Welcome Home Tampa Bay Rays!

Today I had the pleasure of joining the Tampa Bay Rays for opening day 2013! I also had the pleasure of meeting several Tampa Bay bloggers, including Caroline of Morningside Mom, Scotty from Diaper Dads, Carter of DadScribe, and Christie of Average Moms Wear Capes. The Rays were kind enough to host us in a special blogger suite!

Sold out opening day

Here are some of the ballpark treats we enjoyed today:

Salad, similar to 1905 salad

Burger sliders and all the fixin's

Chicken nuggets

Potato chips and dip

Brownies 

I had many firsts at this game. This was my first Rays game in a suite, my first opening day game, and my first sold out game. It was also my first time wearing my brand new Rays shirt, but who's counting? The only downside to the game was that the Rays ended up losing to the Baltimore Orioles 7-4. Boo! Hopefully the rest of the season has lots of wins in store for the Rays.

I am looking forward to treating you all to some special Rays ballpark posts this season. I will be eating my way around the stadium to try the culinary lineup at the Trop. I am putting together a bucket list of sorts for must do's at the Trop this season. What should I add to my list? Here's is what I have so far:

• Visit the Touch Tank 
• Get a picture with Raymond and/or DJ Kitty
• Try the new Rays wine
• Attend a post-game concert

The Rays are doing something really cool for this Saturday's game. The first 20,000 fans will receive a David Price Cy Young figurine, presented by the Tampa Bay Times. The Rays will play the Cleveland Indians at 7:10pm. You don't want to miss this giveaway. Here is a preview of the figurine, and the moment that inspired it! 

{Disclosure Statement - I was provided tickets to the Rays baseball game and refreshments, with no obligation to blog about this event. All opinions expressed about this event in my blog and through Twitter are my own.}