Since the beginning of the month we visited by dad at New York Hospital Queens, and participated in the Yorkville Sports Association’s divisional playoffs.
On Sunday we all went to Flushing to first visit my mom and my aunt and have a little lunch. Eileen remained behind while Ellen and I walked up the hill to the hospital. When we got to my dad’s room, he was sitting up in a chair next to his bed. While maybe it’s a good sign that he was in a regular room and was out of the bed, we still feel that he has a long way to go. He still gave Ellen and me the impression that it’s all over. That is not like him, as I always remember him as a fighter.
After our visit we walked along Main Street towards the Long Island Expressway to have an early dinner at a Chinese restaurant called the Happy Garden. Ellen had a shrimp dish while I enjoyed a chicken and bean curd casserole. I enjoyed my dish and recommend the restaurant to all.
Last night the Bees played the first two games of the divisional playoffs, at DeWitt Clinton Park. Our first opponent was a bank called Societe General (Soc Gen) who we beat in the regular season. As in the regular season, we won again. This time the score was 12-2. Meanwhile, on a field across the park another game was being played. The teams were Debevoise & Plimpton (D&P) and College Sports TV (CSTV). This game was a close one, as it was tied in the bottom of the 7th inning when the home team, D&P, scored a run to eliminate CSTV. So the Bees would play a team that beat us in the 2008 regular season, as well as a few prior seasons. It seems to be a repeat of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ inability to beat the new York Yankees in the World Series 50+ years ago (except in 1955, and later when the Dodgers were in California). And like 50+ years ago, the Bees and their fans are saying “wait until next year”. We lost 8-2 and D&P are the divisional champs. But at least we made it to the finals, and a great time along the way. After it was all over they walked to Dixie’s on 11th Avenue. As for me, since it was already almost 9:00 PM, I kept on walking down 11th towards Penn Station to get the 9:29 train home. I definitely plan to play for the Bees in the 2009 season.
