Yesterday the family took in a Long Island Ducks game, a baseball team in the Atlantic league. There’s a lot to be said for grass roots teams. It costs no more than going to a movie and the ballpark seats a fraction of what you see in a major league stadium. You’re close enough to hear the crack of the bat or the ball thudding into the catcher’s glove. And there’s all sorts of cheesy contests for families to participate in.
But today Ariel and I (along with Glenn) took in a game at CitiField. And it’s undeniable that there’s an energy in such an environment that eclipses small parks. Maybe it’s because the stakes are higher. Maybe it’s because the Mets are still clinging to the slim hopes of a post-season berth, and today’s 4-0 win over the Rockies keeps the team on life support slightly longer. Maybe it’s because our freakin’ closer wound up in jail on assault charges, leaving the rest of us wondering just what the hëll his father-in-law said to him to set him off.
What do you guys think? Major leagues or minor leagues?
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