Just got back from the park. Amazing atmosphere. I don't think I have been to a playoff baseball game before (and I haven't been to any baseball game at all in the last few years). I didn't know what to expect. But there were long, long periods where all 51K were standing and yelling the whole time. That nine-run inning was just insane. Honestly, I was actually ready for it to be over (though I wish we had driven in those last two runners first), because I was literally getting exhausted and looking forward to sitting down again. That 40 minutes or so was a huge rush.
And man, was it needed. That crowd was rocking from the get-go, but boy was the life sucked out of it in those first two innings.
My favorite non-baseball moment of the night. It's the last moments right before the first pitch, and everybody is standing and rocking to the music and all that stuff. I'm watching the big screen mostly, but for a minute I decide to look around, off to my left. Then the crowd starts suddenly to erupt, and I see a bunch of people jumping up and down, excitedly pointing to the big screen. Of course, it was a shot of the Dirkster. That got the crowd really excited. Cool moment. I think Dirk is still the President of Sports DFW...at least for the moment. Cruuuuuuuz is giving him a run for the money.
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