And one night last week he played an inning at first base.

Actually, the night of my senior prom, I was playing the organ.

But while opening night played like a fairy tale, reality is never far away.

We stayed up most of the night playing cards and drinking beer with the guards.

And day or night, the announcers play second fiddle to the music.

While working as a caddy and in a factory, the 15-year-old found he could make $5 to $10 per night playing for local basketball teams.

For a month we got drunk, and we'd stay up all night playing these incredibly long games of charades.

And on the third night, playing bridge till eleven o'clock, he had reason to be proud of himself.

Well, the night plays tricks on you, sir, Burt said.

Gill added: "I come every night to play my hardest.