World Baseball Classic

We learned that the 2009 World Baseball Classic was taking place in Mexico City. It was a bit last minute but the tix were so cheap we had to buy some. We made our way to Foro Sol which is the baseball stadium here in the city--about a 15 minute cab ride. Our ticket purchase bought us tix to a double header: Cuba vs. South Africa then Mexico vs. Australia. Our seats were on the tippy top level and nosebleeds, but it was behind homeplate so we had a great view. The elated Cuban fan next to Luc quickly became his new best friend. Meanwhile, I was praying that I didn't have to go to the bathroom. The stairs in this stadium were sooo steep! and there were another set of stairs to get down. I've never seen so many people huffing and puffing to get to their seats! We all watched both games drinking Tecate and eating Mexican food. Attending a Mexican sporting event is SO different than anything else in the world. We even witnessed a man playing his own trumpet to cheer on Cuba. At the end of the day we were exhausted and baseballed out.

BTW: Mexico lost 17-7 to Australia. Booooooo!