July 25-26

It was cooler on Wednesday, daytime highs in the 80s. Jenny and Helen joined me for a rare weeknight appearance at the ballpark, Jamie Burkholder was with us so we had a full car. After two straight losses on the homestand the R-Phils broke through on this night with a 6-1 win over Altoona. Cody Asche was the offensive star with two home runs and four RBI, winning pitcher Jonathan Pettibone had a run-scoring base hit (the second consecutive night an R-Phils pitcher helped himself with an RBI). On Thursday morning it was very dark with rain in the area, I met Jenny at an appointment she had in Willow Street and we had lunch. It cleared up in the afternoon as temperatures rose into the 90s, Jamie rode with me once again as the New Britain Rock Cats came to town. It was Reading Baseball Hall Of Fame Night, the class of 2012 was enshrined before the game in ceremonies that were curtailed thanks to Mother Nature. There were strong storms coming from the northwest, the wind picked up considerably as the grounds crew put the tarp down. As the rain started it appeared to be falling sideways thanks to the wind velocity, after a delay of close to one hour the game was called and rescheduled as a doubleheader on Saturday the 28th. The storm system touched much of the state and bordering areas as well, there were reports on the internet of a tornado touchdown in Elmira. I messaged my cousins to see what was up, Roxanne's daughter Krista called later in the evening and said that everyone in the family was OK but Elmira was under a state of emergency with a curfew in effect until Friday morning. Take care, thanks for reading.