The beginning of the end...

Its time for the last home stand of the season. We on the grounds crew wait for 2 times during the year, the beginning and the end. The beginning is all anticipation of a new season after a long layoff, and getting back out on the field. The end is a different anticipation. We're ready to close things out after a long 5 month season, and hang out at the homes we haven't really seen much of since April. In the 8 previous seasons that has meant, well, the end of the season. But this year, who knows. We start this week neck and neck with Bowie for the last playoff spot. Can we finish the week in 2nd place? We'll see. We play a so-so Portland team but finish up with the Trenton Thunder who just happen to own the league's best record. The weather is kind of iffy for the first three days of the week, but I hope we can fight through to get to the better weather at the end of the week. That and it would minimize the damage to the field. The field has taken quite a beating the last few weeks, pretty much started before the All-Star break. It looks pretty good from the stands, but up close, Tim and Knute having been trying to work their magic on it. Just not enough time to let grass repair itself. Tim even said, if we had 2 more off days, we'd have been over the hump. But this time of year, we expect it and try to coax it to the end. & more games and we can put it to bed for the year or we get about a 2 week break before the playoffs start. That should be enough time to get things back to a reasonable condition for a couple of playoff games. Until then, though its time to play out the string. I report back in about the middle of the week. Later..