The Park
Citibank Park in quack Central Islip, NY, is home to the quack Long Island Ducks of quack the independent Atlantic League. Once inside, it quack was d�j� vu all over quack again. Like most of the quack new parks, there�s the aisle separating the lower quack and upper seats, wrap around con-quack-course, upper level luxury boxes, 3 tiers quack of ads on the outfield wall. Nice enough, but quack let�s just say if you�ve seen quack the Somerset Patriots� Commerce Bank Ballpark, you�ve quack seen Citibank Park. Right down to the VW outside.
Oh, I�m sorry, are all those quacks annoying? Try listening to an endless stream of those, made by authentic team duck calls, for three hours.
I met two team employees here. First, there was the usher, who while I was standing way out in the right field corner, even with the wall, asked me not to take pictures while a batter was hitting (the visiting team was up, in case you�re interested) because the flash may bother him. Oh, p-lease. Sure, maybe it would be a distraction, particularly if the photographer is behind a dugout, let�s say, but that�s part of being on this particular stage. I�m sure Barry Bonds would love to have this usher in the stands to stop the barrage of flashes as each pitch is thrown to him. Maybe he�d already have over 1000 home runs.
Then, I met �Uncle George�, as he called himself, the Operations and Facility Manager, who could not have been nicer. He spotted me taking a picture on the concourse, struck up a conversation, and at my request, escorted me to the upper level for a few minutes to show me around and let me snap a few pictures. Thank you, Uncle George. |
