The reality:
Soon after we arrived the downpour started. All of us huddled under a tent and managed to conduct an interview session with the Manager of the team (Joe Calfapietra), the First Base Coach (Ani Ramos), and the Hitting Coach (Eddie Gerald). The three coaches were very accommodating, and the students stuck with it.
This is coach Ramos answering a question (possibly one about who his favorite player of all time is*). Other questions focused on how the Jackals staff felt about being in fourth place and what they thought they needed to do to improve. Some students asked about the mix of rookies and veterans on the team and how chemistry is built.
They worked hard, concentrating on hearing the answers over the general din of the stadium and trying to keep their papers dry. Although these were not great conditions to work in, it did provide a glimpse of the life of a journalist. Sometimes the story you were planning on writing doesn't materialize, and you have to switch on the fly.
While waiting out the rain, the students still had their (sometimes soggy) hot dogs and made the best of it.
When it became apparent that the skies were not going to clear, we called for a shuttle bus and got the students back to campus. Once they were there and had a chance to dry off a bit, they got to blogging. What was going to be a game account turned into stories about the rain. Here are some selections from their accounts. Click on the blog name to be taken to the blog itself. Please note that like most blogs, they are not copyedited.
A few minutes later, it was time to head to the Yogi Berra Stadium to watch the game. We all had to walk to the stadium and it was only drizzling outside. No one was bothered by it, so we just kept our hopes and excitement up!
"The Game Must Go On!" shouted Yvenson in a determined and fierce manner.
- Big Nick’s Sports Bar
After our sweet little interview our group waited under the tarp for the weather to clear up, sadly it didn't. So for about the next hour and a half our class ran around getting food and watching employees run on the wet field. In my spare time I grabbed some soggy hot dogs and cheese fries with my good friend Ace Vet.
Ponchos, umbrellas, you name it, everyone who attended got drenched either way.
To get our food, we had to rush in the heavy rain and use team work to bring it back while one person held on to the umbrella and the other held the food. I guess it was a good activity for us to learn cooperation and teamwork which is always good to have in your life if you need help with anything.
- J Pokes
What a experience I thought, sarcasm intended.
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