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Big Al Owens in LA for Cubs-Dodgers game

Album attached, from the Sportswriter who rose from a little farm at Vester, KY; the small town of Columbia, KY, and the county seat of Cook County, Illinois to a dream job traveling the United States of America with routes which take him to places we'd all like to see, and people we'd all like to meet. Two major bucket list goals remain outstanding: Having a beer with President Obama, and an audience with the Pope. Memorial Day weekend was started with a Major League game at Dodgers Stadium, with his beloved Cubbies facing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team Columbia native Cy Barger helped launch in Brooklyn, NY.
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By Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker/MLB Sports correspondent

Saturday was a wonderful day for me - a beautiful Los Angeles Memorial Day Weekend Saturday sitting in the stands with my best friend watching may team, the Chicago Cubs play the Los Angeles Dodgers.



Watching a major league baseball game on Memorial Day weekend is one of the most patriotic things an American can do. It's hard to think of anything which brings home the feelings of the holiday than when the National Anthem is heard in a great major league baseball park. Not the same as Wrigley - nothing matches that - but that was great.

I had front row ticket by 1st base yesterday at the Cubs vs Dodgers game in beautiful Dodgers stadium with my best friend. Eddie Butler signed a ball for me, he is a Cubs starting pitcher, and Kris Bryant signed for my buddy. We had a great time.

It was a wonderful day. And I'm the luckiest man on earth, getting paid to do a job I love which lets me see the things I want to see along the way.



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Big Al Owens captures National Anthem moment in LA



2017-05-29 - Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Photo by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker and MLB Sports Correspondent.
Big Al was in the the stands when a very moving moment at any game, but especially so on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 27, 2017, when the national anthem was sung.

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Big Al had front row ticket by 1st base



2017-05-29 - Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Photo by Innocent Bystander.
Big Al in Los Angeles - "Had front row ticket by 1st base yesterday at the Cubs vs Dodgers game in beautiful Dodgers stadium with my best friend. Eddie Butler signed a ball for me, he is a Cubs starting pitcher, and Kris Bryant signed for my buddy. We had a great time," writes Big Al.

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Kris Bryant of the Cubs



2017-05-29 - Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Photo by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker and MLB Sports Correspondent.
National League MVP Kris Bryant of the Cubs. - BIG AL

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Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant



2017-05-29 - Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Photo by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker and MLB Sports Correspondent.
Three future Hall of Fame baseball players from the Dodgers and Cubs - Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant, in my opinion. - Big Al Owens Photo Sat 27 May 2017.

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Big Al Owens at Dodgers Stadium with best friend



2017-06-01 - Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Photo by Innocent Bystander.
My best friend Matt, left, took me to see our beloved Cubs in Los Angeles - BIG AL OWENS, the Big Rig Trucker.

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