new view

Muddy is moving away and we can't stop him (or haven't lashed him to a couch yet) so I decided to treat him to his last ballgame at AT&T Park on Tuesday's match against the Diamondbacks. Instead of the usual View Reserve seats on the top deck, I tried seats in a different area of the ballpark. I was thrilled with the view from these arcade seats, as you can tell...

Pre-game, the Coors Deck next to section 145 is pretty empty. The deck has fancy seats and heaters to keep people warm.

Even with my six year-old camera, I was able to get a few nice shots of Buster Posey stretching. That is how close I am!

I'm even closer to outfielder Gregor Blanco, who started out in right field that night. He ended up tossing a ball into the section I was sitting in, but due to my miscalculation and hands full of hot chocolate, neither I nor Muddy ended up with the ball. Maybe next time!

Buster at bat!

Vogelsong nabbed quite a few strikeouts.

Melky added two hits that night and ended up beating Willie Mays' record for the most hits by a Giant in May!

Giants ended up winning 3-1, I found a fabulous new place to watch games, and Muddy got a kick out of almost getting a game-used ball... If only I wasn't in the way!