together watching the game, drinking beers and taking the whole experience in itself.

The experience alone was awesome because it was not like being at a pro game back in the states. The stadium we were in was not as big but most the seats were filled which made the stadium really loud. On the first base side of the stadium it was the away teams fans and cheerleaders and then on the third base side it was the home team’s fans and cheerleaders. It seemed like it was almost a battle between the fans and who could cheer louder. All the cheers were synchronized as if they practiced or something. It almost felt like being at a softball game with all the cheering but 10 times better.

For the game itself, (yes, I do remember it) it was an awesome game. We were cheering on the Heroes’ who record wise, are not very good. The heroes’ were playing the Giants who are a very popular team in Korea and are very good. The game was awesome. The final score was 9-7 in favor of the Heroes’ and we were able to see a few homeruns and other big hits. I have some pictures and one or two video's I will post after this blog to give you a better idea of what I am talking about with the stadium, the fans and the experience we all took in. Hope you enjoy!