Sitting there in the old grandstand your mind often strays to a simpler, easy-going time as you watch games in a classic setting that includes the famous, sloped outfield and the tall hedges and flagpole in deep centerfield, nearly 500 feet away.

Adding to the ambience are cows grazing on the farm beyond the right-field fence.

An assortment of goodies at the refreshment stand is a plus, too, especially on nights you miss dinner.

But the Limeport Stadium experience isn't complete unless Chris Barebo is behind the microphone.

Barebo adds to the ballpark's charm with his folksy approach on the P.A. system.

Players and fans alike enjoy hearing the names over the loud speaker, but Barebo's specialty is giving out trivia questions between innings.

The prizes can include anything from a Reading Phillies baseball cap to a bag of sunflower seeds, but that's not what has people barking out the answers or sending kids to the scorer's table behind home plate where Barebo announces— it's just the fun of testing your baseball knowledge.

Trivia and baseball go hand-in-hand and Barebo's questions have become one of the attractions at one of area baseball's most treasured venues.

"I've been doing the games for the Bulls in the Tri-County League and for the Dodgers in the Blue Mountain League for the last nine years," Barebo said after working Friday's Tri-Co playoff game. "This was my 272nd game at the mike and I've enjoyed every one."

Barebo, whose family owns Otterbine Barebo, a Vera Cruz-based company that builds fountains, small ponds, aeration systems and other water-related products, loves to do the games at Limeport.

"This ballpark is a special place," he said. "Just for the fact that it has been around as long as it has and it has so much history and baseball culture associated with it. And the teams are so well supported by the Limeport people.

"The one thing that makes me despondent is that I still don't think enough people know about the place. A lot of people drive by and never know that the place is here."

Barebo, who lives a short distance away in Emmaus, said he never played high school or college ball, but learned of Limeport Stadium from Joe Klan, who worked for his company. Klan was on the Limeport Stadium Committee that was instrumental in revitalizing the facility.

"The trivia pulls the fans into the game and gives me the chance to jawbone," Barebo said. "I try to get the kids in the game by asking them how many billboards are out on the outfield fence.

"The one thing I've tried to do this year is try to make the game enjoyable for everyone who comes into the park. I try to get some bottles of water to the umpires, I try to wish the visiting team good luck, and I try to keep the fans involved. I just feel lucky to be a part of this stadium. I am always sad when the season ends."

And the teams are sad when Barebo misses a game or two.

"It's a whole different ballgame when he's here," said Bulls manager Pat Lane. "It's great to have him here because he keeps everybody in the game with his announcing. He makes a great place even better."