The Sam Man

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Happy Birthday to a great guy.

Today Sam is celebrating his birthday, and I know a lot of people who smile whenever they think of my boy Sam.

Pretty much everyone who's had the pleasure of meeting him.

You see Sam is a happy guy. He doesn't have violent mood swings. He's always up for a good bet on a game, and he has undying confidence in his abilities to do anything.

It's a good bet that on any given night Sam will be right beside me watching the scores change on the full night of baseball games. He'll ride me about a pitcher of mine who's taking a beating, he'll call out every single home run and RBI.

And no matter what position his fantasy team is in he'll let me know that it's just a matter of time before he gets into one of the money positions and stays there until the end of the season.

And Sam has another thing going for him. Unlike his slow-witted brothers he's a fan of the 27-Time World Champion New York Yankees.

Despite his young age he remembers every run that scored in the 2009 World Series when the 27-Time World Champion Yankees thumped the hapless Phillies.

He is also quick to point out that he actually has two titles under his belt because he was 4 months old when the Yankees won the 2000 World Series over the Mets.

And Sam is loyal to a fault. He knows what he loves and he stands by it. He has an unbelievable allegiance to his aunts, uncles and cousins, particularly Uncle Chuck who he takes dinner off of each year after the football season.

This is the time to hold onto because we won't even though we'll want to.

That is a line from an old Billy Joel song.

I think of it a lot as we go back and forth talking baseball, laughing at jokes and singing to the dogs.

Happy Birthday, buddy.

You're a great guy.

Comments

John said…
Happy Birthday Sam! You are a great guy!
25 June, 2012
Gag said…
Happy Birthday Sam!!!!!
25 June, 2012
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