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 Now I fully understand how someone becomes a baseball fan for life.
It is happening in my own household. In the span of 48 hours my
son Little B turned from casual Tiger fan into a fan for life. All it
took was one dramatic comeback, a visit to the ball park and a baseball
from Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Comerica Park.
Now I need to figure out ways to get more tickets. But it is a good problem to have.
It began Saturday night when we watched the Tigers 7-6 come from
behind victory from the couch. Brandon, 6, was so excited after the
game that I wanted to take him to Sunday's game.
But how? Games are sold out. People are excited about the team
and I do not believe in paying double to scalpers. Well, the Tigers and
Stubhub.com have a neat plan for people who want to dump tickets and
for folks like me who want them.
I found a nice ticket exchange on Tigers.com just hours before
the first pitch. I paid a little bit more for the tickets but for the
enjoyment with my son it was well worth it.
We sat in section 116 about 14 rows from the field. We got
rained on twice, but the hot dogs were great and the people who sat
around us were friendly. And the Tigers won. What more could you ask
for?
Sometimes as adults we forget the little things in life. For
Brandon standing for "God Bless America" and learning the words to
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game." were big for him. Finally his day was
made when one of the Tiger employees slipped him a baseball from the
game.
He's been showing that scuffed up ball to everybody around the
neighborhood. I can already tell he is a Tiger fan for life. That means
the old man has got to find more tickets to more games this season.
This should be fun.
Now if you will excuse me I have to cook and then get ready for
the Chicago Cubs-Chicago White Sox game. Little B wants to root for the
Cubbies because he knows it will help the Tigers.
I can be reached at
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or 313-222-1494.
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