We saw the Diamondbacks vs the SF Giants. No spring training game really means anything, but the Giants just killed the Diamondbacks 11-1. Both teams used many invitees (non roster players) who come to spring training every year, hoping for good things to happen for them. But we saw some starters, too.
By far the most interesting time during the game was the invasion of the stadium by a swarm of bees. The game was delayed by almost an hour as they flew around, mostly on our side, the first base side. Many people had to leave their seats. At one point the ground crews arrived in their golf carts. My sister-in-law said, "Oh good! Here come the Keystone Cops!" They were armed with one lemon which they squeezed on a shovel (no idea what that was for) and a blue cotton candy which they apparently thought might attract the bees away from the area. The bees weren't cooperating at all. They finally decided to gather together inside the first base dugout, and there they stayed until beyond the end of the game which finally got under way again. No idea what became of the bees. Presumably a bee keeper was called in later to get them out.
We had fun with Gary's brother, sister and their spouses!
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