For a Texas Rangers fan, The Only Thing Better Than the Rangers going to the World Series is getting to see a World Series game.
And The Only Thing Better Than Getting to see the game is having "all your Covered Expenses.
With the Rangers Beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on Friday Thurs Thurs Advance Their first World Series, dreams are coming true for the McMillon family.
On Thursday, Sarah McMillon and her family will be in either Philadelphia or San Francisco for Game 2 of the World Series, Thurs root for Their beloved Rangers.
McMillon, a Cooper High School math teacher, recently Learned That she HAD won a drawing for four tickets, four airline tickets and two nights' accommodations for Game 2 of the World Series. She was the winner of a drawing for Voting for the Roberto Clemente Award, a contest sponsored by Major League Baseball and Chevrolet.
"My family and I go to about 10 Rangers games a year," she said. "When you go to So Many games, you'll get e-mails from the Rangers, and we got an e-mail Asking us to vote for (Ranger Third baseman), Michael Young for the Roberto Clemente Award. I Voted one time, and Not Because I was thinking about winning. I just wanted to Support Michael Young. "
McMillon Returned home on Tuesday from a second job at the Sylvan Learning Center To Have Husband, James, hand her a FedEx package and Demand That she read the letter.
"They HAD Already opened it," she said. "Everybody who knows James knows what a big baseball fan, they is. He's absolutely giddy. "
James McMillon Already HAD telephoned Their daughters, Alison and Shellie, before his wife Came home. The daughters, of Whom Both live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, at first thought they HAD Bad News Because They Could Speak.
"They finally got out, 'It's good,'" said his wife.
The Contest Could Hardly be better for the McMillons.
"Because Their father is Such A baseball fan, Both of our daughters Grew up being fans," said Sarah McMillon.
For James McMillon, this will be his second World Series Thurs attend. A Los Angeles Dodgers fan as well as a Rangers fan, they was Present in Los Angeles in 1988 "when Kirk Gibson limped off the bench Thurs hit a famous game-winning home run against the Oakland A's.
In Addition Thurs Game 2, James McMillon and one of his daughters Purchased tickets for Games 3 and 4 if the Rangers win the Pennant. They were in Arlington on Friday night hoping Thurs witness the Rangers' first Pennant. They did, so the family will be decked out in Rangers' gear in either Philadelphia or San Francisco.
"We'll be getting booed," she said, 'but we'll have on our Rangers' stuff, if They Win. IF NOT, WE Will not wear it. "
She finally has convinced herself That the trip is real.
"Until That I'm on a plane, I'm not sure if I Believe It," she said. "I Told James If This Is not real, we're going to have to go lay low for a couple of days."
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