> > "Miller, Jeffrey" wrote: > > > > > > Or is this more the sort of fireworks that happen at the end of a > > > > sporting event? In that case, we won't need the > > orchestra, just a > > > > bunch of athletes and beer. > > > > > > ..and a military helicopter to lower a giant flag to start the show! > > > > Actually, what I had in mind was the sort of minor-league > > event that goes on not too far from my new place, where there > > are fireworks *after* the Friday games, and half the folks > > haven't managed to make it there by the 7PM start time due to > > problems in getting out of work and fighting their way there > > in the traffic. (Of course, I've only heard about it -- I > > haven't managed to go to a game yet. Maybe next month, with some > > friends....) > > I miss minor-league ball; its everything I love about going to a baseball game without the downsides. > > Pros: > - guilty food like chedder fries & bbq sandwiches > - lots of beer > - fun cheering with a crowd > > Cons: > - men's bathrooms > - cost of beer and guilty food > - crowds > > -j-
Crowds? Cost of beer? maybe I'm reading too fast, are you saying lots of beer at a small park is good but the price at a large park is bad? (Of course it is). Just wondering where you go. I got five minor league teams within driving distance and I've only ever been to ONE game in my life. I just can't get into minor league action. I know I'm a bad person: I get mad when a little kid makes an error or misses a tackle. I don't think I'll be one of those bad parents when it comes to sports, but I hate it when a kid parks under a pop-up and then he drops it. Maybe I'm projecting, I sucked at sports, mostly because I was in my head too much, I could never focus. I always wished our school had a field and track team. I would have been awful at those events too, but they were so easy: you ran or jumped or threw. You didn't have to think about missing the bunt sign or missing the snap count. Kevin T. Ah well
