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Vercingetorix said:
Tickets have gone on sale for the WC game. Trying to decide if I want to do that to myself.
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Getting to watch the first play in game will be a really, really cool thing to go to IMO Verc. I'd do that if I were you.

Hey, did I tell you I'm coming in for the last homestand! I'm so excited.
 
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Freak said:
As like to tell my kids, I remember the days when Dinosaurs roamed the earth. :)
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Every time I call my father "Old Man" he likes to remind me in twenty years my kids will call me that.

Not looking forward to it :)
 
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zjcvols said:
Getting to watch the first play in game will be a really, really cool thing to go to IMO Verc. I'd do that if I were you.

Hey, did I tell you I'm coming in for the last homestand! I'm so excited.
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You wouldn't tell me to go if you knew how bad my record watching postseason games live is.

That last homestand will be a lot of fun. Going to be there for Chipper's last regular-season game on Sunday?
 
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zjcvols said:
Every time I call my father "Old Man" he likes to remind me in twenty years my kids will call me that.

Not looking forward to it :)
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It's like you wake up one day and you're old.

My old man always told me that mentally he thought of himself as much younger than his actual age. I thought he was nuts (and ancient) but now I kind of understand what he meant.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
You wouldn't tell me to go if you knew how bad my record watching postseason games live is.

That last homestand will be a lot of fun. Going to be there for Chipper's last regular-season game on Sunday?
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Yes sir. My parents aren't exactly happy I'm spending the money but I've never seen Chipper play at Turner, and I want to be there to give him a standing ovation. Cynical and loserdom, yes. But to me, I want to see the old man play in Atlanta.

My big scare (which is about 5% on the worry factor) is that Atlanta will have the WC clinch and Fredi will say "Well, Chipper will have one last home game then. I'm going to rest him."

My hope is Fredi sits him for 2/3 of Pittsburgh and let's him play that weekend. I also think Chipper wants to play that last weekend series against the Mets, in Atlanta, for fans like me who will see him play in person for the last time.

Or so I keep telling myself.
 
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Freak said:
It's like you wake up one day and you're old.

My old man always told me that mentally he thought of himself as much younger than his actual age. I thought he was nuts (and ancient) but now I kind of understand what he meant.
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My old man can still play a little ball in his mid 40's, which is incredible considering he tore his ACL and didn't get it fixed. But that was one of the scariest things to watch in my life. I have never, ever seen my dad crumble on the floor like that (he's a military man, tough old school dude, no pain, no game kind of guy). I get why it's so painful to see your kid in pain to some extent. I was freaking out about it.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Nobody ever gets much older than about 25 in his own mind.
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I think you nailed it. That's probably the magic number for me.

My grandfather is 87 and, as of late, seems to think he's 25. Last I heard he was taking a road trip this weekend to see some friends.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
My kid once asked if George Washington was president when I was his age. He was serious about it.
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Conversation yesterday with the old man:

"Hey dad, you remember Glenn Robinson, the Big Dog?"

"Yeah! He was awesome at Purdue. Nice pro career. I remember watching him play. Very strong player."

"Well, his son is a five star recruit and suiting up for Michigan this year."

"Son of a......"
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Even I am pretty confident he'll play through pain that last homestand in Atlanta. He may not play the whole game, but he'll play.
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Good. My fears are relieved.

So...excited...to...go...to...that...game.........

It'll be my second game to Turner Field! Hopefully it doesn't get rained out like that last one.
 
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zjcvols said:
Conversation yesterday with the old man:

"Hey dad, you remember Glenn Robinson, the Big Dog?"

"Yeah! He was awesome at Purdue. Nice pro career. I remember watching him play. Very strong player."

"Well, his son is a five star recruit and suiting up for Michigan this year."

"Son of a......"
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:eek:lol: That's classic. I love it!
 
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zjcvols said:
Good. My fears are relieved.

So...excited...to...go...to...that...game.........

It'll be my second game to Turner Field! Hopefully it doesn't get rained out like that last one.
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You have tickets already?
 
