So THIS stirred the emotions yesterday and today which is fine because baseball should be an emotional thing.
I was chatting with Media Goon yesterday and I said that about 95% of this blog is about me trying to reclaim my childhood. Let’s wear what we wore then. Let’s go to Banner Day again! Let’s give Seaver a standing ovation.
That’s what we do. We’re a tribe.
So I buy some tickets and merchandise. I like wearing jerseys. I like going to games.
As I reclaim my youth this time I have to be the Dad in the story and Junior gets to play the 8 year old.
I think back to going to all those games with my father and I can’t remember one single score. I know where we sat. I remember flashes, like Randy Jones walking the park. A home run here and there. Us asking Ron Gardenhire to hit a home run (he didn’t).
The Mets likely won’t win the World Series in 2012. Reyes may be gone.
Let it go.
Just enjoy the baseball game.
Man, what I wouldn’t do for one more game with my dad, never mind 15 of them.
I’m not going to spite the Wilpons by staying home. I’m going to make some new memories.
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Yesterday I got my first “sell out” comment. I have been waiting for that since I went to the game with Dave. As I have said before, I can do a lot more good for us by being fortunate enough to have some pretty interesting conversations with various people in Queens. I don’t ask for freebies. I pay for my own tickets. If I get invited to something cool like being on the field I go. Would you not go?
So friends..just enjoy a baseball game. Buy tickets. Don’t buy tickets. Buy a jersey or don’t. It doesn’t matter to me. I’m just doing my thing, some of you like reading about it, and for that I thank you.