Take me out to the ball game... Oaxaca Style

Going to sporting events is something we do in Oaxaca that we rarely if ever did in Canada. I can probably count on one finger the number of football (American style) games I went to, and the same goes for the rest of the world style (aka soccer) as well. Baseball? Maybe once ever five years or so. Hockey? If it was a company event. Baseball? Same same. If someone else was buying the tickets, I was game for the entertainment.

In Oaxaca, we actually go "frequently". I put frequently in quotes not because it is a foreign or uncommon word, but because compared to our past patronage, our Oaxaca level of participation is downright frequent. Since we have moved here officially, we have been to one football game and two baseball games. Shocking. Here's an idea of why:

The prices: Yesterday being Father's Day meant Ralph's ticket was free. FREE. My ticket for centre section was 25 pesos. C$2. Yes, you read that correctly. Two Canadian dollars. In addition to that spectacular pricing is the awesome concept of having a ticket for a section. So you can sit anywhere your heart desires within that section. Pretty cool, right?

We pick our spots between home and first base and start to crowd watch (yes, yes, we paid attention to the game, too, but...)

First we had a beer, no pictures required. Ralph had a Bud Light and I had a Victoria, which was on sale (!!) for 15 pesos. 2 beer, 40 pesos.



Next was the difficulty in deciding what to eat.

Chips?

Popcorn? Cheesies?

Empanadas? Of course with all the fixings available in little plastic bags... limon, salsa, jalapenos...

Nachos or peanuts?

Tostadas? (Look how lovely this lady is? How could you resist a tostada?)

Wait, are those guys in the corner flogging... pizza?? For 50 pesos? Pepperoni or Hawaiian?

How about a little sweet to keep the game exciting?

Or maybe something cold? You guessed it, paletas (ice cream popsicles).

Our team lost, but with all that food going by, who cares? Next week - Lucha Libre - Mexico's Free Wrestling. Tickets are 200 pesos for "numbered" seats. I think watching grown men toss themselves about in tights is well worth 200 pesos.