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A Serious Dilemma! Is Watching A Game At Yankee Stadium Priceless?
Yankee Stadium - Gone Forever!I have a huge dilemma on my hand. This dilemma is so large, I think I am going to lose some sleep over it tonight. It just hit me tonight, when watching the Cubs game, that I haven't been to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field in like 10 years (I think it was Sophomore year of high school). So I hit the web to find out a day I could fly up to Chicago to visit my brother and go to a Cubs game. But then it hit me...this is the last time I will ever have the chance to watch at game at Yankee Stadium. Oh boy...I am not really sure how I am going to sleep tonight.

To be fair, I hate the Yankees. I don't care who they are playing, I will be rooting for the other team. But there was so much history at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth. Willy Mays. Lou Gerhig. Hosting 37 of the total 84 World Series. Not to mention all the non-Baseball history. Pelé played Soccer there. Boxers have boxed there. Heck, Popes have spoken there.

So here's what I found out. I can fly up to New York on the morning of July 27th at 6:00 am, go to the 1:05 pm game against the Orioles, and then fly back to Atlanta at 7:00 pm. Baseball Tickets: $20.00 Plane Tickets: $219.00 Watching a game in Yankee Stadium: priceless?!?

It is no secret that I have sort of bucket-list already for my life, and I am not waiting until retirement to complete it. Why? Who knows if I'll make it to retirement! I think the mindset is a healthy one.

I have bought a home.
I have received a college degree.
I have watched a NASCAR Race from the Pits.
I have snorkeled in the Great Barrier Reef.
I have visited 47 states (almost my goal of all 50).
I have been to the Dome of Rock.
I have been at Times Square for New Years.
I have slept the night on the street in Pasadena to watch the Rose Bowl Parade.
I have kissed a girlfriend on the Eiffel Tower.
I have chased the pigeons in San Marco Square in Venice.
I have floated on the Dead Sea.
I have worshiped on Waikiki Beach at an Easter Sunrise service.
I have planted gardens in poverty stricken regions of South Africa.
I have built homes in Mexico and gymnasiums for orphanages in Honduras.

But should watching a game at Yankee stadium be on the list and is it worth $239.00.

I have to admit. If it weren't for the fact that I just spent way too much money earlier this month due to the unexpected vacation surprise, I would be a lot more willing to do it.

I guess I'll just sleep on it and hopefully not die in my sleep. Anyone want to join me?
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Andy Borgmann
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:36:44 PM    Quote Selection | Permalink
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It is no secret that I have sort of bucket-list already for my life
Items still left (but not limited to):

Be a husband
Be a father
Go to the SuperBowl
Go to the World Series
Visit South Dakota, Alaska, and Wyoming
Visit Antarctica (last continent left)
Watch a baseball game at Fenway
Watch a Cubs game from the Bleachers
Go to the Olympics (not China though!)
Write and publish a book
Become a pilot
Stay in an Ice Hotel
Walk the Great Wall of China (not all of it)

...ohhh and visit every country on the planet. I ain't kidding.


Rachel
Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:56:06 PM    Quote Selection | Permalink
Gravatar.com GO FOR IT! That's not a ton of $$. I've spent more than that on football tickets (not all at once but overall). It would be a GREAT experience ESPECIALLY if the Cubs win! :) I'll go with you to the Super Bowl 1 day too.


Jared Wells
Friday, June 20, 2008 08:36:47 AM    Quote Selection | Permalink
Gravatar.com That list sounds awesome. If you need someone to go to Antarctica or Alaska let me know. I need to get those off my list as well.

I did walk the great wall of China!! I sat there and thought to myself "Holy cow, I am in China"

Yankee stadium is cool, just watch out for really old ladies wearing Yankee gear, they are die hard fans and are rude.


Chris Spurgeon
Sunday, June 22, 2008 06:45:05 PM    Quote Selection | Permalink
Gravatar.com Hey I remember the house in Mexico!


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Andy's blog aims to be like a Scrubs episode, mixed with a Chuck Klosterman column, centered around the topic of faith. It is open, honest, raw, and a little embarrassing. It is a place to discuss religion, politics, ministry, pop culture, and well, just life - especially focused on the time of life we call our 20s!

Andy is the Executive Producer of The Allen Hunt Show; a progressive (in the literal sense), talk radio show based in Atlanta, GA aimed at bringing faith back into the public discussion. Andy enjoys travel, aviation, web design, politics, friends, and faith. He holds that the secret to a full life is loving God and loving people - which he fails at constantly.

Andy grew up in Fort Wayne, IN. He now lives in Alpharetta, GA.

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