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This thread is making me tear up. My dad hardly took the time to watch sports when he was alive, but when we were able to both watch a game together it was usually a Braves game - with Chipper playing (unless he was injured).

Just realizing it's almost over brings back a flood of memories. I'll almost certainly cry when he has his final curtain call.
 
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Freak said:
I think you nailed it. That's probably the magic number for me.

My grandfather is 87 and, as of late, seems to think he's 25. Last I heard he was taking a road trip this weekend to see some friends.
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I'm 42. The frau has 24 and 21 year old nephews who ask me to go drink beer, and while I always go (of course), I sort of keep having to remind myself that these guys are not my contemporaries. The younger one was a month old when I turned 21. I feel older than them, but maybe 8-10 years older. Not twice as old. It sucks.
 
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Freak said:
You have tickets already?
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Not at this exact moment, but will get them this weekend. I had to make sure I could get work off.

I know I'll pay an arm and a leg for cheap seats, but It'll be worth it.
 
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tnfalcon said:
This thread is making me tear up. My dad hardly took the time to watch sports when he was alive, but when we were able to both watch a game together it was usually a Braves game - with Chipper playing (unless he was injured).

Just realizing it's almost over brings back a flood of memories. I'll almost certainly cry when he has his final curtain call.
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I don't have any sports hero other than the Great General Neyland himself, but I grew up with Chipper. Chipper's rookie year was 1993, the year I was born (okay, I was born Dec. 31st, 1992 but the point remains dammit!). After Chipper retired, I was not in a daze, but definitely down a little bit. My mom asked why and I was like "Mom, Chipper's my childhood. I did everything Chipper did on the baseball field. His batting stance, the high socks, the switch hitting (which I was awful at). Basically, this is the end of my childhood."

That's kind of how I look at it in a weird way since Chipper never has met me. It's the end of my childhood. I will cry after his last game. Not just because my favorite athlete ever will be gone, but it's the end of an era also.

Dammit.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
I'm 42. The frau has 24 and 21 year old nephews who ask me to go drink beer, and while I always go (of course), I sort of keep having to remind myself that these guys are not my contemporaries. The younger one was a month old when I turned 21. I feel older than them, but maybe 8-10 years older. Not twice as old. It sucks.
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I know exactly what you mean. I'll also add that most of the time when I'm hanging out with people my own age, they seem much older than me.

I recently ran into a girl who graduated high school a few years before I did. She was an old woman! I couldn't believe it. I felt for a minute like I had just stepped out of a wormhole.
 
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zjcvols said:
Not at this exact moment, but will get them this weekend. I had to make sure I could get work off.

I know I'll pay an arm and a leg for cheap seats, but It'll be worth it.
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I may actually be there as well.
 
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zjcvols said:
I don't have any sports hero other than the Great General Neyland himself, but I grew up with Chipper. Chipper's rookie year was 1993, the year I was born (okay, I was born Dec. 31st, 1992 but the point remains dammit!). After Chipper retired, I was not in a daze, but definitely down a little bit. My mom asked why and I was like "Mom, Chipper's my childhood. I did everything Chipper did on the baseball field. His batting stance, the high socks, the switch hitting (which I was awful at). Basically, this is the end of my childhood."

That's kind of how I look at it in a weird way since Chipper never has met me. It's the end of my childhood. I will cry after his last game. Not just because my favorite athlete ever will be gone, but it's the end of an era also.

Dammit.
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I was a grown man when Chipper came up. Married and everything. To you it seems like Chipper has been there forever; for me, it seems like he just got here a few years ago.

At least they didn't trade him to the Phillies like the Murph.
 
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Freak said:
I know exactly what you mean. I'll also add that most of the time when I'm hanging out with people my own age, they seem much older than me.

I recently ran into a girl who graduated high school a few years before I did. She was an old woman! I couldn't believe it. I felt for a minute like I had just stepped out of a wormhole.
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As a teenager, I use to help teach 4-5 year olds in Sunday School (yes I helped teach Sunday School. Shocking, I know). Anyways, I ran into one of them the other day, and they are playing elementary basketball, and I'm like "Wait...what?"
 
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