Saturday night at the ballpark

 Another fun evening at a Ducks game.  This time they played the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars. With a mere two weeks left to the Atlantic League season, the Ducks are in contention for a playoff berth, and the crowd is hyped.  It’s also fireworks night, meaning we can expect to see a display during the national anthem (“and the rockets’ red glare”…), during the 7th inning stretch, and if a Duck hits a home run. And a full display after the game, of course.

We sit in the upper deck, behind home plate. 

Want to see an example of chutzpah?

The sign says “As a courtesy for fans below, please do not set food or drink on  ledge.”

And the guy who put the Coke bottle on the ledge wasn’t even supposed to be sitting there.

Play ball!

The phrase has a special meaning when the “ducks” on the pond are “Ducks.”

At one point the Boxcars looked like the Keystone Cops.  They were charged with one fielding error.  The official scorekeeper was generous, there should have been three errors.  And then the pitcher hit the batter and walked in a run. 

And yes, there were three Duck home runs.  Including a walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th.

And then