Long Beach: My Commonality With A 70 Year Old Man

By Lara Boyko - June 01, 2007

Ok, before you start scratching your head, this commonality is totally pure.

As just announced by the Blair Field announcer, today is my birthday. Seriously, it is.

While I became a full count today, there was an additional birthday that was announced. The other birthday was that of the UIC equipment manager Jim Negratti. While my birthday is in no means a milestone, Negratti's is.

Negratti is spending his 70th -- yes, 70th -- birthday here at Blair Field in the lovely LBC. I may need to go meet Negratti to find out what the secret is to making it to 70 as there have been days in the last year when I wasn't sure I was going to make it to 32.

So I am celebrating my birthday -- sans a candle in the bratwurst (thanks Doug!) -- here at Blair Field.

That's just how I roll here in the LBC...