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steve fRight after the Idiots won the '04 Series, I Met Al Lopez in the auto section of Walmart on Cocoa Beach.
He and another unknown customer from NYC were razzin' me because of my BoSox t-shirt. "It's about time. You can die happy now" and that he really liked the Players' personalities. He introduced himself and began tellin me about the old Boston teams, Ruth and other Greats he's known.
Al was boisterous, friendly and very humble. I couldn't believe he was 95yo! I was like a little kid again... 'til the missus returned from the grocery section and found me. "Always yappin, come on, I want to get some sun". "But cupcake, I need to talk with this retired Major Leaguer for a while longer." I pleaded, to no avail.
It was ten minutes I'll always remember. Could have spent my entire vacay in that store.
Oh, never did buy whatever I was looking for that morning.