On Friday night, a group of us met at Keyspan Park to attend the Cyclones game and view the fireworks. It was one of those iffy days, with hot, muggy weather that threatened rain several times. The radio stations warned of thunderstorms come evening.
But the thunderstorms never came, and we had a great time socializing and watching the game. As group leader (because I made the reservations), I received a red Brooklyn Cyclones cap that will keep the sun off my head this summer.
Selma brought a camera and quite a few pictures were taken. When they are developed, I'll try to get them scanned so I can post them on the blog. We had an excellent turnout, with 22 people including some family and friends.
The game was one of those tense ones that turns out great. The Ironbirds were ahead for a number of innings, 3 to 0. But finally somewhere mid-game, the Cyclones scored. I was at the food stands but knew they scored when I heard the shouting.
For a couple of innings the score was tied, and we suspected the game would go into overtime. But no, at the last minute, at the end of the ninth inning, the Cyclones brought in the winning score.
The Friday night fireworks were timed to wait until the game was over. So as soon as the Cyclones made their final score, the fireworks began. It was a great ending to a fun outing.
We got our first bit of publicity, too. Our name, The Brooklyn Humanist Community, appeared on the screen in the middle of the fourth inning, along with the names of other groups attending the game. If you turned your head for a second you missed it, but we were there!
On Sunday we've got the book club, and then on Friday there's the July 4th party. Summer is starting off with a bang!
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