I posted this a bit past midnight, still excited from Karen’s skillful escape from the parking lot traffic jam. I wanted to post it again this morning closer to my usual time. Somebody on my Facebook page said the fireworks didn’t live up to her hopes, but I liked them. Take a look and tell me what you like better, the sunset or the manmade finale?
July Fourth with the Syracuse Chiefs. Sounds like a plan.
The folks who run the Syracuse Chiefs and the city’s department of parks and recreation decided that NBT Bank Stadium was the perfect place for a July Fourth doubleheader.
The 7 p.m. Triple-A game between the Chiefs and Pawtucket Red Sox and following fireworks display drew quite a buzz. By 6:30 p.m. all entrances to the parking lot had a long line of cars.
TV crews interview baseball fans before they enter NBT Bank Stadium Friday in Syracuse.
I’d gone to the box office on Thursday morning and bought box seats for my dear wife Karen and myself. I knew that the game and fireworks would be a popular draw.
The line at the box office and at the gate proved me right.
We saw our friend Julie Cardinali, the Chiefs manager of corporate sales, outside the admission gate, and…
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Mark Bialczak 
This sounds like the best box seats to have! It is always nice to go to local ball games and it looks like the t.v. crew were there, too! Smiles, Robin
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It was a big news story, the place to be on the Fourth here, Robin!
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