Citizens Bank Park

We had a second purpose for our quick day trip to Philadelphia…in addition to seeing The Science Behind Pixar, we also wanted to go to a game a Citizens Bank Park because it is one of the "new" stadiums built after we completed our 30 MLB Ball Parks travel checklist. 

This is MLB stadium #36 for us!

After the Franklin Institute, we walked around the city for a few hours in the oppressive heat and made our way over to City Hall to see the LOVE sculpture.  I don't know where I got the idea that it was huge, but I was surprised by its size!  Don't get me wrong, we love doing touristy things and were glad to see it in person, but it was much smaller than we were expecting!  Still cool, though!

The game was an evening game, so that helped with heat, and fortunately our seats were in the shade.  It was Alumni Night, so there were many former players in attendance who were announced and welcomed to the field.  As fans of the Toronto Blue Jays who were living outside of Toronto in 1993, what a treat to see Mitch Williams on Alumni Night!  Thank you again, Mitch Williams!

The Phillies ended up defeating the Colorado Rockies 6-3, and the game included an early home run by the Phillies, which caused the Liberty Bell in the outfield to swing back and forth and light up.  Pretty neat!  There was also a bench-and-bullpen-emptying disagreement on the field, which got the sparse crowd a little riled up.  I don't know if it was the heat and humidity or the Phillies' record that kept fans away, but the low attendance meant that we didn't have people sitting close to us, which was great!  We didn't see the end of the game because we'd decided to leave at 9:00 since we were driving back home that night, but it was a super fun game and we thought the stadium was really nice.

road trip bonus

my obsession with bridges continues

it was HOT

these dinosaurs roared, moved, and startled me 

fireworks spotted from the car on our drive home

Four more new stadiums to go!

Happy Tails to you!