Leslie Lindsey holds a clipboard in one hand while her Cat Crew stands around with a large tarp depicting hamburger patties sizzling on a grill. “Leslie to Steven,” she says, speaking into the walkie-talkie on her shoulder. Little kids surround her holding sliced cheese-shaped bean bags, waiting to throw them on the tarp. The child that gets the most “cheese” on the hamburger, wins. This is just a typical day on the job for Lindsey, coordinator for day-of-games events for the Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team. She arrives at Raley Field for a night game (which begins at 7:05) around 3 p.m. She holds a Cat Crew meeting near 5 p.m. to let her staff of about six, plus Dinger

August is the month where they separate the men from the boys. The Sacramento River Cats look to be one of the upper-tier teams in the Pacific Coast League. Tickets for the first round of the playoffs went on sale Wednesday at Raley Field. Even though Tony DeFrancesco’s club has a 7.5 game lead over their rival the Fresno Grizzlies in the Pacific South Division, Sacramento still feels they must always look in the rear-view mirror to see which team is creeping up behind them. The River Cats begin an eight-game home stand tonight that will go a long ways in deciding who they might face down the road in the playoffs. Sacramento begins its home stand against the Oklahoma City RedHawks. As of