Baseball, Interrupted
Saturday night in Central Islip. A capacity crowd at the ballpark. The Long Island Ducks versus the Staten Island Ferryhawks — and yes, there are Ferryhawks fans in the stands. We like to sit in the upper deck, behind home plate. That gives us access to the Duck Club, much better food than is sold on the main level (they even have a gluten free menu!) It’s fireworks night, so we get a small preview during the national anthem. There’s a burst of fireworks each time a Ducks player hits a home run (three home runs that night!) and during the 7th inning stretch, And then … Bottom of the 7th inning. The score is 7-3 Ducks. The inning ends. And the skies open up. A decision is made to present the fireworks during the rain delay. Most of the crowd leaves. We stay, thinking the game might continue. The umpires call the game 30 minutes into the rain delay. Still a fun night.
