A visit to Coors Field is something I've been really looking forward to, but not something I've been overly planned for. I generally have the sections and seats scouted out months in advance, planned my game day experience to the letter, and payed special attention to the roster for both home and away rosters and starting rotations. Not this time, and I'm not sure why.
That said, I just bought tickets tonight and was surprised to hear that my visit coincides with an event called Roxivus and will feature an alumni game as part of the pre-game show. So far, details of the event are few, but one name jumped out at me from the list of confirmed participants - El Gato himself, Mr.
Andres Galarraga!
I'm not going to lie. If Larry Walker shows up, I will be a completely geeked out embarassment to my son, but the chance to see and potentially meet Galarraga is pretty exciting. Growing up, it was all Jays, all the time, but when the boys in T.O. weren't on TV, you could always count on good ol' French CBC to have the broadcast of Les Expos live from the
Big O in Montreal. Galarraga was one of the first Expos besides
Carter,
Dawson, and
Martinez that I remember from those mid-to-late 80s Expos teams, and he was always a great first baseman and a gentleman on the field. Looking forward to the opportunity to see him back in a uniform in a few short weeks!
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