O What a Night...
Last night I took Levi to Baltimore to see the Yankees play their final game of the season at Camden Yards. The Yankees won 9-6, but that isn't the coolest thing that happened.
We arrived around 5:30, just as the gates were opening, and headed down to the left field seats as the Yankees were taking batting practice, hoping to catch a ball. We stayed there for a minute or two, then I saw one of the Yankees' pitchers, Ron Villone, standing in the corner where the left field wall and the 3rd baseline meet. He gave someone in the crowd a ball that was hit in his direction, so we went and stood about 10 feet away from him. I greeted those standing around us and after a few minutes a woman we were standing beside asked where our seats were. I pointed to the upper deck in left field and said, "Waaaaayyyyyy up there." She asked, "Would you like to sit right here?" Keep in mind, we were on the FRONT ROW right under the left field foul pole on the 3rd base line. I smiled and said, "What?" Her husband then turned and said, "Yeah man, we own these five seats and we're only using two of them tonight. You and your son can sit here if you'd like." I went on and on with my 'Thank you's' until they appeared satisfied with the amount.
You might be thinking to yourself, "Well, that IS pretty cool. Sounds like a fun night." Wait...there's more.
As we stood watching batting practice, A-Rod hit a ball near our seats. Ron Villone scooped it up, turned, and tossed it to the guy that had just given us his seats. The guy immediately stuck the ball in front of Levi and said, "Here ya' go, buddy." Again, the 'thank you's' came down like rain in a tsunami.
"Wow!" you're thinking to yourself. "What an awesome experience." Wait, still not over.
Moments after getting the ball, future Hall of Fame reliever (and one of our favorite players) MARIANO RIVERA, comes and stands right in front of us. He signs a kid's ball that had squeezed down into our seats, then he reaches up and takes Levi's ball, signs it, and hands it back. Levi even said "Thank you."
I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!! What an awesome night!! The Yankees were losing 5-2 in the 7th, but they scored 6 runs to come back and take the lead, and Levi, myself and all the Yankee fans in our section were losing our voices from cheering so loud. It was quite a night.
We arrived around 5:30, just as the gates were opening, and headed down to the left field seats as the Yankees were taking batting practice, hoping to catch a ball. We stayed there for a minute or two, then I saw one of the Yankees' pitchers, Ron Villone, standing in the corner where the left field wall and the 3rd baseline meet. He gave someone in the crowd a ball that was hit in his direction, so we went and stood about 10 feet away from him. I greeted those standing around us and after a few minutes a woman we were standing beside asked where our seats were. I pointed to the upper deck in left field and said, "Waaaaayyyyyy up there." She asked, "Would you like to sit right here?" Keep in mind, we were on the FRONT ROW right under the left field foul pole on the 3rd base line. I smiled and said, "What?" Her husband then turned and said, "Yeah man, we own these five seats and we're only using two of them tonight. You and your son can sit here if you'd like." I went on and on with my 'Thank you's' until they appeared satisfied with the amount.
You might be thinking to yourself, "Well, that IS pretty cool. Sounds like a fun night." Wait...there's more.
As we stood watching batting practice, A-Rod hit a ball near our seats. Ron Villone scooped it up, turned, and tossed it to the guy that had just given us his seats. The guy immediately stuck the ball in front of Levi and said, "Here ya' go, buddy." Again, the 'thank you's' came down like rain in a tsunami.
"Wow!" you're thinking to yourself. "What an awesome experience." Wait, still not over.
Moments after getting the ball, future Hall of Fame reliever (and one of our favorite players) MARIANO RIVERA, comes and stands right in front of us. He signs a kid's ball that had squeezed down into our seats, then he reaches up and takes Levi's ball, signs it, and hands it back. Levi even said "Thank you."
I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!! What an awesome night!! The Yankees were losing 5-2 in the 7th, but they scored 6 runs to come back and take the lead, and Levi, myself and all the Yankee fans in our section were losing our voices from cheering so loud. It was quite a night.
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