I did find, however, that while the atmosphere of the ballpark is intoxicating, the actual game of baseball is not at all what I was expecting. First off, they cut you off from the balls with a big wire fence. (Something about having to be on the team to play). Then when one of these so-called team members gets the ball, they get rid of it as fast as they can, and don't seem the least bit interested in sniffing, licking, or chewing on it. I just can't abide by that kind of disrespect to a ball. So I found other ways to amuse myself. After inspecting my girl's bag, I discovered the most amazingly tasty nuggets of salty goodness... SUNFLOWER SEEDS!
My first ever fortune cookie.
Checking out my fortune.
Here I'm trying to get a different angle on the fortune. My girl keeps getting in the way.
The kid I went to see play baseball is my friend, Noah. He's a cocky 14-year-old hooman pup who thinks he's already a grown dog (he's almost there). I have absolutely no photos of him here - he's entirely too fast for the camera. But, he has a teammate who has the greatest name. GOOBER! Yep, that's right. I think his original name was Cole or something equally boring, but his hoomans and teammates all call him Goober. If you look really closely in the photo above you can see a kid in the upper left corner. THAT'S HIM! Obviously, there are loyal subjects of GooberStan wherever you go.
Despite my disappointment with the game of baseball, I had a relaxing evening of good snacks, sweet affection, and comraderie with my people. I still don't get it though. They should rename this game "Standing-around-scratching-ourselves-until-we-have-to-get-rid-of-the-ball-ball, instead of calling it BASEBALL. Sheesh!
Loving life in GooberStan,
Stanley
16 comments:
You certainly made a meal of that sunflower seed! Yum! We don't get baseball over here in the UK much. I think it looks kind of dull. J x
Stanley,
my sentiments exactly about baseball...ho hum....but all the rest seems to make up for it.
I can't show you pix of the painting cause B&S haven't seen it yet..if they like it, I 'm sure they'll show all the doggies
Thanks for saying I sound gwonup when I gwowl..pwetty soon I'll be 9 momfs
smoochie kisses
Asta(your loyal subject)
Love the fortune... anything with the word "cookie" in it always gets my full attention (baseball, with no "cookie" in it anywhere, would get far less attention obviously).
Love,
Bogart
Yeah, as Jackson says us Brits don't have bseball, but seems like we're not missing much.
Does one little sunflower seed really need that much chewing?! Or is it just me who inhales all food?
Licks
Oscar x
Your fortune was very good. Oh my mom likes baseball but i think it's boring too.
That game looks stoopid...not chasing the ball??? How silly. Fortunately you made the most of the evening Stanely and showed off your handsome self!
Lots of Licks, Ruby
Stanley...
I read your story about the baseball game and it sure sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe you could get season tickets, and at a discount yet, since you have to take your own chair -- or pillow. I see baseball on TV sometimes. It's a good cure for insomnia. Works every time for my grandpa. They say that basball is more fun if you can see it in person, I mean dog. You seem to have proved that.
Glad you like my flower story.
Lots of Koobuss Kisses,
Koobie
That's a smart cookie.
At our ballpark they have HALF POUND HOTDOGS. Seriously. Also a dancing piece of celery but I think the apes are more impressed with that than I am.
wally.
Hey Stanley, thanks for visiting my blog.
You are one handsome Aireboy ;) I've never tried to play baseball before. I'm pretty sure I'd die of heat exhaustion or something.
Puggy kisses!
Suki
hey stanley, i'm sure everyone adore airedale! glad there are hooman that recognised you coz most hooman might thought 'that's not a dog, that's a stuffie toy'! hehehe.
wet wet licks
Boo
Oh Stanley!
How I would LOVE to go to a baseball game! I've heard that there's ALL kinds of food there plus I just LOVE hooman watching! Well, I'd go anywhere mum went..baseball, beach, over to the neighbors....yeah. Oh!
I like how long it takes you to chew that sunflower seed up! Looks chewy! heehee!
AireHUGS!
Liberty
Hey Stanley,
I added you to my cool dog list.
I've had fortune cookies before but never sunflower seeds, I'm going to get mommy to give me some.
Yeah, I agree with you. I've been to games before and they don't have any fun with the ball, silly humans.
Frenchie SNorts
Balboa
ooh my mom and dad are watching baseball on the tv right now, the game IS stupid. I never had sunflower seeds but it looks like you had a hard time chewing it!
I've never had a sunflower seed before! Do you think if you eat enough you might chirp like a birdie? hummmmmmmmmm
Love ya lots,
Maggie
What's a baseball game without sunflower seeds right???? You looked so adorable trying to locate the little teeny seed in your big Aire-mouth!!!
Hehehehe... so those fortune cookies really DO tell fortunes??? Gotta try my luck next time!
Love nibbles,
Miss Sunshade
Can't go wrong with any kind of COOKIE!! I'm gonna have to get me some of those seed thingys. They look tasty!
Lola
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