It’s Valentine’s Day. Otherwise known as the day pitchers and catchers report.
It’s a day worthy of fireworks. Aside from the 4th of July, I can’t think of a more appropriate occasion to have a fireworks display. Spring lurks in the distance.
In Connecticut, fireworks displays by the Rock Cats have an interesting legal history. In Esposito v. New Britain Baseball Club, Inc., 49 Conn.Supp. 509 (2005) (Berger, J.), neighboring homeowners brought an injunction against the Rock Cats to prevent the Rock Cats from commencing and continuing almost biweekly fireworks shows.
In a thoughtful opinion, Judge Berger, ruled that the fireworks constituted a nuisance and substantially interfered with the neighboring homeowners’ use and enjoyment of their property and ordered the Rock Cats to reduce the number of fireworks shows during the season to one time each month.
As for me, I don’t stick around for fireworks displays. But I tend to arrive early to watch Red Sox prospects take batting practice.