in the ballpark

I would have picked his stunningly poetic description of the final inning of the Sandy Koufax perfect game: “There’s 29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies.”

“I’m just happy that I made it,” manager Dave Roberts joked about three hours to first pitch, after sitting in a long line of traffic to get in the ballpark.

Now 36 and seeking help from sponsors, he doesn’t like to keep tabs on what feels like a lifetime of losses, but he puts the total figure in the ballpark of A$2m.

There are no slot machines in the ballpark and no sports betting area.

The season runs through Sept. 22, and the AAA national championship game will be in the ballpark on Sept. 28.