spent the afternoon at
the rogers centre
in canada
where the
baseball opened with
the official roof report –
‘the roof is open’
the game began
and we
watched our detroit tigers
get mowed over
by the toronto blue jays
such a game (15-1)
where
our outfielder even
lost track of
how many outs there were
and forgot to throw the ball back
toronto fans threw out hats
when their player hit 3 home runs
all in the same game
and
hockey and baseball
blurred lines
in the old hockey tradition
of the hat trick
then
every opposing starter
got at least on base
giving us the chance
to see their entire roster
all in one game
but the staff and the local fans
were very friendly
except for the guy
who impounded
our piñata head mascot
kind of a chicken
who was meant to be a tiger
(a chi-ger)
upon entering the stadium
lest i possibly wear it
and conceal my identity
but we decided to shake it all off
and
embrace the huge loss of this game
by enjoying the town
with fans from both sides
and
our pinata
came right along with us
as we met
a rickshaw driver
a man with a chicken hat
( a kindred spirit who grew up in my hometown)
a street singer with a bag on his head
a sweaty spiderman
and a band
playing american and canadian covers
so we danced a lot
and passed the piñata on to the band
but upon returning to our hotel
i couldn’t exactly remember
my hotel room number
except for the last two digits
which caused a bit of a logistical issue
so i visited a few floors
on the elevator that only moved
in response to an electronic key swipe
(who knew?)
saw a lot of our beautiful hotel
made friends with the front desk
who made a few phone calls
to my fellow travelers
who mostly had their phones shut off
in this
faraway and friendly foreign land
and
finally got back into my room
where i soon after
got locked in the glass shower
for a while
then
relaxed and drifted off to sleep
in my pillowy bed
until there was
a 3am fire alarm (false)
but it was one great day
leading into the next
and
there certainly was a lot of laughter
i’d say there were
at least
3 major bouts of laughter
all in the same day.
and
that’s a hat trick.
—
‘that’s the beauty of sport.
sometimes you laugh,
sometimes you cry.’
– joseph gradual
Bwahaha! Sounds like you had a great time – umm except for your team’s lack of effort.You’re only 250 miles from me when you are in Toronto. Yee Haw! Glad you had a good time – Canadians are pretty friendly – except the guy who took your cat hat ( Booo! 😀 ) Safe trip Beth.
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yep, it’s been pretty fun and no worries about the team, just a wild ride.
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What a day. Toronto is a great city to visit. Much to see and do! Glad you had fun!
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yes, it’s a beautiful city, filled with the potential for all kinds of adventure.
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Keep in mind that all of Canada is on sale for American visitors. 30% cheaper because of the exchange rate.
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ah, good to remember –
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What an adventure! I prefer sleeping at 3 am. You always turn aggravation into laughter. It’s the best alchemy there is.
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thanks, brenda. it’s my way of getting through life with a low stress level )
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A recipe for a long life. 🙂
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What a day and night you had! Just love how you wrote this! And the photos! lol
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thanks, kelly )
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Welcome! Fav is of the rickshaw with the head! omg!
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Ha I love it Beth! My favourite? The hat trick of laughter! ❤
Diana xo
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thanks )
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What an adventure!! And I see beautiful Heidi there too!
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thanks, roy, and yes, she was my roomie )
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What fun and you are such a GREAT storyteller. Forgive me, I had to use those caps – this was one fun read and the best part – you took us along for the ride. Loved every line.
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thanks much, sheri. i’m so glad you enjoyed it. )
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At least no crying, lots of laughter and exciting “hat tricks” which had me laughing! Then, holding my breath a few times. Lost floor for room, locked elevator and locked shower all sound too confusing for me, too.
Life’s an adventure and you, Beth, shout out, “Bring it on!” 🙂 🙂
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that’s right, no crying, robin and i say, bring it.
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You sure seem to find adventures … Or maybe they find you! Very fun. And I love Toronto. Must get back there to see my team play — it’s the Red Sox, so I’ll wait til next year. 🙂
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i think it’s mutual and i understand about the sox )
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Seems like a great adventure, and very nice to read about. I went to a baseball game once in St Louis but I have to admit I had no idea what was going on although I enjoyed the hot dog
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it was an adventure and i’m glad you at least had the experience even if it didn’t all make sense )
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The Blue Jays need to start losing so my Yankees can pass them! Looks like you had a great day. 🙂
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I’m glad you are having fun. Yes, I heard about the trouncing, and another one today. LMAO at the hats. Detroit plays Toronto in the hockey opener…no that wasnt by design…not at all.
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Not at all )
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I was at the game on Friday. Looks like I missed you by a day. Enjoy Toronto! Go Jays 🙂
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They are doing quite well – fun game on sat even though it was a harrowing loss
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This was one of my favorite posts! Love the chi-ger photo bombs!!!
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Thanks, Colleen – it was a lot if fun )
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Hi Beth, thanks for sharing this funny post and congrats for your beautiful look with the t-shirt of Detroit. Best wishes ❤
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and thank you so much )
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😉
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You are so fun!
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no other way to be really )
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The book is great, Beth. I can’t wait to see the movie! ❤ You had one heck of a day, my friend. Hats for three homers. Love it. Sorry about the Chiger impoundment and Tiger bashing, but you took both quite well.
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thanks, and i think friendly was the way of the land.
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