Florida Spring Training, Day 4

Game 5, our last day. In Cleanwater Phillies taking on the Orioles. Bad weather is predicted and it wasn't looking good. Sure enough we get to the gate and the skies open. It started pouring. We discovered Beth and Susans seating were under cover and on an end close to a handicapped area were we could stand.
We watched it pour for over an hour and a half. It finally let up and the game was on. First pitch at 1:05 moved to 3:00
In our seats. After about 7 of a tied 1-1 game dad and I headed to the store where we found Beth and Susan. The line was nuts but we waited it out. We headed back to watch the game. The folks in front of their seats were gone so we seat about 5 rows back from the seats we had Friday. The Orioles knocked in 3 runs in the top of the 8th, while we were gone and another in the 9th. The Phils made a good run of it and put up 3 in the bottom of the 9th. With the tying run at the plate he popped out thus ending our run of 5 games in 4 days, 3 of which were Phils games in which they scored a totaled of 4 runs. Tomorrow they play the Yankees, Beth and Susan are going but it seems like its going to be ugly.

With the skies cleared up we headed to the beach for a place to eat and watch the sunset. Never seen it set over the beach being on the gulf side and having never been to the west coast. We stumbled upon a parking lot with a Bar and Grill at each end. It just so happens that one of the was a Frenchies. They have a big bar in the outfeild at Bright House Stadium. They were associated with the Phils so you know we went there. Walking in it was packed and Phils fans all over, it was like being in Philly but at the beach. In passing a guy asked him the score and if it was a good game, I was decked out in Phils gear. Susan and I were talking to the side of the bar after getting our names in and getting a drink. That same guy that asked the score came back over and we started talking. He asked if we checked out "THEIR" bar at the stadium. Obviously this guy works for Frenchies. Come to find out he is the operations manager and they have a setup at the PGA tour also. Really cool guy and of course I asked if they had a website. They do and its pretty recent.

We got our table, ordered and Beth and I headed out to the beach to check it out.

This followed! haha

That gnome caused a lot of trouble and caused Beth to question what jagar was. Something to do with a small tailgate party, a grill, a bottle of jagar and the fact that Mr. Gnome has never been to a tailgate. So at the table Beth decided she wanted to try it out. It's one of my favs so I ordered a shot. She sipped it as did dad and neither made that bitter beer face but neither wanted more. I killed the rest.

We ate, bought shirts and called it a night.