The Baseball Trip 2022

Day 3    Wednesday, June 29

Onward to Traverse City, Michigan ,where we encounter again - you guessed it - the Pit Spitters! They have traveled home hoping to erase the memory of last night's loss to the Battle Jacks.

The game was close for six and 1/2 innings, tied 1-1. But the Pit Spitters broke it open in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-2 victory. The winning pitcher, Derek Clark, tossed nine strikeouts and is now the North Woods League's strikeout leader. It was impressive.

Some pix from the park, Turtle Creek Stadium:

Front entrance.

Left field seats toward home plate.

Toward left field.

Left-center scoreboard.

Me and the mascot, Monty. He is described as a blue, furry creature who grew up in the nearby cherry orchards. I need a Marvel origin story. 

Right field toward home plate. By the way, love the architecture of this stadium. One of the workers told me that those suites sell out for concerts faster than any ball game. And for more money.

Favorite City: Stronach, MI.

Favorite Signs: Lock Up Marijuana!

                          Redneck Yacht Club (Apparently a lot of rednecks up here?)

                          Welcome to Mentone - Egg Basket to the World.

Signs of the Rapture - 1 - Jesus is Risen.

Injury Lawyer Billboards - 1

Random Observation from Randy: Those Amish women do look kinda cute in those little bonnets.

Next: Green Bay Wisconsin.