An artsy-fartsy Monday

Monday, Memorial Day in the 'burg. That means Artsfest on Front St., clogged traffic in town, and wading through a gazillion people to get to the ballpark. Which actually is kind of different since most years the boys are out of town for the Memorial Day holiday. I can't remember the last time they were in for Memorial Day. We usually spend the holiday getting things done in the yard, watching the Linglestown parade, watching the NCAA men's lacrosse championship, and picnicking with the in-laws. I did do some grounds crew work at home and watched the parade (all 30 minutes!!!), before we loaded up and headed downtown. I ran into Knute's girlfriend Asheleigh (still not sure if I got the spelling right) at the parade. She works for Lower Paxton Parks & Rec. at the Friendship Community Center. They had a float in the parade, and she was handing out plastic leis. I didn't even recognize her at first.
So Mrs. Waadsworth and I finally arrived on City Island and headed over to the Riverfront to catch up with Alan and his girlfriend Sarah. We around Front St., had something to eat, (Camp Curtin Barbecue Station!!!!) and picked up a few trinkets. Afterward, we headed over to the Island, and took the girls on the grand tour of the boardwalk. In attendance, Alan, Frank, Izzy and myself, as well as Knute. Pre-game was a breeze, nobody was dressed funny, and the game started on time. Bowie's manger Brad Komminsk, was happy to see Frank and promptly busted his balls. The game moved along pretty uneventfully until about the 4th inning, when interns showed up for the big discussion regarding the 5th inning drag "skit" apparently Sunday' s crew didn't show as much enthusiasm as the brass was hoping for, so we were relieved of our duties. The "performance" for the evening was to be "Jump on it" Sorry, guess I really am getting old. Never heard of it. We went over the basics and at the end of the 5th, we headed to the infield. I made my way around the base paths and when I came back around 2nd base, they were killing it. Got a very good crowd reaction.So, maybe people will come to baseball games to see what the grounds crew does during the drag. Or, maybe not. The rest of the game went without anything of note. The boys lost, again, only 3-2. They were in it, but as usual, just couldn't get the clutch hit. They left way too many men on base, hit in to a bunch of double-plays with men in scoring position, that killed the inning. basic stuff. Afterwards, hey, our favorite thing, fireworks. Actually, once we got things finished up, we were done at a decent hour. Tuesday night's game looks to be a little on the wet side, so we did tarp after the game. We'll see what the day has in store for us. More tomorrow.