10/9/2011 8:55:45 AM
FORT MYERS, Fla. - I have made the Sunday commute from my hotel south of the city to City of Palms Park, where I have set up shop on a rail seat in a fan section in the right-field corner of the ballpark. The pressbox was locked up and this was the only place I could find an electrical outlet, a bar stool and a narrow tabletop on which to work.
My spot isn't covered, and right now a hot morning sun is beating down on the back of my neck, which, of course, is the best news of the day. It means it's not raining and young men are actually playing baseball on the field in front of me.
The PG folks who are running this tournament have done a yeoman's job rescheduling all the games that were washed out yesterday and games are under way. Some fields are still unplayable and most of this morning's games got started late, but as I type these words at mid-morning we are playing baseball - here at COP, anyway.
The playoff games have been shortened to 5 innings with a 1 1/2 hour time limit out of necessity, and if everything continues to move along, tomorrow morning's quarterfiinal pairings should be set later on tonight.
I know the Travelblog hasn't dealt a whole lot with seeing the local sights here lately, but after an afternoon spent in Fort Myers Beach on Wednesday, I really haven't been anyplace other than ball fields and my hotel. Not that I'm complaining. The ballyards and my hotel are both really nice and comfortable.