Padres Baseball Game

As part of the conference we got in free to a San Diego Padres game. This was my first baseball game ever. I had to have the rules explained to me a few times before I figured out what was going on. After a few innings we left because the beer was expensive and the game was boring.

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Our first view of the stadium.  This was the first time I had ever been inside a ball park and the first baseball game I ever watched.

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David flashing his conference gang signs.

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Rob enjoying a good laugh.

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Matt double fisting it.  He represented OSU with pride.

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Irem even got in on the beer action.

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The field.  We sat off of the 3rd base.

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Justin and Mike enjoying the game.

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San Diego IDETC09 Conference

In San Diego I attended the 2009 IDETC conference. It was at the convention center. Here are a few snaps of the center and a few things around the center.

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Thunderheads east of downtown San Diego.  The Padres Stadium is peaking around behind the hotel in the background.

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A fun railroad crossing that we enjoyed on multiple occasions.

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Some huge yachts were parked outside the convention center.  One was the BMW Oracle Racing Yacht.

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Dr. Ge, formerly with OSU and now with the NSF, talking with Dr. Paasch.

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Undergraduate poster session and graduate student feeding time.

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Mike loving the tram ride.

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The tram went from ground level to the second floor.  It was supposed to be for disabled people but it seemed to be more of a tourist attraction.

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Our hotel is somewhere off in the distance.

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Crazy architecture in the conference facility.  It’s a series of tubes!