DBacks are awesome

[pitchleague]

So, tomorrow is my annual Music Class Reward Field Trip to Phoenix. I'm taking about 150 students, parents, and volunteers on a 4-hour bus ride to PHX to go to the Arizona Science Museum and then an evening ballgame. I spent a good chunk of change to give my students (the one's that deserve it, that is) probably their only chance to experience something like this (our school is a low-income school).

 

So our seats are in the upper deck. I bought fairly cheap $15 tickets for everybody and they have been more than adequate in the years past. But today I got a phone call from my ticket rep and the boss chose our group to be upgraded down to the lower deck by the right field bullpen. These tickets are twice the value of our upper deck seats. I'm so pleased, surprised, and misty that they would do that for us. I'm going to try to keep it a secret from everybody until we get to the ballpark.

 

I know there's not much for anyone else to say and no real question for anybody, but I thought I needed to share this with somebody. I'm too giddy to keep it to myself.

[JoeHova]

That's nice of the D-Backs (and of you, to take that many kids on a field trip).

[Paul77]

That's awesome! I'm sure you'll all have a good time.

[pitchleague]

Just to finish, our trip was a huge success (as always). It was a long day but worth every penny to see smiles on those kids' faces.

 

I did spot a fan in the concourse wearing a Brewers home retro jersey and quickly commented that it was "a great jersey". If it was any of you guys (for whatever reason), sorry for not stopping to chat--I was on my final rounds around the concourse, checking for any stragling students that hadn't made it back to our seats yet.

[iluvlamp]

I'm glad everything went so well. Your students have a great teacher!

[wisconsinfan47]

Your students are not going to forget it, pitchleague.

 

I remember my first time at County Stadium for a school field trip. I discovered that my crusty old teacher was a hardcore Brewers fan.

 

I remember the good parts of that day vividly, and I'm sure your kids will too. I'm glad everyone had a great time.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif