I went to the last Dodgers home game of the season Sunday, as planned. Got there at 10am only to be told the parking lot doesn’t open until 11. We (me and Sitzman) ended up meeting Roughy and his wife at a Jack in the Box down the street from the stadium at about 10:30, and finally headed back there at around 11. Then we got to wait in line until about a quarter to 12 until the gates opened up. There was no batting practice, unfortunately, probably because it was a day game after a night game. Then they announce the lineups, and Barry Bonds isn’t playing. We were sitting right in Bonds homer territory, too.

Anyway, even with all that, it was a lot of fun. Everyone else had to leave early, but I ended up staying the whole game, and I’m glad I did. I got to see the Dodgers hit back to back to back solo shots (two by former Mets, of course) to tie up the game, and then go on to win.

I left my seat at 4:05, was at my car at 4:12, got to Ikea at 4:30, and was back at my car, after having bought what I went there to get, at 4:45. Not bad.

The drive home was uneventful. After I got home, I did some laundry. Fun, huh?

Today, I had the second week of my scratch bowling league, and I did a whole lot better than last week. I actually took some points, this time. I won the first game 198-195, needing 8 pins on my last shot to take it, and throwing a strike. The second game, I needed a strike on the last shot to tie, and got it. We both threw a 218 that game. Third game, I threw an awful 157, and lost. The last game I went into the tenth frame needing three strikes to tie. I threw XX9, and lost, 213-212. Overall, I’m pretty pleased with how I did, and my team took 18.5 out of 24 points, I think. Not bad.

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