We had some reservations last night, and two small parties. However……the Tigers baseball game was on at 8:30 last night. So what started out as a typical Friday, quickly came to a screeching halt. But we were prepared for that. Those of us in the restaurant business can rational anything…..here we go…..
First of all, we’re not a sports bar, but we did have the game on. Second, since it was a later game, we figured all who were going out to dinner, would do so early. Third, it’s cold, windy and rainy, a good night to stay home with beer and pizza. Even one of the parties was out the door by 8:00. By 8:30 you could’ve shot a cannon off. It got so slow that all the Tiger’s fans who were working, had plenty of time to run into the lounge to check on the game.
It started out great! A home run! Yay! Then we saw the rain start. A few were leaving the stands…..then they showed the die hard fans….sitting in the rain covered by plastic ponchos, others holding umbrellas. It’s hard to see it raining on television…..so you know it’s pouring when you can see it! It looked like large puddles were forming on the field. It wasn’t long before we saw all the fans vacating their seats.
One guy at the bar quickly brought up the weather for New York on his phone. (We were all wondering how long this rain delay would last.) I mean, we had a slow night, at the very least we should be able to see the game that caused this! Then we thought they were taking the tarp off the infield….no…..wait…..oh, they’re not gonna take if off. A short time later they decided to call the game.
Slow night, no game….kind of like pouring salt in the wound, don’t ya think?
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