Tuesday, June 15, 2010
We had a great day here in Davenport. We slept in a bit and woke to the delicious smell of cinnamon rolls from chef Grace. Gathered around the breakfast table, we made plans for the day. We considered Shrek in 3D at the local iMax, bowling, and going to the zoo as options. The kids first choice was to bowl, so we did just that. We went to nearby Miller Time bowling only to discover they were closed on Tuesdays. We were directed to Leisure Lanes. When we arrived they were open, but all the lights were off, and we were the only ones there. It was neat because we had the entire bowling alley to ourselves. We had fun bowling two or three games and then decided to head to the mall for lunch.
We decided to eat at the North Park Mall food court where we would have several options. We ate lunch and then strolled the mall a bit. Jim wanted to buy Rogan a pack of baseball cards. Rogan found a pack that was all 2009 Tigers stars. Mikah got herself a headband for softball. Both of the kids then bought 3/4 of a pound of candy which they soon devoured.
Back at Jim's, Rogan and I played some catch in the street while Jim gave him some professional pitching advice. He showed Rogan how to throw a change-up and measured Rogan's pitch speed with his radar gun. Rogan topped out at 38 mph. Rogan was really encouraged by his improvement and received a lot of praise from Jim. Rogan is gaining a lot of confidence in himself as a baseball player.
In the evening, we planned a trip to Modern Woodmen stadium to watch the River Bandits play against the Kane County Cougars. We enjoyed the game and the stadium a lot. The stadium overlooks the Mississippi River and has an outstanding view. Jim told us that unique feature of the field is that they grow corn over by the home bullpen, and when the corn is tall enough, the players run out of it as they are introduced ala Field of Dreams.
Watching the game itself was fun as Rogan and I got to help Jim with his scouting a little. Rogan got to hold the radar gun, and he helped by measuring how long the batters took to get to first base with his stopwatch. The River Bandits won 6 to 1. The highlight of night was me using my free "Bandits buck" to buy a $1 Howard Dean bobble head. What can I say except: We're going to go to Minnesota, and South Dakota, and Wyoming, then we're going to go to Montana, and North Dakota and we're going to come all the way Waterville and take back our house! "Yaaaaaaah"
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