At the suggestions of edbigghead and Turumbar, and after a frenzied process of consultation, it was decided that the game will be the one on the 18th at Salt River Fields. As yet, we don’t know who the D-backs will be playing, but it’s going to be an international contest, against a team that went through from the second round of WBC qualification in Tokyo, so it could be anyone from Japan through Cuba to Israel. Though, let’s be honest, we’re not too concerned about the opposition, since we’re there to see the D-backs.
We did think about lawn seats, but in deference to a range of considerations including global warming, my translucent skin and Mrs.