"Take Zig out to the ball game"

Although it wasn't his first baseball game, it was a special one indeed. On Monday, June 29th, Isaiah joined the Valtier Boys for a night out at the ballpark. We had the opportunity to see Manny Ramirez in his rehab stint with the Inland Empire 66ers. With all the hype surrounding his rehab in the minors, it's no surprise that the game was sold out and crowded. On this given evening, the 66ers played our hometown team, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Who were we to cheer for? It was a tough call but we fell victim to the excitement surrounding Manny and cheered for him and the 66ers along with the rest of the crowd.

Isaiah had a blast and so did I. It was great to be out with my son, my dad, and my brother enjoying a "guys night out". Of course with the IE 66ers being the single A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, this allowed the perfect opportunity to dress up the baby in his Dodgers outfit. Thanks to Uncle Oscar and Auntie Yayo, Isaiah was the cutest Dodger baby in attendance.

Yes mommy was missed. The baby missed her and so did I. This was my first outing with the baby on my own without Annie's help. I wasn't so scared at first but as we got closer to the evening and I saw how sad and scared Annie was, I began to feel nervous. Annie's list of things to pack in his diaper bag could have easily filled a truck, but that's just how Annie is...prepared.

Long night for the boy, long night for the rest of us too. IE won the game that night in the bottom of the ninth inning with an RBI single into right field bringing in the winning run from second base.

As for Manny? Well much like the rest of his rehab stint in the minors, he went 1 for 3 with two strikeouts and left the game in the 5th inning. See what steroids do to ones game? Say no to drugs kids!