There’s always a lull around the beer stand during a middle inning rally. Everyone’s had their first beer or two, they’ve settled into their seats with a hot dog, and the lineup has seen the starter’s stuff once already. I usually take that down time to walk around the corner from our beneath-the-bleachers beer stand to watch a little bit of the game from right behind home plate.
My view from just outside our service stand at Homer Stryker Field
The Fon du Lac Dockspiders had the bases loaded in the 5th inning with two outs in a tie game, and the Kalamazoo Growlers starting pitcher Tommy Sommer on the mound. I watched the Spiders’ Troy Black dig into the batters box, but my eyes were drawn to a kid standing twenty feet in front of me. Continue reading
Jake Berent 