This isn't a post about merchandise. This is a story.
Roy Halladay died in a plane crash earlier today. He was a great pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. Back when the Phillies were good and Mike Zagurski was on the team, I would watch their games. I was really happy when they acquired Halladay from the Blue Jays.
My first trek down San Diego was to see the Phillies for the first time play against the Padres. I was so lucky that day because Roy was pitching. The Padres had Petco Park configured so that the away team's bullpen was along the first base side. On my first trip there, I watched Halladay get ready up close. You could tell how intense and focused he was throwing each pitch. While he was throwing, fans would come up to the railing and take pictures of him or selfies. I took two pictures of him.
The Phillies won that game 3-1. Roy had pitched eight shutout innings till I decided to move to lower bowl and the Padres hit a couple of his pitches. He struck out fourteen batters on that day.
I don't wear basketball shorts that often, so I don't buy them. I went to Ross a few days ago and these stuck out at me:
Sometimes I get that feeling; I could really use another Mike Zagurski jersey. He played in the minors for two different teams last season. The Erie Seawolves had a bunch of jerseys on sale on their site.
As of writing this, the Vegas Golden Knights are up 4-1 against the Arizona Coyotes. A few days ago, the team had its first game and those jerseys are up for auction. Link to it is here.
I went to Ross a couple weeks ago and didn't find much. Sometimes it can be hit or miss. I doubled back to the Active Wear section and found this:
During the last home stand of season for the San Diego Padres, they had a Fan Appreciation Sale. Everything they had out was 50% off and some items were 90% off.
I went to Ross last week and picked up a couple of Padres shirts.
