Mike went against everything vacation stands for and exercised today. He ran two miles in the hotel's workout room. Maybe part of me is a litte jealous that I'm not quite ready for that yet. Probably should "walk before I run" as a continue to heal.
After Mike's second shower for the day, we hailed a cab and headed for Union Station. It kind of reminded me of the one in Washington D.C., but on a smaller scale, and the biggest difference being that there aren't any active trains through this one. It did have a lot of shopping and restaurants. We stopped at Houlihan's (Mike had been there on a trip to St. Louis in a past life - before Lisa) to have what he claimed was the best Bloody Mary ever. We sat outside on the patio and watched people in paddle boats in the little pond built in the middle of Union Station.
For our pre-game festivities, we headed to J.Bucks for a soda and some food. Jack Buck was a long-time announcer for the Cardinals and his son, Joe Buck, is one you would recognize from TV - Fox Sports (play-by-play announcer for professional football and baseball).
Outside of the stadium tonight, there were 3 different wedding parties catching a nice little photo opportunity. Not something you see very often at a ball park!
Our seats were behind home plate (up a few sections, but really good seats), whereas last night, we were in a lower section along the first base line. I forgot to mention in my last post that there were several foul balls into our section last night. In fact, one of them, just 5 rows above us, hit a guy in the face (we think it might have first brushed past someone's hand). He grabbed for his nose and was escorted by medical personnel. That is why "heads up" really means "heads down". Not quite as much drama in the stands for tonight's game. It was exciting, though, as we saw 2 home runs. The Cardinals pulled off another win, 9-4.
Tomorrow we're off to tour the Budweiser brewery! Mike can't wait for the free samples!!!!!
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