September 8, 2002: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Although Mike and I have visited Veterans Stadium, home of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1971 to 2003, my first visit was with Rachel.  Rachel had never attended a baseball game before that Sunday afternoon.  We drove 90 miles east from Lebanon, PA to Veterans Stadium to watch the Phillies play my hometown New York Mets.  The 20,047 in attendance had a lot on their minds; it was the start of the 2002 NFL season and the Philadelphia Eagles were playing a road game against the Tennessee Titans.  I spent the afternoon sharing my love of the game with the love of my life. [Read more…]