<p>Native Texan, thanks, you confirmed my entire point. All I was attempting to state was that any practice that could have happened last Saturday morning was of no greater duration than could have been accomplished in NYC the day of the World Series game and was certainly no big deal. I would think that you saw it in it’s entirety, a brief joint ‘instruction’. No detailed lengthy practices to which Salamander alluded. Sure, upper class can drive up on their own. Can they transport ceremonial rifles? The simple fact that you saw it in the morning probably precluded an evening practice or the morning would not have been necessary. Was what you saw so extensive that it could not have happened the day of the game during the World Series? What has to happen differently with a larger number which causes a requirement for extra practice? Or do you just normally agree with malcontents who have a hidden agenda against the Academy?</p>
<p>And it is all totally irrelevant. There is no scenario of the weekend which you can postulate which will provide a greater practice opportunity than that which existed for the World Series color guard from the time they were selected until the time they marched on. My sole point is that it is not a big deal. I can comprehend calling it a misunderstanding but being called a liar is a little far fetched, don’t you agree?</p>