Young Kro, an all-conference outfielder at BU, was recently released to resume activities after an extensive stay on the DL.Īnd Chris Evans, Owego coach and a guy with whom I have at least two passions in common: Basketball and the English language. And good news on the recovery front for his boy C.J., one of Broome County’s finest, most versatile and decorated athletes in recent years. Share pleasantries with Mary Shea and Andy Hull, coaches of teams that hours later would be recognized as the 1-2 finishers- Susquehanna Valley and Seton Catholic Central, respectively.Īlways good to catch up with Coach Kro from Maine-Endwell, as we just get to bantering about who knows what. He talked pre-shot routine, set-up and angles, not so much swing, and how a can-do can be spotted from a want-to-but-won’t even before takeaway. No scoreboards, of course, so beyond sketchy word of mouth it is impossible to know which is the group to follow.īump into David Branham, Norwich coach and a guy with a seriously keen eye for nuances of the game. See, it’s a field of 65 players sent out in three-balls. Quality tunes, sweet-colored scenery on a magnificent day under a virtually cloud-free sky.Īrrive at Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Cornell University with, initially, no particular mission other than to absorb some golf at the Southern Tier Athletic Conference tournament. And co-best of the lot: An incomparable version of Just Like a Woman by Richie Havens, and When The Ship Comes In by The Clancy Brothers & friends. Johnny Winter doing Highway 61 Revisited, Neil Young on All Along the Watchtower, George Harrison with Absolutely Sweet Marie. Various artists performing Dylan songs in a jam-packed Garden. Low-to-mid-60s was a gift for an event that has been played through or whacked by snow on rare occasion.Ĭhose a two-disc set, one for each leg of a perfectly pleasurable drive to and from Ithaca, of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration of Bob Dylan. Toughest decision of the day was shorts or longs, and the former was a wise choice, in hindsight. Sometimes, it’s not so much a job as it is enjoying a day on the company’s nickel.

Clancy brothers when the ship comes in