Panama Update #157
Friday, April 17, 2009
Last night I went to the a semi-pro baseball game at the Estadio Rod Carew, the biggest baseball stadium in the country. It is about a 20 minute drive outside of Panama City, depending on the traffic. They have a 3 month league with about 6 teams that each play each other several times. They were pretty good. I was told that many times there are pro scouts there from the US. I went with a couple of guys who work at the school where I do. There were about 1000 people there but it was easy to get seats right behind home plate. Vendors are constantly coming by and offering beer, pizza, popcorn, hotdogs, KFC, hamburgers, and peanuts. Everything seems to cost a $1. It is cheap and the service is good. Parking was free and plentiful and admission was only $4. It was also beautiful weather to sit outside. The temperature was moderate with a nice breeze. The game started at 7:00 PM and was over by about 10:00 PM.
I have pictures to post and hopefully will get those up soon.
