Today was Mikey's first game at Fenway Park, America's Most Beloved Ballpark! We went to cheer on Uncle Mark's team, the Washington Nationals. The weather was in the 70s and SUNNY! It was the perfect day for a ball game! (I think Mikey enjoyed the hot dog and ice cream more than the actual game, however, he perked up when Big Papi hit a home run. He kept shouting "I want to hit a home run down there!" and was pointing to the field. It was a good practice run for us since we will be taking Mikey to the Yankee/Nationals game in DC on Father's Day.)
Towards the end of the game, Mikey met Steve Lombardozzi who played for the Minnesota Twins in 1987 when they won the World Series. Mikey was initially waving "hi" and doing "knuckles" to him as he was sitting in the row behind us. Then Mr. Lombardozzi offered to have Mikey take his picture with him and the World Series ring! Mike took the picture (that's the ring on Mikey's thumb!) and Mikey didn't want to get off his lap. He said "You want to hang out with Uncle Steve?!?!" and Mikey said "Yeah!". How often can you say you wore a World Series ring?!?! It was a pretty special moment.
The Nats swept the Red Sox this weekend. It was the first time I had been to Fenway when the Sox lost. Good thing my OTHER favorite team won! :)
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