After taking the unprecedented step of cancelling the “official” March lunch meeting in the interest of caution due to the coronavirus pandemic, three chapter members decided to meet at the County Line BBQ anyway to (1) keep the 160 month streak of consecutive monthly meetings intact, (2) enjoy the BBQ and talk baseball and (3) enjoy what might be the end of the aforementioned streak. No one knows what conditions might be like next month so if this is the end, well there are probably more important things to be worried about.
The atmosphere at the County Line was understandably different than usual. The crowd was smaller and diners were seated at dispersed tables to ostensibly reduce person-to-person contact. Each of the three attendees followed prescribed protocols by refraining from the usual handshakes and, after handling the menus and placing orders, excused themselves to the men’s room to take advantage of the hot water and soap.
The baseball-related conversations included the delay of the start of the season, the proposed expansion of the playoffs, the Astros on-going sign stealing saga and Trevor Bauer’s “sandlot” game. Although baseball was discussed and all would have preferred to discuss baseball exclusively, the conversation always seemed to return to the virus. The consensus was to be safe out there!
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