Tailgate Part 2

The Tuesday game started at 1:00 against the California Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles, or whatever they are this year, so we had to get up early to allow for plenty of "practice". Here you see Tommy practicing making Bloody Mary's.

Pedro's Interment

Pedro the cactus antenna man has sadly met his demise. He had been with us through rain, snow, ice, bugs, dirt, dust and whatever else antenna men are exposed to, for over ten years (our time) and over 100 years (antenna man time)

Each 1,000 miles on a vehicle's antenna is the equivalent of one year in the life of an antenna man. Pedro had seen more than 103,000 miles. He lost his hat somewhere in Texas. He lost his arm, well, he didn't really "lose" it, we had to amputate it somewhere near Bemidji because it was just hanging by a thread.

A grave was dug, a few words were spoken in honor of Pedro and he was laid to a well-deserved rest just below the east end of the horseshoe pit near the Peoria Sports Complex parking lot. A simple wood cross marks the spot. RIP Pedro.

On a happier note, Pedro's duties have been taken over by "Padre", a new, young, green cactus man. There he is getting ready for his rookie season. He has some big shoes to fill but we have all the confidence in the world him.

Padres vs. Angels

Here are some game photos:

Final score, 4-3 Angels.

"POLICE   DO NOT CROSS"    - oh yeah?

We had a great time in Peoria and a great time with Tom and Patty! I always thought Spring Training was about baseball! Imagine that.