Hot dog and cotton candy vendors yelling, fans cheering and jeering, kids running up and down the steps. Fans in rainbow colored tutus, suspenders and socks stood teary eyed as the names scrolled past.īut the deafening silence gave way to cheers that sent vibrations through the stands as the Una Voce Florida Men's Chorus sang the national anthem and a massive American flag and LGBT Pride flag covered the ballfield.įrom that moment on it was the full festivity of a baseball game in a packed arena.
Only one crying infant could be heard among the approximately 40,000 in attendance during the 41 seconds it took for five slides to show the names of every life lost in the shooting.
Before the game, images of chaos from the Sunday morning shooting gave way to those of solidarity rallies held around the world.
