Saturday, June 13th, I attended the sold out game between the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.  My dad and I arrived to the ballpark early.  We wanted to see everything it had to offer.  Little did we know we would end up spending close to 8 hours there.  Citizens Bank Park impressed me.  It was packed with everything and anything you could want.  There was a different food kiosk every 10 feet.  While I normally go for a hot dog at the game, I knew there was no passing up a cheese steak.  Although expensive, it was very delicious and filling. It is always fun to go to a sold out baseball game and this one was not different.

The game started off with a crazy first inning.  The Red Sox scored five times in the first.  They were helped out by 3 Philadelphia errors.  Then, after the first inning, the tarp came it.  It rained hard for a good hour, and they did not resume play until after the hour and a half rain delay.  Luckily, I had a poncho and stayed dry the entire game.  The five run first and the rain seemed to take the crowd out of the game.  Then when they appeared to be getting back into it, Philly cut the lead to 5-4, the Sox scored 3 in the 5th and the game was essentially over.  There were 5 home runs hit on the night, including one by Raul Ibanez who is tied for the Major League lead. The 16 runs, 26 hits and an hour and a half rain delay made for a long night.  However, I loved every minute of it.  I can almost guarantee that I will be back for another Phillies game in the future.