I mean being there in a stadium when your favorite sports team does something phenomenal. Such was the case Sunday night at Dodger Stadium when the Boys in Blue advanced to the 2024 World Series. A special bucket list moment in your life that is shared with 52,000 other friends.
To say these strangers are friends is not an overstatement. Over the three hours when the Mets seemingly always had somebody on base, the tension in the stands was so palpable that it was almost physical. In my Loge section (and I am guessing throughout the stadium), emotions were shared with each other. High fives and hugs with people you didn't know. This was not a night for those who practice social distancing. We were all as one.
Introductions were made. First names were share. Phone details were exchanged. All in the name of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
I thought back to another similar night some years ago. The 1986 World Series, Games 6 and 7 at Shea Stadium. I remembered the same emotions. And felt them all again.
It's why baseball is such a great game. Forging connections that never would have happened before.
Dinner last night: Leftover chicken parm.
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