MMM Baseball

SPOKEN:
I remember a night in April, the wind was blowing and there was rain
The home team fell behind in the fourth and had only a small rally late in the game.
I was still there in the 9th when the hail started to fall
the score ended up being 10 to 2.
And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a ball game?"

SUNG:
Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is

with apologies to Peggy Lee.

The Salt Lake Bees have started their season with two home stands and stand at 3-2. The opener was a chilly but not unpleasant game against the Las Vegas 51s. Nick Gorneault won it with a double in the bottom of the ninth. The park was crowded with people still coming in in the 4th, the beer and other consessions lines were long, it was how every game should be. Good crowd and good energy with an exciting finish.
I also attended the first game against the Tuscon Sidewinders (Toros was so much easier to remember) last night. Ugh. Rain, hail, wind, lightning, Tuscon's 9 run 4th inning...
I actually started to leave after the 7th, but stopped myself. I looked down at the field and said to myself, "they're not leaving. Even if everyone goes home, they need to finish the game or wait for the officials to call it. I need to stay out of respect for the players, even if the game is probably over. There's no clock so I don't know what might happen in the bottom of the 9th."
So I still believe in the bottom of the 9th and I stayed. The wind was very cold.
Doubt I'll be back this week, but I'll be back at the ball park for the games against Tacoma, possibly on the 21st or 22nd, but more likely on the 23rd.


One more thing, about U men's basketball, the reason I haven't commented on the hiring of Jim Boyland as head coach is enough people have made guesses and discussed him, I prefer to wait until the games start and judge the man on his merits as a coach rather than on his history.