Baseball
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The season that never was. I still have them and will never throw them out. “Why?” you might ask. It was the last year that the Angels actually printed season tickets. For more than 10 years, it always felt like Christmas whenever UPS arrived with them and I would always cue up Andy Williams’ recording… Continue reading
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2007 COOPERSTOWN ROAD TRIP Day 17: The Voyage Home
Despite getting back to our hotel around midnight, Blake and I both woke up early to continue our packing. We realized that if we were going to be bringing home twelve bottles of Yuengling and four cans of Ballentine’s, we would need something else in which to carry them. Since our plan was to head… Continue reading
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2007 COOPERSTOWN ROAD TRIP Day 16: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY
FINALLY! The big day was here. The culmination of 2 weeks of traveling was our visit to baseball’s Mecca: Cooperstown. Surprisingly, this was our first time renting a car during the entire trip. After grabbing a quick bagel from the corner market across the street from our hotel, we picked up our rental car in… Continue reading
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2007 COOPERSTOWN ROAD TRIP Day 15: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium
Since it was a Sunday, I decided to let Blake sleep in while I went to morning Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. When I made it back, we grabbed some lox and bagels from the corner market across the street from our hotel before getting on the subway to head up to the Bronx. When… Continue reading
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2007 COOPERSTOWN ROAD TRIP Day 12: Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
Because we wanted to spend the 4th of July in our nation’s capital (because how often do you get to do that?), we had to plan for a busy travel day on the 5th, being the last game of a Sox home stand at Fenway. After very little sleep and an early-morning shuttle, Blake and… Continue reading
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