>>>I was fortunate enough to see his first home game for the Brew Crew.
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>>We were in the park the night Chase Utley got his first major league hit, a grand slam (which I remembered as pinch-hit, but a look-up says he started that night).
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>>Haven't seen Halladay in person yet.
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>You will. You and Marshal still have your tickets, don't you?

Yep. And we got really lucky this year. A guy who bought a few sets last year came looking for a bunch and took 20 games.

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>I don't have any animus toward Halladay but Kevin's comments make me want him to give up 8 runs in an inning and a third ;-)
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>Still smiling that you were amused that I thought you might like Ryan Braun because he is Jewish. Missed the boat on that one, didn't I?

I'm always happy to hear about Jewish players (or, more generally, people with whom I have something in common being successful), but it's not how I choose my favorites.

Tamar