I sit here with tears streaming down my face on what would have been my Dad’s 90th birthday. We lost him almost three years ago. I got my love of baseball, and The Mariners from him. I was so grateful he lived to see the postseason drought end, but boy did I miss him this past October. My son was in attendance to watch the Suarez grand slam in game 5, and he gets his love of baseball, and The Mariners from me. As silly as it sounds, baseball is “life”. It’s a beautiful, frustrating, exhilarating legacy that we share and pass down through generations. Thanks for reminding me that even though the season didn’t end how we all hoped, it was chock full of indelible memories for me and my loved ones. Just like in 95 when my dad got to experience the joy of winning the one game playoff with the Angels and the game 5 win against the Yank at the King Dome. The heartbreak that year was excruciating, but that’s often the cost of loving.
I sit here with tears streaming down my face on what would have been my Dad’s 90th birthday. We lost him almost three years ago. I got my love of baseball, and The Mariners from him. I was so grateful he lived to see the postseason drought end, but boy did I miss him this past October. My son was in attendance to watch the Suarez grand slam in game 5, and he gets his love of baseball, and The Mariners from me. As silly as it sounds, baseball is “life”. It’s a beautiful, frustrating, exhilarating legacy that we share and pass down through generations. Thanks for reminding me that even though the season didn’t end how we all hoped, it was chock full of indelible memories for me and my loved ones. Just like in 95 when my dad got to experience the joy of winning the one game playoff with the Angels and the game 5 win against the Yank at the King Dome. The heartbreak that year was excruciating, but that’s often the cost of loving.
Thank you for reading—and for sharing this.
The game is something else. But so’s life.
I don’t think I’ve ever been happier or more nervous after Cal’s solo shot in game 7.
It was right there.
It was RIGHT there.
💙🔱
Happy turkey day! 🦃