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Late afternoon yesterday, perfect weather, in the center of town between the old town hall and the largest Catholic church there are five well-kept diamonds surrounded by chain link fences sporting faded ads from local sponsors (a legendary local ice cream place, an insurance company owned by an old town family, the best pizza joint around, etc.). Under darkening blue skies three games (championship games for the three Little League divisions) are being played simultaneously.
Cheers rise and fall at varying intervals as the families gathered around the fields sitting in lawn chairs brought from home and snacking on goodies brought to share with friends and neighbors root for their young sons (and a few daughters) or nephews or grandchildren.
There are lots of other kids there not playing in the games. Seems like half the town’s school-aged kids are there riding bikes around, climbing on the bleachers, or cheering on friends on the field.
As dusk takes hold the lights come on around the fields and the scoreboards are illuminated. The baseball being played isn’t the greatest in the history of the game, but the kids are having fun and the families are cheering on everyone - even the kids on the opposing teams.
Just a simple, pleasant early summer night in a small New England town, but it might as well be heaven.
Cheers rise and fall at varying intervals as the families gathered around the fields sitting in lawn chairs brought from home and snacking on goodies brought to share with friends and neighbors root for their young sons (and a few daughters) or nephews or grandchildren.
There are lots of other kids there not playing in the games. Seems like half the town’s school-aged kids are there riding bikes around, climbing on the bleachers, or cheering on friends on the field.
As dusk takes hold the lights come on around the fields and the scoreboards are illuminated. The baseball being played isn’t the greatest in the history of the game, but the kids are having fun and the families are cheering on everyone - even the kids on the opposing teams.
Just a simple, pleasant early summer night in a small New England town, but it might as well be heaven.
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