Thomas

January 06, 2010 @ (Virginia)

Tags: Baseball


I had been dating a girl during law school. She lived about two hours away and we often spent the weekends together, with me usually driving up to see her. It was 1996 and the Yankees were playing in their first World Series in 15 years. I talked to her during the week about what we would do that weekend. I said that I didn't care, but that Game 6 was scheduled for Saturday night, and, whatever we did, I was going to watch it. She said fine, and we decided that I would go up to her place for the weekend.

Later in the week, she calls and says her parents will be in town for the weekend as well. No problem, I like her folks, but I repeat that I am up for anything so long as I get to watch the Yankees on Saturday night. (The Yankees had lost the first two at home, but now were coming back and making a series of it.) Saturday afternoon, my girlfriend says, "My parents want to take us to dinner." I said, no, let's eat here, the Yankees are playing, as I had told her before. (At this point, the Yankees are now up 3-2 and could clinch that night) She throws a tantrum! I interrupt her and say, "You have two choices, we can work out something where I watch the game, or we can break up and I can watch the game." Tantrum escalates; I leave; Yankees win Game 6 and World Series; I never return hysterical phone messages; I graduate from law school move to Manhattan meet a beautiful woman who loves going to Yankee games; I marry beautiful Yankee fan; so far, me and beautiful Yankee fan live happily ever after. Brings tears of joy just thinking about it.


       


 

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valley chef

January 07, 2010


wow that's funny.i had a world series related breakup myself. in '93 i got a ticket to game six and a free train ticket to toronto.i was stoked .i didn't really care about either team but hey it's the series.anyway it was my girlfriend of the time's cousin's birthday the same day.she said it's me or the game.i chose the game too.one of the best baseball experiences of my life.three run homer in the bottom of the ninth to comeback from one run down.best way to win a series.


     


sped

January 06, 2010


You should hold workshops on how to stay in control of a relationship!!! A masterful performance


     


Blogger

January 06, 2010


Good job my man!