Anyway, great article. Things I have done:
- moved from Pittsfield, MA to Dayton, OH
- watched three different paper mills I worked at get closed
- celebrated my 5th, 10th and 15th wedding anniversaries
- both of my kids got potty trained, learned to read, write, ride a bike, shoot a basketball and hit a baseball
- celebrated the opening of PNC Park and the death of Willie Stargell on the same day
- visited PNC with my brother once a year every year for 11 straight years without once seeing the Pirates win two straight games during our visit
- mourned the death of my best high school friend
- attended my 20th high school reunion
- started blogging for Most Valuable Network in 2005 and was interviewed by USA Today’s Sports Weekly about the Xavier Nady trade
- watched my last game at Riverfront/Synergy Field where I watched countless games as a kid
- watched Ryan Vogelsong implode and then improbably make a comeback to the Show
- watched Oliver Perez’ star rise and fall way too fast
- visited Wrigley for the first time
- filled out a customer satisfaction survey regarding PNC Park in 2002 during our trip to Pittsburgh and under the question ‘is there anything we can do to make your PNC experience more enjoyable?’ my brother wrote ‘release Mike Benjamin’
- met Dave Parker
- attended Pawtucket Red Sox minor league games in consecutive weeks in Louisville and then Indianapolis and freaked out former Pirate Rich Sauveur who was the PawSox pitching coach when I recognized him and started a conversation with him while seated in the stands before both games
- still haven’t ever caught a foul ball!