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By education and experience - Accountant with a specialty in taxation. Formerly a CPA (license has lapsed). Masters degree in law of taxation from University of Denver. Now retired. Part time work during baseball season as receptionist & switchboard operator for the Colorado Rockies. This gig feeds my soul in ways I have trouble articulating. One daughter, and four grandchildren. I share the house with two cats; a big goof of a cat called Grinch (named as a joke for his easy going "whatever" disposition); and Lady, a shelter adoptee with a regal bearing and sweet little soprano voice. I would be very bereft if it ever becomes necessary to keep house without a cat.
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Coors Field Nugget Seven - wait 'til next year
The eternal maxim of most baseball fans. It seemed insane as the Rockies played in their final week that we were happy when they won two against the Diamondbacks to avoid a 100 loss season. A rather dismal goal to be hoping for. To the regret of most fans I know, manager Jim Tracy will not return - from most press reports by his own choice. Several players echoed the fans regret in their own press interviews, he seemed to be very popular in the club house.
We had one or two humorous things in the last few weeks of the season and as is my habit, I'll share them with you.
Prior to his or her third birthday, a young child does not need a ticket for a game at Coors Field, but once a child is three, a ticket is required. We get a lot of phone calls inquiring about the issue. One caller really amused us: "But why do we need a ticket for her? She doesn't understand the game." My co worker who took the call couldn't help inquiring why they were planning to bring the child. "But she really wants to come."
What amused us was the prospect of a steady flow of adults telling the ticket takers: "I don't understand the game, but I really want to come. Why do I need a ticket?"
Somewhere along the line during the last few months of the season, the closed circuit camera crew which broadcasts various shots of the crowd between innings began a new variation on the "dance-cam; smile-cam; kiss-cam" sort of shot. This was the "oblivious cam" in which the large video screen would display a person at the game clearly paying no attention whatsoever. There would be a time counter in the lower right corner of the screen, counting up the seconds as time went by. Often the people immediately behind the star of the episode would be sitting there with huge grins on their faces, enjoying it as much as everyone else. Usually someone would come into the frame and point out what was happening, but on one occasion 95 seconds went by; the action on the field began; and the star of the oblivious cam was never the wiser, as far as I know.
I was sorry to see this year's two Cinderella teams - the Nationals and the Orioles out of the playoffs.
The crew I usually work with will have lunch together on Sunday. We'll probably keep in semi-regular touch with each other via email and perhaps a phone call or two. I'll miss them all and when news of the winter meetings begin to show up in the press, I'll start anticipating opening day.
We had one or two humorous things in the last few weeks of the season and as is my habit, I'll share them with you.
Prior to his or her third birthday, a young child does not need a ticket for a game at Coors Field, but once a child is three, a ticket is required. We get a lot of phone calls inquiring about the issue. One caller really amused us: "But why do we need a ticket for her? She doesn't understand the game." My co worker who took the call couldn't help inquiring why they were planning to bring the child. "But she really wants to come."
What amused us was the prospect of a steady flow of adults telling the ticket takers: "I don't understand the game, but I really want to come. Why do I need a ticket?"
Somewhere along the line during the last few months of the season, the closed circuit camera crew which broadcasts various shots of the crowd between innings began a new variation on the "dance-cam; smile-cam; kiss-cam" sort of shot. This was the "oblivious cam" in which the large video screen would display a person at the game clearly paying no attention whatsoever. There would be a time counter in the lower right corner of the screen, counting up the seconds as time went by. Often the people immediately behind the star of the episode would be sitting there with huge grins on their faces, enjoying it as much as everyone else. Usually someone would come into the frame and point out what was happening, but on one occasion 95 seconds went by; the action on the field began; and the star of the oblivious cam was never the wiser, as far as I know.
I was sorry to see this year's two Cinderella teams - the Nationals and the Orioles out of the playoffs.
The crew I usually work with will have lunch together on Sunday. We'll probably keep in semi-regular touch with each other via email and perhaps a phone call or two. I'll miss them all and when news of the winter meetings begin to show up in the press, I'll start anticipating opening day.
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