First Bite: Goldberg's Deli

Ate at Goldbergs Deli before the game last night. As usual The Battery was filled with people. We were looking for a place to eat and just kinda decided on Goldbergs. Lucky for us it was just being reopened after a fire alarm had cleared out the place, so there was hardly any wait. My friend got the reuben and I got the bacon cheeseburger topped with a fried egg. Also some good onion rings. We ate at the bar, which looked out at all the fans streaming past toward the game.

Second straight day I’d ordered the “breakfast burger”. The Goldbergs version was much better than from Red Robin. Both the meat and the bread was tastier. Good stuff.

Our seats were behind the Braves dugout – just under the overhang, which came in handy when it started raining. During the rain delay I noticed Haley Hurt was at the game, so I texted to see where she was. Got to meet up with her and David for a quick chat before the game resumed. They are in full planning mode for Margaret’s wedding.

While at the ballpark I picked up the two ring sets given out to season ticketholders – replica rings from the four Braves World Series championships – 1914, 1957, 1995, and 2021. 

Super nice. Too bad I had to fork them over to Shane and Eric at work. Doubtful, but I’ll be on the lookout for them at a thrift store. Those bad boys are selling over $200.00 online.

Stayed up later than usual but still made it to the gym Thursday morning to lift weights. Super busy at work again. Friday was slower.

Every time I post a tweet or meme, like the one below, its posted for a reason. May be passive aggressive, but so be it. Its good information. Soak it in.

In only his second career at-bat, pinch-hitting for future Hall of Famer pitcher Jim Bunning, WILLIE HORTON  [SABR Bio], homered off the opponent’s future Hall of Fame pitcher, Baltimore’s Robin Roberts on 14-Sep-1963. Born in tiny Amo, Virginia, Horton played 33 games for Toronto in 1978. He graduated from Northwestern HS in Detroit. Horton played in 162 games in 1979 for Seattle, tying him with teammate Rupert Jones that year. Raul Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki later tied the mark. Following an outfield collision of two teammates during a game, his quick action likely saved his teammate’s life. In the Tigers’ game on 30-May-1970, rightfielder Al Kaline collided with centerfielder Jim Northrup chasing a fly ball. Kaline lay motionless as help arrived from the benches, but it was Horton who had the strength to unblock Kaline’s air passage. Details here.