Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Wednesday, August 20: Off to Williamsport

Greetings seekers of  ventures . I left  South Philly and went to the sunrise. A few of us hung out at
Add caption 
Add caption
Coffee Joe's coffee shop since the La Columbe is closed until September . It was an interesting hang out.
This is your blog reporter Mark reporting for duty. Now I'mgoing to take the 12 Bus to the charter bus to Williamsport for the Little League World Series.
The Media Horde in Action
They needed more rooms to be on van. Ran with clutch because I have a car charger. Just just
The Van I Spent Riding In
leaving and on the Schuykill  at this time. We should arrive at Williamsport by 2 PM .Back to you Jim!
The Lineup
I'm pretty excited about this. I can't wait to get there. I have  never been to scene  like this before. Mo'Ne Davis,  the #1 pitcher will be
Cute Reporter Interviews Coach
on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. This will be an event to be remembered my friends
Kids in the Van
Ride went very smoothly we stopped at Wawa and got snacks we even listen to tunes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-r67veIkhE
only got here it's a little overcast
The Phones Needed a Charge
and or hunting around for parking. We have about 6  hours before the game starts. It says it's a 50%
Getting on I-80
chance of rain right now system overcast. There is a 3 o'clock game between Japan and South Korea and then our game at 7:30.
The Group I was in the Van With
We're now going to go through security and then we have time to either watch the game or do something else
We Make it to Williamsport Pa
An Drizzle Greeted Us Today
. I just plan to follow the crowd. It's now 3:10 PM we have a steady drizzle here and the first game
Waiting for the Weather to Clear
Mid-Atlantic Shirts Sold Well
between Japan and South Korea has been postponed. The announcer says to wait for the storm to pass but it looks like it's not going anywhere
Rooting for Their Team
but they did say 50% chance that rain would fall by the drizzle has gotten a little heavier since I bought
The Outfield
my poncho. It's pretty festive despite the rain. I'm waiting for my group to possibly meet me at the visitor center
Rooting for the Home Team
. And I can see if I can get a press pass but it doesn't matter. We're now in a  rain delay in the first game. Our game starts at 7:30. I'm attempting to get a press pass
Game was Played Here
 as a blogger wish me luck. One good thing
Getting Press Credentuals
about this media room does have a soccer and some people pretty cool.
The reporter picture and she's
Woman Who Denied Blogger Press Status
campaigns and meet you in this difficult to get credentials. It's 405 they're hoping to start the first game at 4:25 PM.
The Skies were Quite Overcast
Well I hung out for an hour charge up my phone at their expense and they don't potential bloggers. I'm not exactly surprised but took a picture
Japan & Korea Play
of me and then realized I hadn't filled out the form and I'm not with any media company. Next time
I'll plan ahead and make something up or get some local paper to credential me. Well the top of the first inning is ended and Japan is up. There's only a couple little raindrops right now. I'm gonna look

Las Vegas Threatens to Score

She Organizes it 
for my crew and if I can't find them in a find our parking spot. 
I found out that the organizer of the bus trip had my number and
Korea Scores to Win the 1st Game
she will account 4 everyone before leaving tonight. I think I need to regroup and eat. Official
The Place is PACKED
attendence for the 1st game was just over 18,000 in attendance. The estimates of how many people from Philly are here range from 30 to 40,000 strong
Warm Ups
Hi it's now 7:03 PM. The Japanese game versus Korea ended with Korea winning 4 to 2. Korea scored two runs in the top of the sixth
38,000 Fill the Seats and Grass
which is the last inning in Little League. This place is absolutely teaming with people right now it is unbelievable!
Add caption
! I'm taking pictures to document this. Oh it's 5:30 PM. it's the top of the third and Vegas is leading 3-0. They are hitting
MoNee Davis is Relieved
very very well. It's now 8:23 PM and I got hungry. I'm going to get myself a overpriced cheeseburger to get me through and go
The Score After the 4th
back to my little spot. Or use my raincoat as my towel because the ground still moist from the
Had a Decent Burger
rain earlier today. Taney got out of a bases-loaded no outs jam! The last out the catcher caught them on or off second after scooping up a pitch in
Runner Stranded at 3rd
the dirt. Nice play!! Taney one head after three full innings. It is 8:54 PM. In the next inning and he scored a run to make it 3 to 1. They still
Taney Has a Threat
have the bases-loaded and one out on one of their guys into a line drive double blank still 3-1 in the 5 inning.
How it Looked on TV
It's a close game. The Vegas had opportunities to blow it wide open.
Loan the bottom of the fifth inning for me to type this extending the wheels fell off and Vegas got five runs to make it 8 to 1. And that was pretty much
Mo'Nee Davis in the 6th
the ball game. We're now in the van and I'm going to nap in between messages. It was a very interesting
day Mont one that will not be forgotten. Yes and that van driver drove us home
 really fast we still didn't get home till two 2 o'clock and I
The Way Home on the Van
 had to fend
On the NE Extension of the Pa Tpk
for myself to get South Philly since nobody offered me a ride anywhere. But I made it safe back to South Philly where I fixed stuff and edited my blog. I also played  The Who and their Album "Who by Numbers" 3 times. Its really late and time to shower

1 comment:

MoonDoggie said...

Glad you had high adventures in the wilds of pa. Too bad about the game. Hope you get rested soon. How do you feel today? Pat sounds great! He really has put a lot of practice in which has paid off.