The "Good Luck Omen" Story

It was an ordinary day. Watching the Phils beat the Diamondbacks while I'm doing my exercises on my wife's AeroPilates machine in the basement. The 13" screen makes everyone look about 1" tall. But the players still perform the same. They showed the new Harry Kalas statue in the outfield area that had just been unveiled the night before. Harry was the Phils longtime broadcaster who made the saying "It's Outta Here" famous. The statue is a very good likeness of Harry and was crafted by a former Philadelphia native living in Florida. I can still here him make the final call of the 2008 World Series when the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the 5th game to become World Champions of baseball. The Phils had beaten Milwaukee and Los Angeles to make it to the World Series that year. The only problem I have with this story so far is that I was in Barbados during the whole World Series. We arrived back in the states to here parts of the fifth game, which had been suspended from the night before because of bad weather. Watched a few innings in Miami airport before we boarded the plane for Philadelphia. Lucky that the pilot was from Phila. and passed on a play by play account of the game from his pilot's seat in the plane over the intercom. Boy, the energy of the passenger's was enough to get us back to Phila. that night. And the cheer that went up when he announced the result was fantastic. So, I didn't get to here Harry's final call until later that evening. Now, the reason for my story. My wife, Carol, and I, along with our traveling friends Jerry and Just Sue will be heading back to Barbados for a visit again this year during the time the World Series will be held. I fear I will miss my Phils playing in the Series one more time, but if I do, it will be the reason they win. I need to take trips in order for them to play and win the World Series. If this is truly the case, a letter to the owner of the Phils should guarantee me passage to Barbados for the rest of my life during the World Series. GO PHILS!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - pix show Phils Logos as well as a photo of LDub in the Philadelphia airport after landing and heading through the airport after the Phillies had won the 2008 World Series. Check out Harry's call of the final out!