Thursday Night Madness

Play Ball! It's baseball season, and we have a minor league team here - the River Cats! So, one Thursday night a month, we trek down to Old Sacramento, congregate on either the second or third floor of a place called Fanny Ann's, have burgers and beer until about 1815, then trek across the I Street bridge over the Sacramento River to Raley Field to maybe make it to the seventh inning stretch - drinking more beer, reminiscing with our office buddies, and watching a ball game. This week we made it to the fourth inning - the game was 1-0 for the home team!

Here's what came from that experience:

Congregate at Fanny Ann's for burgers and beer
on the second or third floor, listening to the music
sharing stories of the office

At 1815, head down to the I Street Bridge
over the Sacramento River,
and over to Raley Field
quite an entourage at times, walking
from one place to the other

Get our cheap seat tickets
and more beer
head down the third base line to
the tables at the end

When the Star Spangled Banner starts
stand up, hats off, hands on hearts
face the field

Someone then yells, "Play Ball"

Watch for pop flies that come over
the third base line and into
the bleachers

Paul says he's caught six in the last
eleven years

Pete has two

Reminisce about those who have
moved on or retired
or passed away

God rest Lester and his peanuts

Good folks, good times
stories shared, memories made

It was Toga Night
even for Dinger, the mascot