For a little take on the game, the Pilots are hoping to turn their fortunes this season around with a solid home stand. But they'll have to stand up to the Miners, who have been in the thick of the three-way race for the top spot in the league all season long. This is a very significant game for both teams; if the Pilots want to make a run for the title or even a winning finish, tonight's doubleheader could make or break that. On the other hand, the Miners will have to take advantage of their games against a thus-far weaker team if they hope to keep pace with the Oilers and Goldpanners. Two wins tonight could be big for either team, but two losses could be even more devastating.
Tonight I'm going to show up, relax, and focus mainly on player-watching. I really wanted to get a good photo post out of it at first, and I was going to show up early and try to get in to take in warmups & BP. But, plans changed when I got a call this morning for a job interview in Wasilla at 5:15pm. I made a clutch decision and decided that a job was more important than a baseball game (obviously having an income and a decent job with a steady schedule will facilitate my blogging, despite the obvious decrease in free time, so it's worth sacrificing part of a game now to improve my abilities for the rest of the season). So, yeah, we're probably not going to have a photo post tonight/tomorrow, but look for some scouting notes then.
However, I think this will work out for the better for a couple of reasons. First off, tonight's match-up between the Miners and Pilots will be a doubleheader to make up for a rained-out game earlier. The first game starts at 5 p.m. This is changed from the original schedule and the one posted on the Miners' website, so if you weren't aware of the change, just a head's up. The second game will take place shortly after. Since they're probably getting started with warm-ups right about now, I wouldn't make it to the park in time anyway, so no worries there.
Also, the Pilots are coming out to play the Miners this coming weekend, and I plan to take in the Pilots at Miners afternoon game on Sunday. In case you didn't know and hadn't guessed by the abundance of Miners games I take in, I live in Palmer. I've got the good photo nooks & crannies figured out there, too. So I think Sunday would be a better game for a Pilots photo post. Look for that one coming up on late Sunday night or on Monday.
I'm always glad to meet readers -- including ones who think I suck, but especially those who don't -- so if you're reading this and will be at Mulcahy tonight, feel free to track me down and say hi. As always, I'll be toting my black Nikon camera bag and black scouting binder. Getting there late, I'll probably just grab the best seat available, but if you like to play Where's Waldo it'll be fun for you. Of course you could always drop me a line and let me know you want to meet up and we can arrange something that way.
In case you hadn't noticed, I use my Twitter feed as sort of a live scouting notebook (when my phone works at the game). If you want to get my real-time take on the game and the players, go ahead and follow my Twitter feed. If you're a baseball blogger/fan, an Alaskan, or just generally interesting and not a spammer, I'll gladly follow you back!
Hope to see some of you at the park, and I'll post up my notes and/or photos, whatever I come away with, tonight or tomorrow. Go Pilots! Go Miners!
No comments:
Post a Comment