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So Minor League

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So Minor League

I’ve spent a lot of time making the claim that the United States is just not as good as they think they are. Even America’s game, which I believe is still baseball is a mirror of our capitalistic system. There is another system where the rich get richer than others wish to merely compete.

I also do spend a lot of time talking about customs and traditions from other countries that I find endearing. Naturally, one of those is five weeks of vacation. However on a sunlit Sunday afternoon in Everett an American tradition endures. I find it rather charming.

That is minor league baseball.

The ballpark is close enough that we rode our bikes there and it is all of 2 miles. It was a hilly 2 miles but no big deal. I bought tickets for nine of us even though 11 came of the game. Kids two and under get in free. I’ve been to many major league games and minor league games across the country but I like the small town feel of a minor league game.

The game happened and it was entertaining enough. After about the fourth inning, the kids wanted to head to the fun zone. I took the kids to the bouncy Palace, and bouncy slides and some weird fishing game. By the time we got back to our seats, the Home team was already losing 8 to 3.

Nobody cared. As our community steps up to the plate, there are few things that feel more normal than watching an Everett AquaSox game at Funko Field.

Most people wore their Frog shirts or that of the major league affiliate the Seattle Mariners. By the way, the Seattle Mariners have forgot how to hit this year. We sang during the seventh inning stretch and cheered when the home team scored a run.

After the game, they had a promotion so the kids could run the bases. The Mariners did the same, a few weeks back and it took a long time for the kids to actually run the bases. In the minor leagues it is speedy and to the point. Both our grandkids got to run the bases.They did not want any parental help as they wanted to do it themselves.

It was a simple afternoon and many families were doing exactly the same.

2 responses to “So Minor League”

  1. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    What happy faces! Love this!

  2. vermavkv Avatar
    vermavkv

    What a wonderful slice of everyday American life! ⚾😊 I especially enjoyed how you captured the charm of minor league baseball—not merely as a sporting event, but as a community tradition.

    The picture of eleven people biking to the ballpark, children disappearing into the fun zone, everyone cheering despite the home team falling behind, and families gathering for a Sunday afternoon feels wonderfully authentic. And the fact that nobody seemed too bothered by the score says something important: sometimes the real victory is simply being together.

I would love to hear you opinion as well

Hello,

I’m Mark

His friends observe Mark seems wired a little differently. Perhaps it’s more likely that noticing little things often missed by others is a relic of a quieter, simpler time. He has a way with words, which he refuses to let be hindered by sub-par typing skills. People have great stories to tell if you sit and listen.

A belief dear to Mark is that there is certain beauty in the world. You simply have to look for it.

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