Sunday, July 08, 2007

Here We Go Senators, Here We Go




It's the Harrisburg Senators, again. These are the pictures I took at the Mother's day game. Notice they are wearing pink jerseys. This ended up being a doubleheader, they lost both. As I've explained before the Senators are the AA affiliate of the Washington Nationals (once Montreal Expos) and since ownership of the Major League team by MLB for years depleted the farm system of any talent, Harrisburg is still paying the price. I'm not saying there is no talent, just an overall watering down of the talent they get. They play at Commerce Bank Park, once called Riverside Stadium, on City Island. City Island sits in the middle of the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, the state capital. Sitting in the middle on a body of water leads to some interesting quirks. The clubhouse is under the stands, next to the restrooms (one words guys "trough", nuff said) in case of inclimate weather, very inclimate, they have sliding doors that seal in place to try and keep the river out. Two or three years ago this happened, it left the outfield 2 feet deep and forced some away "home" games. Another unique occurrence that happens when you are surrounded by a river is the hatching of the mayflies. Mayflies are white bugs, bigger than a mosquito, but they don't bite. They hover around the lights and die. An once dead they fall, so wear a hat or hope for rally towel night to cover your head, 'cause they're coming down. Last year the team put the mayfly on the batting practice hats. I guess someone has a sense of humor, someone obviously in the booth.

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