Thanks to a lucky raffle win at the Panera picnic, we had 2 tickets to the Sept. 27 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the playoffs on the line (the Cardinals had to win each remaining game in the season at that point) we were excited to go. The weather was perfect and included a crisp breeze as Autumn started to arrive. The seats were situated in right field just a few rows from the fence, so we were able to get some nice shots of the stadium. And joining us in good company, was Panera co-worker, Cathy, and her husband Jeff Todisman.
Ella was sporting her team gear (one of many Cardinals onesies she had to select from). Ella found the game most entertaining when she realized the row in front of her contained open seats that she could try to climb into all night.
Surprisingly, Ella made it through the 5th inning, which was well past her normal 7pm bedtime. When we left the stadium the Cardinals were losing. However, Ella knew they had it in them to win so she was ok with leaving. Lo and behold, when Ella awoke the next day, she found the Cardinals had pulled out a victory... yeah! (note: the Cardinals were promptly eliminated from the playoffs the next day - it just wasn't their season, probably because of all the effort they had put in to make sure that Ella's first game was a winner).
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