Rain,Boots and Hagerstown Weather

The Hagerstown Suns stumbled down the wrong road,but recovered by doing the right thing Saturday night even while the game was canceled due to a pouring thunderstorm.

Two hours later,the sun was shining and all was well,but the rain had done its damage on the ancient field at Municipal Stadium,but this is a different story than what happened on the field.
The Suns could have had a real problem on the hands over yes,a bobblehead.

The team allowed season ticket holders to enter early for the bobblehead,which I've always thought was a good idea.
Season ticket holders get their bobblehead reserved and they get a few perks for their outlay of money,which they deserve.
Here lies the problem-with just a few people maybe 25-30) in line,the team announced that they weren't opening the gates and asked people to return to their car.

Most (including Fred Landucci and Brad Adams ) didn't do that,so the team would have been better suited to take our tickets,let us inside for shelter and give the bobbleheads out as most of the people there attended just for that.
So about 15 of us waited in the rain as one family of travelers from New Jersey wondered if they would get a bobble at all.
As the rain stopped and the line grew,the people in the line started to get unhappy and vocal.
Brad and I thought this might get ugly,but the team in the end did the right thing,opened the gates and gave out the bobblehead.
That was the right decision and smart decision-promotions are used to get fans to the park,they were there-make them happy-and even the game being cancelled still allowed them go home pleased.
The Suns might have not traveled the easy road to get there,but in the end-it all turned out right.

Meanwhile,the bobblehead itself looked great and was an inspired choice in former big leaguer Boots Poffenberger of Williamsport.
Poffenberger was a cult hero and a bit of a comet in 1937 with the Tigers.
Alas as most comets do,Poffenberger burned out fast and never pitched in the bigs after 1939.
I wanted this bobblehead mainly to give to my grandmother as my late grandfather knew Poffenberger and used to tell me stories all about him.

I'd like to see the Suns do more bobbles as they have this year with Poffenberger and Nick Adenhart.
Give them plenty of credit-both excellent decisions...

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