Road trip

Young CCC wanted to take his old man on a baseball excursion on Father’s Day. With the Phillies in Seattle we decided to take in a minor league game in Wilmington. As readers know Mrs. CCC and I have taken minor league road trips in the past and we enjoy the friendly confines of the smaller parks. So we all left town on Sunday morning and took the short trip down I-95 and pulled into Wilmington around 11:30. Our first stop was for brunch at the Iron Hill Brewery which is about a three block walk from the park. Young CCC picked up the tab! After a nice meal and samples of their brews, we strolled over to the park and found our seats – six rows from the field, right by 3^rd base for $10!! Can’t beat that for value. On a beautiful sun-kissed day, we saw the Blue Rocks get beat 3-2 by the Winston-Salem Dash (of salt?). And who knew that so many towns in North Carolina were named after brands of cigarettes? One of the highlights of the game occurred in the 1^st inning when a Blue Rocks player hit a 2-run homer. As he’s trotting around the bases, a mascot dressed as a stalk of celery comes out from under the stands and does a little dance. Even with my imagination, I could not make that up. And nobody seems to be able to tell me what a garden vegetable has to do with socking homers, because I asked quite a few people. After the game was over we rolled back into Center City and Mrs. CCC made us a nice steak dinner. All in all, a pretty nice day. I hope all you fathers enjoyed your day as much as I did. Thanks, Dude.