A quick recap of my Seattle & Canada fun last weekend!
First Pitch: 1:10 PM CT
TV: Twins.TV
Radio: TIBN
Know Thine Enemy: Bluebird Banter
Today, the Minnesota Twins play the Toronto Blue Jays. This is convenient, as last weekend I was in Canada as part of my journey to the Pacific Northwest.
The trip started in Seattle, home of grunge music…
I attended the Friday & Saturday night Twins/Mariners tilts and, quite frankly, they were two of the craziest Twins contests I’ve ever witnessed! The Friday comeback—down three runs heading into the ninth against Andres Munoz and his 0 ER allowed—could very easily end up being the most improbable victory of the season.
I found Seattle’s T-Mobile Park to be a really nice ballpark. Maybe not in my top tier, but certainly in the one right below it. I even got to see Hot Dogs from Heaven!
Besides the ballpark, I also found—among other Emerald City attractions—the extremely fun Seattle Museum of Popular Culture.
Another leg of the journey saw my two brothers & I head across the northern border towards Hope, British Columbia. Why such a seemingly obscure small town amongst the Douglas Firs? Well, that was where—in 1982—Ted Kotcheff filmed Sylvester Stallone & Brian Dennehy in the all-time classic movie First Blood.
The town had an app-based walking tour and many Rambo-themed gift shops/restaurants. I’d wager 50% of their economy comes from film buffs like myself!
Overall, it was a great trip and Seattle proved a really nice place to ramble around for a long weekend. A nice waterfront view too…
Of course, maybe we shouldn’t get too friendly with our neighbors to the north—they are about to sweep us in the States. Hopefully the Twins can salvage a game today behind now-officially-with-Pablo-hurt Ace Ryan.
