Distracting.
(especially when I need 110% concentration to be part of a conversation in Spanish.)
After the final Series at Rosenblatt Stadium, the NCAA created a video documentary of the CWS in Omaha, The Long Home Run. In it, one man says, "At the end of the day, it's the memories you cannot replicate. They just happen." Indeed, after living in Omaha, it's the memories of the College World Series that create such nostalgia within me.
We were given tickets to games several times, and those are some of my favorite memories, ever.
Parking blocks and blocks away, walking to the stadium amidst a crowd, past the wafting smells of easy going tailgate parties, wandering through vendor booths along the way.
The excitement when the teams took the field, especially when the Huskers played.
Sitting along the third base line and watching that ESPN overhead camera zoom back and forth.
Taking a neighborhood kid who was ready to leave once the third inning was over.
The ASU players who came out to throw with my son's Little League team.
The electricity created during such a big annual occasion.
It's really a sporting event like no other.
Enjoy this year's Series, friends.
(photo credit- ME. :-) This was a drive-by photo of the new TD Ameritrade Park taken when we were in town in May.)
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They had to evaucate the facility last night due to severe weather. The game will finish this morning if weather permits.
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