It's the season for Fall TV. Are you ready for some football? It's a time to look back and reflect on the year, as we head into the final stretch.The Red Sox are done..defeated brilliantly by the young upstart Tamp Rays..the 'new" rival. Remember the big Tampa Bay brawl at Fenway Park early in the season? Coco rushed the pitchers mound and ended up on the bottom of the pile. What ishappening? Get out your phone! Take a picture! This is great! Who knew that bench clearing brawl would foreshadow the October rivalry...who knew that fracus would be replayed over and over and over again on TBS (they suck) and ESPN, and NECSN(My favorite)Did you know we were there?
Do you remember the first game the Patriots lost in like forever? Actually, since they played the Miami Dolphins in Miami last December, 2007....remember that game? Remember Tom Brady? I can tell you we were sitting at the top of the stadium, in the 80 degree sunshine, and we couldn't believe our eyes....yep..we were there!
Remember the last regular season game of the football season..December 29, 2007: Pats vs. Giants at Giant Stadium? The Pats were down..we were fearing for our lives and thinking bad karma..let's get outta here ..when from the parking lot we heard the stadium erupt in cheers...Patriots fans!!! We were there!! Well, we were actually in the parking lot, does that count?
And who can forget the US Open at Torrey Pines in June? Tiger Woods' last tournament of the year...hitting from the cart path over my head, onto the green of the first hole...on in 2.Who can forget the epic playoff with the relatively unknown Rocco Mediate? We were there....close enough to get pictures of Rocco..close enough to get buzzed by Tiger's golf ball as it wooshed over the gallery's heads.
They are auctioning off pieces of Yankee Stadium....what' s left? That place, steeped in history...layers of chipping paint, concrete, and gritty NY trash. Who knew? Maybe I should've left my mark...maybe I should have grabbed a souvenir. Perhaps I can get a price for my ticket stub on Ebay....Yankee Stadium...The Final Season... we were there.
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