Got the call earlier this week that Chance was going to be in town for a four game series. Unfortunately, I am heading out for the weekend, so I was only able to catch tonight's game. After dealing with the morons at will call (they gave my tickets to the singer of the Stars Spangled Banner), we got to our seats. It was a great night in Columbus for baseball, about 50 degrees at game time, and no rain! Dmitry was having a blast playing with the mascots, and dad was having a good time drinking a few Buds!
The game itself was dominated by the pigs, who jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and they never looked back. Although the Pigs went to the bullpen early and often, it didn't appear Chance was going to get an appearance. Finally, after the Pigs expanded their lead in the 8th, the skipper called Chance to warm up and he was given the chance (pun intended) to finish the 9th. Although it was not a save opportunity, he did come in, throw some heat, and get a 1-2-3 9th with 3 ground ball outs. Sweet finish to a great night; got to spend a few minutes chatting with Chance after game and D was extremely happy to meet his cousin. Chance was pretty stoked about the game, but more stoked about the opportunity to be in triple A! He looked good and although he is low man on the totem pole and was concerned about some people coming down from the bigs, he had good stuff. Hopefully he demonstrated he had what it takes to stick around for awhile!
Nice job, cuz!
