Pitarresi: Legion puts on good show

Having the New York State American Legion Baseball Tournament back her in the Mohawk Valley.

 

There are some terrific teams playing out at Murnane Field, and it’s a good day’s entertainment.

 

It’s terrific, too, that the tournament committee, headed by Don Oliver and assistant by Utica Post manager Greg Gaeta, thinks beyond baseball. The thought is to make the whole enterprise an event.

 

They succeeded in a big way during opening ceremonies Wednesday. They arranged to have former Utica Post player Scott Thrasher fly in to be honored and throw out the first pitch, and the result was an emotional meeting with his parents and a nice celebration that everyone in the crowd and the eight competing teams thoroughly appreciated.

 

Congratulations to Oliver and Co. for putting on a great show.