MY ALL-STAR EXPERIENCE

As you all know, San Francisco hosted the MLB All-Star game this year. I had no desire to take part in the spectacle, although I wouldn't have tossed a ticket or two if they'd fallen into my hand.

Instead, I spent a lazy Sunday afternoon (July 8) at beautiful Marchbank Park in Daly City, where the San Francisco National Adult Baseball Association (SFNABA) was holding its own decidedly more intimate All-Star game. The "Ocean" team beat the "Bay" team 7-5.

Because my father played semi-pro ball back in the 60s, I have a special attachment to non-MLB baseball. Here in the Bay area, we're lucky to have a fully formed league in SFNABA, with a variety of parks to choose from. The great thing about these games is that you can sit on the grass at the edge of the field with your dogs and a picnic basket and bask in the sun while good players play baseball mere feet away. It's even more intimate than Spring Training.

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