{"id":9559,"date":"2019-09-24T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=9559"},"modified":"2021-10-01T04:47:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:47:36","slug":"summertime-with-the-dbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=9559","title":{"rendered":"Summertime with the DBacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My last two summers have been filled with baseball games at Chase Field, watching the Arizona Diamondbacks play ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2316\" height=\"2316\" data-attachment-id=\"9563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=9563\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?fit=2316%2C2316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2316,2316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1559479737&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3857\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?fit=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?w=2316&amp;ssl=1 2316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=684%2C684&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=336%2C336&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=928%2C928&amp;ssl=1 928w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Diamondbacks have been running a Summer back special, which means that for one hundred dollars a person can go to as many games as you want, as long as you sit in the upper decks. 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