Growing up, my family benefitted from the Phillies season tickets that my dad’s company held and we enjoyed many games together.
I loved that we would always get hoagies and a soda from a local pizza shop to eat at the game. Both were special treats. I also remember many give-aways and fireworks nights. My brother chose the obvious Mike Schmidt as his favorite player which was fine since I always preferred the underdog. Greg Luzinski was my guy.
I did not enjoy that we were always forced to nap the day of a game and that we had to dress up to attend. I also wasn’t really a fan of the actual game so, always the bookworm never the athlete, I saw the games as just a change of venue for my favorite past time.
Our seats were behind home plate and foul balls were at times an issue. It was one such foul ball that ended my Veteran’s Stadium reading habit as it barreled my direction and hit the empty seat next to me. I cannot remember the last game I attended but I do know it was before the new stadium.
So thank you, Michael, for not wanting a 60th birthday party so we could celebrate your 59 1/2 birthday at the game with you tonight.
And what a fun surprise to find Andrew and a friend were also in attendance and could be smuggled into our party section. And in case you were wondering? I left my book in the car.
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