I’ve just received a marvelous invitation from a friend of mine … and I have to share it here.
In a couple of weeks I am going to see my first Major League Baseball game in nearly 60 years.
My friend called to tell me he purchased a couple of tickets for the Texas Rangers game in Arlington. We’ll meet before the game and head for the seats. The last MLB game I witnessed was in August 1964.
It occurred at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants played host to the Cincinnati Reds. It featured three future Hall of Famers, two of whom played that game; the third one, Willie Mays of the Giants, sat it out.
But the two H of F’ers who did suit up delivered big time. Willie McCovey of the Giants hit a home run into the SF Bay cove that now bears his name. Frank Robinson of the Reds hit a couple of dingers out that day. The Reds won 7-1.
I want to thank my friend profusely for inviting me to this game.
I have heard plenty about the Rangers’ new ballpark. My son and I attended a Sir Paul McCartney concert in the “old” ballpark in the summer of 2019 and to be honest, I do not quite understand why they had to build a new ballpark, because the old park looked pretty nice to me.
Whatever … I’ll be like a kid again when the Rangers take the field.
I know you’re a baseball fan so it kind of shocks me that you haven’t been to an MLB game since the days of Mays and McCovey!