the day i fell in love

The day is May 7, 1983. Just one day earlier, Steve and Jill Brown welcomed their fifth child, little Michael Alan Brown into the world. But today, at 1 day old, Michael is going to fall in love with one of his greatest passions, crying tears of agony and of joy along the way. On this day, little Mikey Brown is listening to his first Red Sox game. Back in the early 80's, people were less rude, so hospitals were commonly fitted with head phones for people looking to watch TV Now-a-days, people blare their TV as loud as they want with no regard for hospital roommates (but this is a different topic for a different day). My parents were in the hospital room with their newest little treasure and my dad was doing what any good Red Sox fan would do...he was watching the game. As it turned out, pitching for the Red Sox on this day was Mike Brown. My dad thought it was so cool that a guy with the same name as his little boy was pitching. So my dad did what any good Red Sox dad would have done: He put the headphones on my little ears and let me listen to some of the game. Aside from causing long-term hearing problems (joking) the sounds went through my ears and straight to my heart. And naturally, as would only be fitting, Mike Brown pitched a complete game shutout against the Seattle Mariners on this day. I like to think I had something to do with that. You can view the boxscore of the game for verification by clicking here. So, at 1 day old, my passion for the game of baseball and the Boston Red Sox was birthed. And it has only grown ever since.