Ducks baseball, again

 So the weather yesterday …a series of thunderstorms in the early afternoon (including flooding, especially in NYC), a lull I the late afternoon, and more storms at night.  The Yankees postpoed their game, Noah Kahan cancelled his concert at Citi Field …

…but in Central Islip, the Ducks were determined to play. The FIRST PLACE Ducks, I might add …

While waiting for the gates to open we saw

Seriously, cars had to honk at them to get them to move.

And while we were waiting, we discovered that the national anthem would be sung by …a friend of ours!

Well, actually by a group, the Long Island Choral Society.  But she is a member.

Oh, and the conductor?  He also conducted the orchestra for Yeoman last month.

Oh, and my daughter Jen was at the game.  Not with us, she was with her best friend and the friend’s family.  Just a coincidence that they came the same night we were there.

And she told us that the guy acting as master of ceremonies for the Ducks was also the DJ at Becca’s wedding.  I didn’t know that!

( Can you believe Becca and Brendon are married two years?)

Do you like the patriotic logo?

Well, the game got underway.  Until the top of the 5th inning, when the second wave of storms rolled through.  High winds, drenching rains, thunder and lightning.  We took refuge in the Duck Club restaurant.

Storm didn’t last long.  They presented the fireworks as soon as the rain let up.

Most people left after that, but due-hard fans stayed until the bitter end,  yeah, they lost.  But it was still a fun evening,