August 21, 2004

Photos by Stuart Alexander, Jesse Lansner and Roland Soong

IMAGE091 The field where the game was scheduled to be played.
DSCN3901 If you had looked outside at 3:00 pm, you would have known that the view from home plate would look like this and you would have felt good about staying indoors
DSCN3900 Few sights are sadder or more forlorn than this one.
DSCN3902 But the view from the pitcher's mound is cheerier, with bright spots of orange.
DSCN3903 CPTCers are a hardy bunch. Here is Coach Tony Ruiz with his son, Anthony
P8210001 Dion Mulvhill lets Tony Ruiz know that there are no discounts on peidcab rides; not even for coaches.
DSCN3904 Coach Devon Martin shows up on a more traditional bicycle while Alan Ruben looks askance at the skies.
P8210002 We don't need a softball game to have fun, right guys? Right? Ah, who are we kidding.
DSCN3898 Coach Tony tells the story of how the parks department came and made off with all the food and drinks. Of course, this did not include any beer, because we would never have alcohol with us in the park.
DSCN3906 Meanwhile, Sylvie Kimche and Sarah Gross study the results of the morning's race.

DSCN3907 Finally, Alan Ruben reveals the real reason why the ball game was rained out: He didn't wear his Turkey Trot t-shirt as he did in previous years.
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