A Victory and A Loss

Last week I was able to get up to the new Nationals Park to watch them play the D-backs.  My first (and probably only) game of the season, it was a good time, albeit a tad expensive, since the garage we parked in was $25 (not my choice).  D-backs starter Daniel Hudson threw a nice game and nearly got his first shutout of his big league career, giving up two home runs in the bottom of the ninth with two outs.  D-backs won 4-2.  We had two Brits along with us, and it was their first baseball game, so it was fun to 'teach' them the game, and to hear their comments.

I also joined five colleagues from work for our annual end-of-summer scramble golf outing.  We had a couple guys bail this year, meaning it was two three-somes, instead of the three four-somes we had hoped for.  We played Karsten over at ASU.  It was blazing hot, 117, with a fair amount of humidity.  We began to wilt on the back nine after finishing the first at even par.  We did birdie the 17th, a par 5.  The other team finished five under, four under on the front; we got smoked.  But it was a fun time.