Monday we shot south into Boston. We are not going to Fenway because we've been there twice already. We are, however, headed to Suffolk Downs, horse racing emporium to the Boston area. The plan is to get there midway through the program and bet a few races, and to then head over to Lowell to catch the A ball Spinners (Red Sox affiliate) face the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Cleveland Indians.) Don't you just love minor league team names?
By the way, our voyage takes us through three of the Seven Sisters colleges locale:. Smith, Vasser, and Amherst. We are too old to care.
We arrived in time to bet the 7th, 8th, and 9th races. I picked the winner in the 7th, Go Anna Go, and also hooked her up with the favorite for an exacta. Bingo...85 bucks! here's a picture of my new favorite horse:
Go Anna Go
She was pretty feisty in her warm up; I thought she was ready to fire. Pure luck. My second and third bets failed, but I still walked out with a profit. A good day.
So we rolled out of Boston toward Lowell - birthplace of Jack Kerouac. How apropos.
Random observation from Randy:
"This radio sucks. I want to hear some Skrillex."
Lowell are the 'Spinners', a nod to the textile industry that was so vital to this area during the industrial revolution. Now that work is done in China. Their mascot is not even related to the industry; he's an alligator. His name is Canalligator because there's a canal running behind the stadium. Yea.
Anyway, the Lowell Spinners pitcher had a no-hitter through 4 innings, and the manager took him out. Why? Nobody knows. The Spinners still won the game, 7-4, so I guess it's ok. Randy picked the Scrappers left fielder as the next phenom,; I liked the Spinners 3rd baseman. Afterward, I asked the Spinners' mascot for a picture, and he obliged. Only...he ambushed me:
Canalligator attack.
Favorite Town Names;
Quabban, Mass
Favorite Signs:
Bread Euphoria!
Justine's Frosty
Military Weaponry:
1-cannon in Hadley Mass
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