Game at Yankee Stadium in New York Creates Lifelong Fan
Phil had loved baseball for as long as he could remember. He grew up in Southern California, though his parents had moved from New York City shortly before he was born. So naturally they had strong East Coast and New Yorker personality aspects and a loyalty to their home city. Phil’s father would watch baseball every Saturday afternoon and from these early games Phil became extremely familiar with the history of the New York Jets. However, having been born in Southern California, Phil himself was something of a San Diego Padres fan. This caused him to develop a bit of personal conflict, which he tried to keep to himself. He would demonstrate his loyalty to the Padres at school and with his friends, meanwhile at home he would root for the Yankees. He knew this would eventually lead to trouble, but it seemed to be the best idea at the time.
Then there was Phil’s grandfather, also named Phil, who would visit the family at least twice a year. This die hard New Yorker would never dream of moving from his beloved city though he was close to his family and tried to visit often. Little Phil only remembered having visited his grandfather once when he was boy. This was because his father believed he should visit the city at least once but was afraid his son would turn into a New Yorker himself if he visited too often. After all it was in his blood and his genes. And that being the case, it was only a matter of time before Phil came to his father and announced that he wanted to visit his grandfather over the summer. Coincidentally, he received notice from his own father that he was commanded to bring his wife and son to New York that summer. Little Phil had the right to visit his grandfather in his own setting. So, against Phil’s father’s better judgment the family booked a room in a five star hotel New York City and headed out to visit Big Phil. And as it turns out Big Phil had plans to take Little Phil to Yankee Stadium for a ballgame. And that experience was all it took. Little Phil was an uncompromising Yankee fan for the rest of his life.
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