The Goodyear Blimp was already cruising high in the sky above the stadium.
We put our chairs behind the left backfield on the upper bank which was not full yet.
During the Mexico-Texas game, Chuck and I went to the concessions to get some water and saw this 24" hot dog for sale. That thing was huge!
We stayed and watch all of the first game with Texas beating Mexico in a very close game. After the game, we left our chairs on the hill and went down to the car to get our picnic lunches out of the coolers we had left in the car. We were all kind of tired of concession food and enjoyed our typical picnic lunches of sandwiches (yogurt in Bonnie's case) and chips and fruit.
We walked past where the Pennsylvania team was doing some batting practice.
After lunch we followed the Pennsylvania fans (most of which were young girls) who were following their team back up to the stands.
We stopped at concessions so I could get some more fried oreos and then walked back up to our chairs. It was a little more crowded now...
...and a little hotter and more humid too.
The blimp was flying high over Lamade Stadium.
Chuck got a good picture of the statue of Casey at the Bat that we were sitting behind on the hill.
The Pennsylvania players looked like they were ready for the game to begin.
It was a slow first inning but Pennsylvania finished the bottom of the first inning with a score of 10 to 2. Bonnie and I decided to walk down to the bathrooms and by the time we got back, Japan had made the score 9 to 10! Japan went on to win the World Series with a score of 18 to 11. There were a lot of disappointed fans but everyone was proud of the team and of all the teams from all over the world who had made here to the Little League World Series.
After the game, it took us awhile to get out of the parking lot. We decided to go to the grocery store for a few groceries before heading back to the campground so we didn't get home until around 8 pm.
The Little League World Series was an amazing event to attend. Those boys were so good and nearly looked like professional baseball players based on how well they caught and threw the ball. It made it even more exciting with the US home team being from the state of Pennsylvania which also contributed to the record crowds.
One thing we all agreed on was we could not have made it through all those games sitting on those steep banks without the chairs with the cut-off legs. Tomorrow, we leave and head to the Muncy Valley area where Ken and Bonnie will show us some more of their beautiful state.
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