I hoped that I could get Ooma to a WooSox game while we were in Worcester as I think that is one of the summer highlights of the city. But COVID intervened. I then expected to be accompanied by Ray and Kim, with an extra ticket to be disposed of. But Kim broke her foot a couple of days before the game. Down to Ray and me and *2* tickets to repurpose. Solution: invite old buddy Mike. And he had a neighbor who was interested. Problem solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We – Ray and I – planned to meet up with Mike and Joe at The Banner, a pub not far from Polar Park. But as Ray and I were walking to the pub I got a text message from Mike. He just realized that the game was for Thursday, not Friday as he thought. He could still make it but would be late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Banner was crowded so Ray and I moved down to the Smokestack Urban BBQ restaurant (since closed). We got a table and had a decent meal. We were unable to meet up with Mike and Joe before the game, but they did make it to the stadium in time for the first pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One final fly in this ointment: I forgot that I had my Swiss army knife in my pocket. I knew it would be confiscated at the stadium, so I had to seek out a hiding place. I found an orange construction cone and dropped the knife under it. We then were able to enter the stadium without anything being confiscated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The game turned out to be rather historic. Michael Wacha, a Red Sox pitcher who had been out for several months with an injury, made his first rehab start that night. He mowed down the opposition, going nearly 5 hitless innings while the WooSox built an 8-0 lead. Two other pitchers completed the game, also allowing no hits. My first ever no hitter! And the first no-hitter ever at Polar Park<\/a>. Damn exciting. The final out was a diving catch of a line drive by the left fielder – a fitting end to a wonderful game, won by the WooSox 12-0. To say that the crowd went home happy would be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And my knife was still under the cone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I hoped that I could get Ooma to a WooSox game while we were in Worcester as I think that is one of the summer highlights of the city. But COVID intervened. I then expected to be accompanied by Ray and Kim, with an extra ticket to be disposed of. But Kim broke her foot … Continue reading