Real-life plate action for the kids

Elisabeth and George have carefully studied all those Triple-A batters during our trips to NBT Bank Stadium to watch the Syracuse Mets play. This summer they jumped into the backyard batting cage put up to help the Little League days of nephew Mason. Hard work, texted Elisabeth, recalling her high school softball days. You have…

It might be pool weather

With my dear wife Karen working weekdays in Schenectady for her traveling sterile tech gig this month, we’re off to a slow pool start. She’s the one in charge of the whole backyard pool thing, glady. The pool company has visited. The cover is off. Karen starts a local gig come the start of July.…

The kids just had to, they declared

The agreement declared that all the work it took my fantastic daughter Elisabeth and terrific fiance George Three to fix the quite broken shed doors while my dear wife Karen, cherished rescue mutt Ellie B and I were on our annual Cape Cod getaway would serve as this year’s Father’s Day present. I didn’t want…

So much tasty Polish food

The family did indeed return for our annual visit to the big Polish shindig in Syracuse’s Clinton Square this year. We were quite thrilled, in fact, that we could stock up on our beloved food from the Utica Polish Community Club without having to make the drive east to Utica. See all that food on…

Finishing another Cape Cod puzzle

Congratulations to my dear wife Karen! From the shelves in the store in Chatham to the dining table in our Dennis Port rental, this 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle went from all apart to complete finished. Yes, one last Dennis Port rental shot needed to be shared! Last year she had the help of terrific daughter Elisabeth…

Another cool moon shot

Lest I forget entirely … Earlier this month, when that fantastic strawberry super moon made a visit to our part of the world, I was texting my dear wife Karen. She had returned to her flat after her shift at the Schenectady hospital. She took out her iPhone to capture this great photo from her…

And the game plays on

They’re trying to move the game along in the minor league this season, with a shortened pitch clock. Still, sometimes the runs pile up, pitching changes abound, and the real clock ticks and ticks. When George Three and I were walking out with Elisabeth after the eighth inning during our last visit (George Two and…

Good job, Scootch

Syracuse Mets mascot Scootch never stops, I’ve especially noticed this season as we’ve been sitting behind the third base dugout. And the young fans dig it. Good job, inner Scootch.

Rooting for Dom Smith

One of my favorite New York Mets is down in Triple A, working on his swing with my hometown Syracuse Mets. I cheered on first baseman Dominic Smith every turn at bat during our last visit to NBT Bank Stadium. It’s been a tough two years for Dom. His batting average plummeted. His playing time…

Happy with our new Syracuse Mets jerseys

When my fantastic daughter Elisabeth and I were leafing through the Syracuse Mets program a few games ago, we knew we wanted to return for the Pride jersey giveaway night. One, we loved the look. We made sure we’d get our share of the 500 when fiance George Three stepped up volunteered to get specially…