Posted by WB
on 10/23/2009, 12:39 pm, in reply to "Life is good! OT but who cares!"
What a great retirement gift, Rick.
The Phillies were my home team during much of my kidhood. The last time I saw them play was a double-header with the Pirates (long-time bitter rivals). I don't remember the exact year, but the game was in the old Connie Mack Stadium...a loooong time ago.
WB
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: I left Connecticut Wednesday morning to drive to Pennsylvania to visit my kids
: and watch the Phillies game on my Son's big screen. He invited me down last
: week. I got there, spent some time with them and my Grand-daughters and then my Son
: and Daughter said, let's go get a bunch of hoagies and cheese steaks for the
: game. We got in my Daughter's car and started driving. After a while, I said I
: thought we were going a long way to buy hoagies. They laughed and said it was a
: tradition and good luck to buy them from this special deli they liked. After
: another ten or fifteen minutes, I jokingly said "We're not getting hoagies are
: we? We're going to the game." With that, my Son handed me tickets and said
: "You
: can have the aisle seat if you want it. Happy Retirement!" We WERE going to the
: game!
: Unbelievable! My first time in Citizens Bank Park, my first Phillies game in
: probably 15 years, and the clinching game of the pennant race. A night I'll
: never forget! What a surprise it was. What great kids I have! What an honor and
: thrill to have been there! Go Phils!
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