Game 5

There's nothing like going to a playoff game. sure, if you watch it home you get a better view and have the luxury of instant replay, but you lose out on the atmosphere. You can't compare the enjoyment of watching at home and actually being at the stadium. Up until today the closest I got to going to a playoff game was Palace Vision for game 7 last year - and Joe Vision for the clinching game of the Wings last Stanley Cup.

Around 3:00 this afternoon Air Time called and told me that a friend of his had extra tickets for tonight's game, (6:00 tip) and he couldn't go, if I wanted them I should call. I made teh call, rearranged our evening plans and went off the game.

Jonah, who has been to a few baseball games and one exhibition basketball game, was a bit scared at first, but once we gave him some thunderstix and he had a great time.

Jonah was involved in a humorous but strange story. Nat was taking him downstairs and his pacifier fell out of his mouth, bounced off a step and landed in a guys beer. An embarrassed Nat had to tell the guy that there was a paci in his beer, and we bought a new one. The guys sitting in front of me were very impressed with Jonah accuracy and predicted he will play basketball when he grows up. For more on this story check out My Life By Donuts Mom.

One of the strangest part of the game was when the "Spare Tire" dance team came out and did a dance. They are a bunch of middle aged very fat men. Is this what the girls at a ball game enjoy looking at?