Hi Corbett Field

So, Pat called on Wednesday morning & said they were a couple of hours from Tucson so we headed down to meet them. Google Maps said it would take us 2 hours and 45 minutes to go the "scenic route" but we figured we had time and decided to do it. It only took us an hour and a half, which put us on the same time-table as Pat & Cathy...we arrived at Hi Corbett Field at almost the same time and parked next to each other.

This is the last year that the Rockies will have their Spring Training in Tucson. Next year, they will share a brand new facility with the D'backs in North Scottsdale. It will be much more convenient for us but, we felt like we needed to go to one last game at Hi Corbett.

Rockies warming up
(Todd Helton #17)

Rockies WIN!! And...it was a toasty 84 degrees!

Group photo: Cathy, Pat, Julie, Jamie & Bill
(Thanks, Joni, for being the photographer!)

Wednesday also happened to be St. Patrick's Day. Since Pat(rick) & Cathy McDermott are Irish, it was a no-brainer that they'd be decked out in their holiday green!
We saw other Alamosans at the game, too, including the Bilderbecks.

After the game, Pat pulled out his wiffle ball stuff and he, Jamie & Bill had fun playing while Cathy & I watched and chatted. I'm definitely going to have to arrange more play-dates for Pat & Jamie!!

We all went to dinner at Olive Garden, then we headed back to Mesa while Pat & Cathy went to stake out their camp-site for the night. They were going to explore Tucson on Thursday and then go to the Rockies game at Hi Corbett today.

I was feeling tired from all of this weeks activities and almost backed out of the Tucson trip but I'm glad I didn't...we had a great day!