As seen on TV
Familiar crew. George Two and Sue didn’t make it out the ballgame with us. However, it was televised in Syracuse for hometown fans. According to this text photo I received from him, he apparently caught us on the telecast.
Crunch of the bat?
Great new name. Sometimes late in a season, a Triple A squad calls a player up from Double A. Welcome to the Rochester Red Wings, Frankie Tostado. I quickly put him on my Love-That-Name squad.
There’s still baseball left
Seasonal feel. We knew we had at least one more baseball game left in us, so I took a handful of vouchers to the box office and grabbed four tickets for a Sunday day game. As happens, the morning dawned gray and drizzling. We’re fans. My dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth, great fiance George…
Second deck can be fun
Oh, the patio! When terrific daughter Elisabeth asked if dear wife Karen and I wanted to take in the union picnic for a Syracuse Mets game at NBT Bank Stadium with she and George Three, we were all in. It’s a hit. The tickets said 1st base patio. That cool location on the second level…
Great seats down low
See it all. George Two and I decided we’d take in a Syracuse Mets weekday day game, just us two old guys. I bought ahead at the box office and snagged really close seats. Big sky. Behind the dugout with a blue sky kept us happy, yes it did.
Take us out to the ballgame
Buddies and baseball (and beer). One topic that came up after our golf game the afternoon prior was, which Syracuse baseball park did we like more? The old MacArthur Stadium or the current NBT Bank Stadium? KP leaned toward the old joint and its so-deep center field fence where fly balls went to die in…
Hoping for good signs
Reaching for the big Mets. Over the holidays a week ago, the family took to NBT Bank Stadium for a Syracuse Mets game and good times. Game-ready. Six of us were ready for a good game, although I couldn’t fit all of us in my iPhone frame when my dear wife Karen, great daughter Elisabeth,…
We knew more than I thought
Our host for the evening. Ever diligent social media checker Elisabeth noted the Trivia Night scheduled in the Metropolitan Club by our Syracuse Mets baseball organization. Yes, terrific daughter, retired guy dad will pick up our tickets. Chilling out during a break. Bonus! With the mind game came the opportunity to view the Triple A…
Here’s to many more
Sweet and savory. I hope to witness many more Syracuse Mets post-game victory handshake lines this baseball season, my first as a retired guy. I don’t know how many times I’ll snag seats this close to their dugout, though …
Yes, it gets cold for baseball here in April
Protective gear for Syracuse chill. Game time temperature for Tuesday’s Syracuse Mets home opener was 53 degrees. We dressed in layers. For the players came less obvious choices. It’s interesting to note that some obviously feel the chill more than those of us who’ve lived here for, say, 40 years. Ronny Mauricio is our 22-year-old…
Mark Bialczak 