The old ball game

I've lived in central Florida my entire life, okay okay the same county my entire life. I used to love baseball, I still have about 10,000 cards (mostly torn up by silverfish I assume, I haven't seen them in ages) but have never gone to a game. I lost interest in the early 90's then the strike pushed me farther. I really didn't pay much attention during the roid offs between Sosa and Big Mac. the Devil Rays came to town and have sucked for a good 10 years. Why the Tampa Bay area gets saddled with crap ownership I have no idea. The Bucs, Lightning and Rays have all started life with bad ownership. Well, the Rays have shaken the fleas off and I have a son now so I decided it's time for some baseball. He did very well, he was a little in awe for the first 3 innings but warmed up and was having a blast watching a dancing banana. He couldn't make it through the whole game, 8 innings and he was done. Not to shabby for a 3 year old. Before we got in the game he told me has to get a ball so on the way out we stopped at a stand. Well, after buying a ball he told me needed a bat. So I had to turn around and wait in line to get a little bat. They gave away gloves to the kids today so he should be all set. The Rays won btw, in the 10th, via a homer against the White Sox. I was happily on the interstate, listening to it on the radio.