Irish all Over with Baseball on Top

 

The Irish Festival
Downtown Abacoa, FL
March 14, 2026

Enjoying a lazy Saturday is the epitome of a great weekend. 

Our big event of the day was attending the Irish Festival in Downtown Abacoa. There was a Spring Training game underway right across the street at Roger Dean Stadium which meant parking was a bit tight. OK, really tight. Fortunately, Chris and I arrived a bit early and were able to secure free parking in the overflow lot down the street. 

Irish Fest
Downtown Abacoa
March 14, 2026

We enjoyed the fest and I am looking forward to another fest in the parking lot across the street on the actual St Patrick's Day hosted by the local Irish Restaurant and pub, McCarthy's.

For the afternoon/evening, Chris and I watched a pre-season baseball scrimmage via GameChanger between Arundel High and Marriotts Ridge. Jax pitched the first two innings and later played left field getting an RBI as a batter. It was a long game--really long (3 and a half hours) and the final score was a less than satisfying 12-12 tie. The good news is that Arundel came back from a 6-run deficit to tie the game but could not push the winning run across in the bottom of the 7th. 

I love this video clip. Jax throws a killer curve to strike out the final batter of the first inning. 

I am very happy that baseball is back!

BTW--I, sadly, did not enjoy any pie on Pi Day.

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL