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Romeo, and yes, that is his name, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a cute kid, which for him made it even worse. As could be expected he was frequently kidded in school, though luckily for him it was mostly by his friends and was in good nature. He was called lover boy before he even knew what the phrase meant and by the time he was old enough to understand it, it had become one of his common nicknames. He also played baseball from the time he was six years old. And it didn’t take long for the phrase to be heard by opposing teams who taunted him with it every time he was up to bat. This, in part, inspired Romeo to be the best he could be and he practiced hard and was able to knock many balls across the home-run line, which was usually enough to silence some of his more vocal opponents.

Baseball quickly became one of Romeo’s favorite sports and activities. His grandfather had been a huge of the Atlanta Braves every since they first arrived in the city in 1966. In fact, it has his grandfather that first took Romeo to Turner Field. He frequently thought back to that day when he was eight and the cool breeze of the afternoon and the great hot dogs they enjoyed while they watched. Romeo and his grandfather frequently watched the games together and it was a ritual to eat corned beef sandwiches with a pickle and chips on game days. This only occurred when they watched them from Romeo’s grandparents’ house. His grandmother made the best corned beef sandwich in the world and they always had hot dogs at the stadium.

It had been ten years since Romeo had last visited Atlanta. As he flew in with his wife and son he thought about his grandparents and greatly missed them. He was headed there for a business meeting and it was his wife’s idea for the two of them to go with him since that’s where Romeo had grown up. While they were there the Braves happened to have a home game against the Minnesota Twins. Romeo was suddenly struck by a great idea and when he returned to one of the hotels Atlanta to meet his family he presented them with tickets to the game. That ended up being the first baseball game his son had attended in person, and you can be sure that the family enjoyed a hot dog while they were there.