Seventh Inning Stretch Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/29/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Inning #7.5 is just one in a series of caches to be released this summer along the highway 78 corridor. Most of the caches are released on Saturday but this one is designed as a mid-week opportunity to get out of your car and walk a little bit in order to get your blood flowing. This cache could be a park and grab like others in the series (if you choose to park illegally in a red zone along side the hiding spot) however why not stretch your legs at the point in the game and walk the 300 feet over from legal parking at N 33° 08.449 W 117° 09.628 ?

As with other caches in the series the FTF is awarded a home run (4 bases), the 2nd to find a triple (3 bases), the 3rd to find a double (2 bases) and the 4th to find a single (1 base). Bases will accumulate over the summer and whoever has the most will be crowned the World Series Champion of 2010.

What do they win? Well in addition to my admiration the top four finishers will have a chance at prizes including a 1998 San Diego Padres facsimile autographed baseball from San Diego’s last NL pennant winning team.

Logs should be clear as to who is first, second, third, and fourth to find otherwise the Commissioner will have to simply award bases on his best judgment.

Midway through the seventh the current score is:

Celestinau………………………………… 15 bases

Condor Man & 7 Riddles........…………….14 bases

Calipers…………………………………… 8 bases

Mcgarveyma………………………………6 bases

fsafranek & Tim 10966………………4 bases

Rockhoundbmw & New Explorers……….2 bases

dl4jones……………………………………1 base

Inning #7.5 is in honor of the long standing tradition of the seventh inning stretch.













The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh inning of any game – in the middle of the seventh inning. Fans generally stand up and stretch out their arms and legs and sometimes walk around. It is a popular time to get a late-inning snack as well; many teams end beer and alcohol sales at this point.

The actual origins of the tradition are disputed however my favorite version is that 100 years ago on the opening day of the 1910 season President William Howard Taft attended a Washington Senators game and felt sore after 7.5 innings of sitting on his hard wooden seat. He then decided to stand up and stretch. Upon seeing the chief executive stand, the rest of the spectators in attendance felt obligated to join the president in his gestures.

Whatever the case it a popular tradition that lives on to this day. Get up and stretch folks! The game is almost over!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

jrqtrq hc 5 sg uvtu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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