We got up Sunday morning and went to services at Palm Beach Lakes church of Christ. We had found out Sam Jones would be doing a Gospel Meeting there so were happy to see him preach. He did his usual good job. When we got out, we grabbed something to eat and then headed to Roger Dean Stadium again. The Cardinals played the Nationals. They looked a tad bit lethargic to me and they ended up losing. The Cardinals did not support their pitching well, making several errors that led to a couple of runs. We got back to the hotel and changed and headed to visit at the Suncoast church of Christ. We found another group of wonderful Christians there and really enjoyed that as well.
Monday, I got up and ran. We went to our fourth game at Roger Dean Stadium. The Cardinals would be playing the Mets. They didn’t bring any of their starters. The highlight though was the appearance of Adam Wainwright as the Cardinals starter. He had not started a game since the game (which we were at) in Milwaukee where he tore his achilles tendon. He pitched two shutout innings and then exited the game. The teams each scored a run in the third and then the Cardinals scored five runs in the fifth to break the game open. We came back to the hotel and had the hotel dinner. If you’ve noticed, we’ve been able to save a good amount of money on our meals on this trip.
Tuesday was a welcomed day off. The Cardinals had a game in Fort Myers but that was over two hours away so we didn’t go. I ran and then headed over to the practice field. I was fortunate to get to see Carlos Martinez throw a few innings of a simulated game. His catcher was Yadier Molina. There were several others watching him including Adam Wainwright and Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt. Adam Wainwright came over and signed autographs and posed for photos. He was a very nice personable guy for all the fans. For lunch, we ended up going to Palm Beach Lakes again. Sam Jones did a lunch session each day on “Managing Life After a Faith-Shaking Experience”. He did his usual fabulous job. On the way back, we popped into the Cheesecake Factory to grab a couple of pieces of cheesecake to eat later. We had the hotel dinner again and then went to see Sam Jones speak again that evening.
We got up Wednesday and I went for my morning run. Running was so nice in Jupiter, the weather was beautiful. Donna had seen an ad for a fish and fries basket from Checkers, so she decided to give that a try. I had a double bacon burger. They also have funnel cakes there so I had to get a small one. We got the food but honestly were not really impressed by it. We headed to the game (the final one we’d see at Roger Dean). The weather was so nice that we just walked the mile or so. The Cardinals played the Marlins and new acquired Mike Leake took the mound. The big thing though was Yadier Molina got the start at catcher! It was good to see him in an actual game. In the 2nd, the leadoff man for the Marlins reached on an error and was singled to second. Then, a batter or so later, there was a single up the middle. Randall Grichuk grabbed the ball and fired to the plate. I was a bit concerned about Yadi’s first tag play after his injury (that’s how he tore his thumb ligament last year). Yadi made the tag perfectly to get the runner out and was unscathed. The Cardinals scored in the fifth on a home run by Patrick Wisdom (the first Cardinal home run we’d seen there) but lost 5-3. We walked back to the hotel and changed and headed to see the last night of the Gospel Meeting. It was a special bonus to the trip to be able to attend that and see Brother Jones speak.
I’ll finish this series up by letting you know how the trip home went in my next post.
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