The Four Tops

You really can't beat body surfing at Pacific Beach, San Diego. Which is good, because that's what we spent our next day doing. Jay and Lisa allowed us to crash on their floor and watch a little "Backdraft" that night. Jay's words of wisdom for the day, "The three things people will inevitably stare at are raging water, fire and a zamboni...."

June 9, 1992 Houston's Jimmy Jones followed us from Candlestick down to Jack Murphy Stadium to face our old buddy Gene Harris. Amongst the other 17,494 fans, we sat in the 15th row behind the 3rd base dugout. Tony Gwynn mingled with the fans during BP. Along with the hot dog and pretzel, I took advantage of the churros for sale. One of my favorites....

Jase was busy getting a handshake from Gary Sheffield while I listed to Fred "Crimedog" McGriff remind us all to "take a bite out of crime"...the only bite I wanted was another churro.

Gene Harris got a hit in his first Major League at bat. Crime Dog entertained us with a 417 foot homer in the 4th to put the Pads on the board. Thanks to "the Four Tops (the aforementioned Tony Gwynn, Sheffield, McGriff and Tony Fernandez), the Pads came from behind to secure a 5-4 victory in the bottom of the 9th. Such a relief in light of the busy schedule I had the next day.

We enjoyed a little more body surfing at the beach and a $3 burger from Benders. With a budget of $30/day, we were definitely under-budget. While it takes a lot of work to enjoy a "No Worries Tour", we were doing our best to be responsible for our own happiness....