Oh I Have Seen Things

The Baseball Trip 2021

Day 6 Sunday, June 27

We leave Midland the same way we came in - rain. It rained all morning, at least until we were west of Odessa. On the bright side, we discovered Addie's, a cozy little diner trying to keep the Route 66 spirit alive with funky collectibles and plenty of rock n roll.

Vinyl LP's hanging from the ceiling.

Minnie, Pepsi, Rte. 66.

Rnadom Observation from Randy: The food was ok, but the ambiance was much better.

Actually, after the skies cleared, we arrived in Pecos for a pit stop and water and found it to be a pleasant 72 degrees with - wait for it - sunshine! Ok, so it didn't last.

We got to the ballpark in El Paso at 4:20, thinking we missed the first inning. The man at the event parking site told us they had changed the time to 6:30. Lucky us, a break for once. On the other hand, there is no bar in a 12 block radius of the ballpark. Except: The Courtyard Hotel!

Our luck was to turn bad again, as the El Paso Chihuahuas (that's right, they are the Chihuahuas) only lasted 4 innings before the rains came. I'm sorry, I meant to say MONSOON! 50 MPH winds sideways rain shut the windows in the right field bar cause we're all going to drown where is my parka 52 degrees!

Let's cool the hysteria for a minute and we'll give you just the facts: El Paso was playing the Round Rock Express, but since the game was postponed after four innings, it will be continued at a later date. I think Round Rock was winning 3-2 at the time. Round Rock is based in Austin, and are a AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The Chihuahuas are an AAA affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Even so, I did manage some pix of the park: Southwest University Park.

Right Field