Scrimmage

Tonight's scrimmage against the Stockton Ports had a series of mixed responses.  The game was lackluster.  The Cats looked clumsy and witless.  It was a bit cold tonight and hope that it is not raining for the opener.  But here are six impressions:

#1 - The Crowd - the scrimmage was free and the crowd was small.  Season ticket holders got a voucher to try out some of the new foods.  Even with that incentive the crowd was probably less than 1000.
#2 - The Food - They have introduced a number of new foods including a black bean burger - very tasty; and a Walking Taco (a taco in a waffle cone - tasty but messy) and a Donut Dog (Hot dog on a donut).
#3 - The Players - There are a bunch of last year's team back again.  One friend who went to Spring Training said we should have a good group of pitchers - from tonight's outing I sure did not see that.
#4 - Cat's Cash - this year on a credit card - great innovation.
#5 - The Season - Opens on Thursday against Tacoma.
#6 - The new crew (the kids who pump up the stands) - seems to be a pretty good group.

One more comment not on the game.  The early days in the season will be a challenge.  They are revamping the roads past Tower Bridge and that makes for a traffic mess from the North side of the stadium.  Parking in the first four games is free but it is still a hassle to get in and out.