Left Coast Part 3 - "Day Off"

"This is busier than a game day" remarked Culpy as we settled into hotel number two of the trip. With the tourist living up to his name and bopping all over the Bay area and all kinds of behind-the-scenes plans being put into place, it certainly seemed like we were racing around more than usual..... but this was the staff. Thankfully, the players were able to enjoy a relaxing day and spend some quality time in San Francisco.
The day started with breakfast in Santa Clara, followed by a short bus ride up to see the facilities at the University of San Francisco. A short walk on the field was followed by the boys getting some free time in the Fisherman's Wharf area of the city. A few of the elder statesmen in the squad took a guided boat tour of the harbor, while others kept themselves amused in the tourist stores and many eateries that the area had to offer. While the boys wandered the tourist spots and took harbor boat rides, the staff were busy preparing for the scouting reports for the next day's game with a very talented USF squad.

Schlenks, TJ and T-Time Enjoy San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz Lurks in the distance!

At 3:30 we boarded the bus for a quick ride to the hotel which was situated just outside the city limits, near the airport. However, there was a short delay when Nicky's math skills deserted him and instead of being dropped by his family at Pier 39, he showed up at Pier 50+! But order was quickly restored and we set off for the hotel. Unfortunately, it was at this moment that the 40,000 people inside AT&T Park also decided to descend upon the Embarcadero and we were stuck in traffic for over 30 minutes.
Once we eventually arrived at our hotel it was a quick turn-around and we were off to the home of Brown Alumnus, Hunter Stern, who together with his wonderful wife and family put on a magnificent spread of food and drinks for the boys at their home in the city. More alums joined us at the house and great stories were shared between the new players and their esteemed forefathers....
Despite being willing and able to stay at the house all evening, the business of having to prepare for USF took over and we returned to the hotel for a late-evening meeting and video preview session. With information and motivation at hand the boys retired to bed and the staff took to the hotel lounge to discuss the game plan for the next day....