Day 6

Thursday, March 20, 2008
I took my wife Shannon and son Andrew out to the complex today to check things out. Shannon had only driven by it, so she was very excited to see it. I spent a little time shooting an intrasquad game between the Padres AA and AAA teams then we headed off to the souvenir store for a little shopping. We headed back to the "hotel" to let Andrew gear up for a late night at the ballpark. I got to the park around 6:00 pm and got set up; the family followed about 30 minutes later. They had great seats! The Padres media relations department really came through. Not only did they give me access to just about anything I needed, but they also gave me four tickets for my family to attend tonight’s game. I shot the game which fittingly enough ended in a 6-6 tie so there would be no gloating by either side in the Carlson house tonight. It is hard when you have a split team loyalties. I grew up in San Diego, so my team has always been the Padres and my wife grew up in Renton (just outside of Seattle), so her team has always been the Mariners, but tonight there would be no controversy as to whose team was better.
Score:
Padres 6 Mariners 6 in Peoria, AZ