First day of vacation: finnish baseball and universal foosball
The vacation took a nice running start yesterday with a surprise trip to Hyvinkää.
Watched my first ever paid for pesäpallo (finnish baseball) game, and came away with a conclusion that a repeat would not be too painful to contemplate in the future. The game has changed a lot since I last played it. Back in high school we had nine innings, and none of this new-fangled “two halves scored independently” stuff. The first half went almost scoreless, but on the second the home team struck deep and hard, blowing away the visitors 6-0. The stadium wasn’t exactly Fenway Park, but had the basic amenities available. Though the area where beer was available was blessed with the worst views on the stands.
In addition to the main event, enjoyed a multi-sausage barbecue and a free foosball game on the patio of a neighboring restaurant. Hadn’t played in ages, and was definitely rusty. And even though the playing field did have a slope towards the white team’s goal - my miserable goaltending cannot be explained by geographical facts alone. Noted that the game is very enjoyable 2-on-2, with an amazing lack of forethought offensive moves and plain desperation ruling the field. No idea what a proper game would cost, but based on the firm construction of the Carlsberg-sponsored unit, I think the price is in hundereds of euros.
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