Winner! When the family got to the top of the concourse on our latest trip to see our Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium, a worker handed my dear wife Karen and I both a copy of the night’s program. I gave mine to Karen as we wound our way to our seats. And she…

Warm at this point. The second homestand of our Syracuse Mets’ season still featured some chilly weather. My dear wife Karen and I knew to dress in layers. Yes, I added a hoodie a few innings later.

Hardy fans. April baseball means bundling up when your hometown squad is the Syracuse Mets. The fans did good. We’ll return soon.

Taking a stance. Concentration means so much when you’re trying to hit a baseball. It was interesting to watch my Syracuse Mets hitters get ready in the what we call the warmup circle.

Thank you, sir. Our original seats were close for the Syracuse Mets home opener, but I couldn’t quite eavesdrop on the mound discussion during the first pitching change. Dinner plans, maybe?

At the plate. Yes, I had to walk down from the Metropolitan Room to check out where our original seats were for the Syracuse Mets home opener. We did good on the first day they went on sale. I had fun taking some photos as the home team battle Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. My dear wife Karen, terrific…

And Trapper hats, too. What the heck, thought I, when I saw the temperature forecast for our Syracuse Mets home opener. Yes, we’d secured our four seats up close to the field the first day they went on sale. Then … The team put up a special in the Metropolitan Room that included a buffet…

Our stadium. Hope springs eternal when I get to NBT Bank Stadium and my thoughts drift to Syracuse Mets baseball a couple of miles down the road from our house. Even in winter, I can feel it getting closer.