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Ladies & Gentlemen, your Tulsa Drillers

Last week I ventured on down to Tulsa for a few days and was able to catch the Drillers game vs. the Springfield Cardinals on Wednesday. I joined an "intimate" crowd on a breezy night and toured around One OK field, now in it's 2nd year as the home of the Drillers. Minor League Baseball owns. Took a few pics, I meant to take a better camera but forgot so all these are from my phone, sorry they aren't the best quality.

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This is the closest gate to downtown, and you enter sort of in right center. I got there pretty early. ONEOK Field opened in 2010.

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Juan Nicasio was having a run when I got there. There are decks in both corners where you can stand and watch the game, you're right above the field.

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You know, for kids.

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View of downtown.

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Hector Gomez done warming up.

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His name was Ben Paulsen

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Watching the grounds crew put the finishing touches on the field before a game is seriously one of the most relaxing things I can think of.

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You know, for kids.

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Riordan and Rosario in from the bullpen. Riordan was sharp, had didn't give up a hit until the 4th.

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Boulevard makes a pretty darn tasty wheat, of which I enjoyed a couple.

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Baseball is seriously by far the best game to go watch.

This one was tight with both starting pitchers doing extremely well. The only hit through the first 3 innings was Tommy Field's seeing eye single. Cory Riordan gave up two earned which was bested by Nick Additon (Springfield Cardinals) only 1 earned. Which really, was a home run by Field that was helped by a healthy wind. Tulsa's bullpen gave up a four spot in the 9th so the final score didn't look as close as it was. But still, it was a great night out at the park, that's a pretty nice one they have down there. Minor league baseball rules.

Oh, and here's a gratuitous picture of The National from the night before:

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