The bats weren't hot, but everything else sure was

The Minnesota Twins won their game last Friday. And last Saturday. And on Monday. But sandwiched in between those victories was a rather awful 7-1 defeat on Sunday.

And which of those four games did we attend? You guessed it.

The Twins weren't the worst ball players on the field that day. At least not during warm-ups when a whole lot of mascots played in a game of their own.

The game finally started, and I was thinking we'd lucked out. The weather seemed perfect - sunny skies and not too hot. 

We had great seats - just three rows back from the warning track in the right field.

But then, sometime during the second inning, the earth rotated just enough that we were no long sitting in the shade. And with the sun beating down on us and no breeze, it was brutal.

Sydney and I spent much of the game walking around the stadium, which really wasn't so bad because at least then we were in the shade. 

We were trailing by five or six runs by the eighth inning. Despite the lopsided score, AJ didn't lose hope. Rally cap time! As an added bonus, most of our section had long since gone home, which meant he could now stand in the front row.

We stayed until the bitter end. Not because we were expecting a miraculous turn-around, but because I'd read that on Sundays kids could go down on the field and run the bases after the game. 

While waiting their turn to run, AJ noticed the relatively short wall along the first base line. If I'd angled this shot a little better so that you couldn't see the ground, this would have looked so impressive!

At last it was their turn. They set off together, starting from first base.

By second base, AJ was in his own world, totally forgetting he had a sister.

Sydney didn't seem to mind. Experienced ball player that she is, she knew what direction to run.

I'm pretty sure the run around the bases ended up being the highpoint of the day. At least for AJ. Sydney got mini-donuts at the ballpark, and it's really hard to compete with that in her estimation.

Hot as it was, we all had fun. And AJ, of course, is already asking when we can go again.