I think I'm going to make a habit of posting these "live recaps" of games that I attend at Minute Maid Park. They're not actually live, per say, but more of a reflection of my time spent at the ballpark for a certain game.

As I noted earlier today, I made the last second decision to go to the game this afternoon. Khalil had tickets and I was jealous, so I decided to go down and at least see if there was anything available. I had tried Ticketmaster and even StubHub, and no tickets were available at either site, which is a rarity.

I thought the game started at 7pm, so I'd planned on leaving work around 4:30 to make the 20 minute trek over to the ballpark and see if there were any tickets available. At about 4:20, I browsed to Astros.com and discovered that the game actually started at 6, so I immediately left work and headed downtown. It took awhile to find parking and I ended up paying $20 for a spot. I figured that by the time I waited around for a free spot to open, the scalpers would have sold all their tickets. I parked in a lot close to the stadium and asked the attendant if I could go to the "white tents" (where ticket sellers are) and see if there were any tickets available. He told me yes, so I promised to come back and pay my parking fee if I was able to get a ticket.

I ended up buying a field box seat for $40, which is exactly $1 more than they sell for regularly. I had fantastic seats. I walked back over to the parking lot, paid my fee, and then went to the stadium.

The club had a whole bunch of opening day festivities going on, including a few paratroopers jumping into the stadium. One man simply must have been going around 30mph when he landed; I feared for his life. Milo Hamilton introduced both teams, and then Jack Ingram sang the National Anthem. 

And with that, it was time to open the home season! Here's my notes from the game: