As a kid in Windsor I was a Detroit Tigers fan in the days of Al Kaline, Charlie Maxwell and Jim Bunning and they later won a World Series for me in 1968. Then as an adult based in Toronto I followed the Blue Jays especially when they won 2 World Series for me, 1992 and 1993. The Jays had Roberto Alomar, Joe Carter and Tom Henke. Not much interest in major league baseball since as I can't identify with guys who switch cities and big salaries as fast as a Harley down here switches lanes.
Still, I couldn't resist going to the Opening Day game in spring training just 45 minutes up the road in Dunedin because my 2 teams were playing each other! Sunny and hot, peanuts and crackerjack (not for us --- Pat packed a healthy picnic), first pitch by a U.S. veteran, multi-millionaires striking out twice in a row, funny guy selling beer by yelling "Canadian beer in an American can!" I could hardly recognize any of the players but the crowd and the ritual are the same since Harvey Kuenn threw me a ball during Tigers batting practice, summer of age 7.
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