The Brahms go to The Trop

Mom and Dad took Dani and I to Tropicana Field to watch what may have been Roger Clemens' last start in the area. As an added bonus, Scott Kazmir was the Rays starter. The board off I-275 advertised the game as Rocket vs. Kaz.

Before the Game
We found one of the few remaining spots in the FREE lot adjacent to Tropicana Field. We decided to give the Ticket Office outside the Rotunda a try. The line looked a lot like an amusement park, but went very quickly. After what may have been 15-20 minutes we were ordering our $22 (prime game) outfield seats. We ended up getting Section 148 which is in right-center field.

The Food
It was Dani and my first trip to the Trop this year, so we took an entire trip around the building to figure out what we wanted to eat. Dani went with a Cuban at The Delicatessen, while I went with a fried Grouper sandwich and a Dr. Pepper at the St. Petersburg Pier outlet. Later on Mom and Dani came back with some peach cobbler. Not sure where it came from, but it was big, and good.

The Game
The Rays won 6-4. Kaz won the pitching battle, evening up his record to 6-6. In six innings pitched, he gave up only four hits and struck out seven. He had no earned runs.

Clemens on the other hand, pitched 5.1 innings and gave up five runs on five hits and only struck out two. His record is now a paltry 2-4.

Other Thoughts
Dani and I visited the Rays touch tank in center field. Very cool.