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Old 02-28-2023, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott Garner View Post
Hugely historic piece! Congrats!

BTW, I went to Game 1 of the 2001 World Series @ AZ.
When I parked my rental car high up in the open parking structure adjacent to what was then known as Bank One Ballpark (The Bob). I happened to glance out the opening in front of my car. I quickly noticed that there were snipers on all of the rooftops surrounding the ballpark, which sent a shiver down my spine and had me questioning whether it was actually safe to be at this game in light of 9/11...

Ironically the seats directly behind us where we had our tickets were occupied by about a dozen NYFD First Responders that were in attendance and were being honored. They were being interviewed prior to the game and I got to listen firsthand to the interview.

Memories that I will not soon forget in my lifetime...
Thanks, Scott. That was a surreal time for sure. I had a similar thoughts at college football and NFL games that fall.
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