Wednesday, November 14, 2007

First Hawks game at Qwest Field


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Thanks to the Stevens' and their generosity, I finally got a chance to watch a Seahawks game live. And I decided to take Scotty, one of my friends from way back (middle school).

First a 'first time', I was pretty spoiled. We sat in Section 234, 6 rows back. Great seats. With Wells Fargo Club access, not bad either. We got to enjoy some free food, some hard liquor, and hung out with some local celebs (like MLB pitcher Jeff Nelson).

It's LOUD there. Louder than I could have imagined. And it's like a switch flips on when the Hawks go on defense. And hearing everyone else scream definitely makes you want to scream as well. Which is why I still have no voice left.

It was also cool that it was a Monday Night Football game. So it was nationally televised, and people like Steve Young and Emmitt Smith were roaming the sidelines.

People are always comparing baseball games to football games... but there's really no comparison, it's like apples vs oranges. If you want a hyped up atmosphere, with crazy costumes and people screaming their lungs out, go to a football game. If you want to relax, enjoy some food and talk to your friends while watching professional athletes, then go to a baseball game.

The one sport I really can't attend is basketball. I don't mind watching basketball on TV, but when I see it live, I "always" feel like, "Hmm... it's the 4th quarter and it's tied. Did I REALLY need to watch the first 3 quarters?"

The funniest moment for me was when we were in the Coach's Loft, I noticed a #24 Deon Grant jersey. It's a jersey I've been looking for everywhere, since he happens to live a few homes down from me and has become one of my favorite players to watch.

Scotty (a little tipsy) goes up to the guy wearing the jersey, who was on his cell phone. Scotty says, "Hey man, where'd you get that jersey from? That's Grant's neighbor (pointing to me) and he can't find it anywhere!"

The guy says into his cell, "Hold on a sec, I'm talking to Deon Grant's neighbor," as if I'm some celebrity.

Alas, I'm now known as 'Deon Grant's Neighbor."