3rd Annual Brooklyn Cyclones Outing!

Another August and another Brooklyn Cyclones game for us. Thanks again to Mario for providing tickets and getting our name on the scoreboard between innings! (Although none of us had our camera ready to get a picture of it, we know it was there!) You will see in the album below (click on the picture of Naya with Sandy the Seagull to see all the pictures) that we DID get a lot of other pictures, especially of the post-game fireworks show!

2009-08-15 Cyclones Game

The Cyclones pitching had something like 12 strike outs (I remember seeing at least 11xK on the scoreboard), and the score tells you that it was indeed a pitcher's battle; 2-1 in 10 innings. Unfortunately, after coming up big in the 9th inning with a solo homer to tie it, the Cyclones left runners on base and gave up the winning run in the top of the 10th inning.

It was an exciting game, we felt a part of the action and were around like-minded fans. As a matter of fact, the group in front of us offered "free hot dog and a soda" vouchers to us late in the game!

A full compliment of 20 First Pres Brooklynites came out and were not disappointed with the game, just the resulting score.

Some of us stuck around after the game and fireworks to walk on - or play football on - the beach, then strolled down the boardwalk and back to Williams Candy before boarding our train home. We did make it to the stadium in time to get the Pepsi beach towel, and (somehow) Mario got a free Brooklyn Cyclones baseball cap for everyone, too!

Lots of fun, fellowship, and fresh sea air. The perfect outing for an all-too-fast summer of 2009.