World Series

Don't know how many of you enjoy watching the World Series, but in case you didn't know, the first game was last night. The Phillies are playing the Devil Rays from Tampa Bay. Have you heard any of these rules for play in this dome? I thought a home run had to go over the fence in fair territory. I thought a ground rule double had to bounce over the fence. Thee I go thinking again. Oh, you wanna know who won? It was Phillies 3-2. If you wanna see highlights just go to Yahoo! Sports or Fox Sports or anywhere else on the web that you can find it. You don't need me to show the game highlights. You know you have to have express written consent to show stuff like that.

I remember...

I remember taking Ben to a Winston-Salem Spirits game when he must have been in middle school, and we sat with the VP of my company for most of the game, and then about the 8th inning he said, "I want to go over there (right field side foul area) and try to catch a foul ball." We both just happened to have gloves with us, and so we both headed over there. When we arrived, there were several other kids that had been waiting all game, and I could hear them saying, "He won't catch anything." And I was thinking the chances are slim in catching a foul ball at any game. Knowing Ben had never played little league, and I had not really played that much catch with Ben that I could remember, made the chances even smaller. Well, it wasn't long before what seemed like a rocket came our way, no, really right to Ben. I was thankful it had bounced once on the bank, before it hit Ben in the chest, and then landed right in his glove. After the game we were able to get three players to sign the ball, the name at the top is Rick Juday, and the second Ozzie somebody. Last time Ben was home I offered that ball to him, and he refused it. (Maybe it had to do with laying aside every dead weight or something.) I will keep that ball, and unless I develop Alzheimer's or get amnesia, I will remember that day for a long time.