So That’s Regret

Joe Garagiola once theorized that the best way to retire Stan Musial would be to intentionally walk ”The Man”, then try to pick him off of first base. How could any fan in their right mind dare miss such an incredible talent? Hold up. I’m getting ahead of myself. Years ago, a friend of mine and I talked about making a road trip to Motown to check out Tiger Stadium before they shut ‘er down. Never happened. The Braves came to the Metrodome for interleague action, and my favorite pitcher not named Livan Hernandez took the hill for Atlanta. I didn’t make that trip to watch Tom Glavine toss changeups because I chose to work instead. Never happened. The Mets visited the Teflon Confines, but I chose to go out...