songbird's crazy world

No, not the waterfowl, ..the professional baseball team.  They play in the Atlantic League -- not affiliated with Major League Baseball.  Their home stadium, Bethpage ballpark,  is not in Bethpage -- it's in Central Islip. (It's called Bethpage Ballpark because the Bethpage Credit Union is its current corporate sponsor.) Passed the park dozens of times on my way to court, but I've never seen a Ducks game. That will change tonight.  Not sure what to expect.  I've been to Shea, and Citi Field, for Mets games many times.  Drew is a rabid Mets fan. but I've heard these games are less formal, and more fun. We shall see.

I am headed out to Citi Field tonight...Mets vs. the Washington Nationals.  I've never been to a game at Citi Field. I've been to a concert (sir Paul), but not a game. I saw many games at Shea, of course.  But this will be a different feeling....a blend of old traditions and new.

After that abomination Monday night, I am really looking forward to tonight's game in the Bronx. They have to win at home, to christen the new stadium with champagne and a trophy. Yes,I am a Mets fan. And yes, I am rooting for the Yankees. I am the product of a "mixed marriage". My father, raised in Brooklyn, was a Dodgers fan until that rat fink O'Malley took them away. My mother grew up in the Bronx. My parents' first date was at Yankee Stadium, they saw DiMaggio play. My loyalties were always divided, I like the Yankees and the Mets. That makes me a bit of an oddball here in New York. Back in 2000, when we had a Subway Series, I was beside myself. Until the Mets lost....and I went into mourning. I like the Yankees, but I LOVE the Mets. couldn't bring myself to go to the victory parade, even though I'd been to the parades in prior years. Drew is a die-hard Mets fan. Hates the Yanks with a passion usually reserved for rattlesnakes a...