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27. I remember going to see the Rangers at Arlington Stadium

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 12:52 PM

Jan 2021

in the early/mid 70s with my dad and one day it was the Atlanta Braves come to play us. Dad and I loved going to games, getting cheap bleacher seats and eating hot dogs (I still would if I lived anywhere near a stadium that let us in) but I will never forget when Hank came up to bat my dad said "That's Hank Aaron - one of the best to ever play" and the reverence with which he said it still brings tears to my eyes. I don't know that he admired any player more than Hank.

I hope dad gets to say howdy now.

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