A lifetime first on Saturday, & another small step in the Americafication of

Derb: We went to a minor league baseball game. This was the Long Island Ducks vs. Atlantic City Surf. Great fun — surprisingly well-appointed stadium, high standard of play, good cheerful family crowd, lotsa kids.

Major leagues may have the glamour, but they also have the traffic jams, the sky-high ticket prices, the prima donna players, the stadium seats so high your ears pop… Ducks won 9-5. Let’s go, Ducks! Q–U–A–A–A–A–C–K!

(And yes, the concessions were selling… QUACKERJACK.)