The blue jays didn't win, but they did win enough games that year to finish second to that year’s World Series winning team, the Detroit Tigers. I also remember that Lloyd Mosbey stole third base, which wasn’t that uncommon for him that year since he stole thirty-nine bags, which was his career high. I also didn't catch a foul ball that day despite being out there with my glove on in the cold weather. I had one hand in my pocket and the other in my glove, holding it out on the cold steel bench waiting for a lucky shot to come my way. It never did but I still watched the game and was captured by the whole spectacle of it. Right then and there, I became a lifetime fan of the game of baseball.

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