Baseball fever strikes

Your Center City Correspondent has been away for a while. Mrs. CCC and I spent six days in Florida recently. We took in a few spring training games and visited our son in Naples, FL. He joined us in Sarasota, Clearwater and Fort Myers where we saw the Orioles, Phillies, and Red Sox play. Then we took in the delights of Naples with the restaurants, shopping, beaches, and sunsets. It wasn’t exactly beach weather, cool and breezy and the water could turn your ankles blue in a minute. But oh my, the sunsets were gorgeous; beautiful yellows and pinks and purples. But a word of caution if you go to Naples during the season – beware of the drivers. They will stop whenever they want to, turn from any lane they are in, and just make a nuisance of themselves. It’s like they think they are the only ones on the road. And you have to drive everywhere which makes me crazy. Naples is a big place, and everything is spread out. I could not wait to get back to Center City so I could walk anywhere I wanted. It’s been a week since we returned, and I’ve yet to drive the car. But if you’re a baseball fan, you owe it to yourself to go to spring training. It’s delightful and you’re surrounded by fans – who else would spend hundreds of dollars and travel over 1,000 miles to see an exhibition game?


And speaking of baseball, as some of you know, I start a new adventure tonight. I signed up to be an usher at Citizens Bank Park. They had over 1200 applicants and they chose 90 people, so I’m glad I’m one of them. I guess my experience at the Linc helped me. We get to work all the games, and Mrs. CC is a bit miffed because she won’t be able to share my company at the games. So, if you have an extra ticket for a game, give her a call, she’d love to go with you. She doesn’t eat or drink much and she stays in her seat and watches the game. She’s a big Victorino fan. Stayed tuned for my ruminations about CBP.

Happy Easter to all. It should be a glorious weekend so go out and find some easter eggs.