A note from our guest blogger, Christopher:
We decided that Simon's first Phillies game should be memorable for us, even if he will only be able to remember it from pictures. I could not possibly pass up the opportunity to see the Phillies reach the World Series for the first time in 15 years, so Stacey arranged child care for Millie, fixed dinner in the crock pot for Millie and Aunt Julie, we bought some tickets online and headed up to LA on Wednesday night to catch Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. We knew traffic would be horrible but it was even worse than expected. I have no idea how LA residents can deal with it on a regular basis. We got to the stadium and the parking lot was pure mayhem with cars everywhere. Finally, 3+ hours into what should have been a 2 hour trip, we made it into the stadium in the 4th inning.
We were definitely a minority in our Phillies red surrounded by Dodger blue but the fans were very friendly - of course, Simon might have had something to do with that and I'm pretty sure that he prevented a few cups of ice from being hurled our way.
The Phils won so we stuck around after the game for a while to celebrate with the 200 or so other Phillies fans who attended the game. It was a great night, one we'll always remember and will enjoy telling Simon about when he's old enough to appreciate it.
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