Look Up//Look Down #12: World Baseball Classic

About a year ago, Henry and I were sitting at a baseball game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, and we saw advertisements for something called the "World Baseball Classic" which was coming to the stadium in March, 2013.  We talked about how it might be fun to get tickets and watch national teams from outside the United States come to our ball park to play. So, for Christmas this year, I bought tickets for Henry, and last Tuesday we watched the Dominican Republic beat Costa Rica in the championship game.  The game had a very different feel than a typical U.S. major league baseball game. There was much more music and lots of chanting and singing.  And a lot more emotion. It felt like a cross between a little league world series game and an international soccer match. Even though it was a bit of dreary night weather-wise, I'm glad we went. 
As a bonus, I thought it would also make a fun entry for my weekly look up//look down post, inspired by Helena. Looking down at the opening ceremonies and looking up at the confetti during the trophy ceremony. Although you can click on both pictures to see them in more detail, I think these photos do begin to show the limits of the iphone camera. It is hard to get really clear photos at a distance.  I still like the photo pair, as I feel they capture the atmosphere of a very fun night.
On the upside, the iphone really does a great job on videos. Check this look up//look down video taken during the celebration.  Click on this link.