re: Dad pro tip: Take your son to a baseball game.

Brought 5 year old to Alex Box last year and he was bored after a couple of innings

Still a fun relatively cheap day though

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Mine doesn't like baseball. Thanks for nothing.

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Well take him to a tittie bar and give him a roll of quarters to toss on stage.

Hitting our 23rd and 24th MLB stadiums with both my sons this summer. Stopping in Omaha for opening weekend of the CWS (hoping the Tigers are there). Been doing it for years and nothing is better.

I was just reminding my son last Saturday of his first LSU baseball game. Bought him a chili dog and he got it all over himself and the bleacher but that was ok. I had plenty of napkins. Thinking back, that was a great time

I’m almost 40 and I still like going to ball games with my dad.

Dang I hope my son still enjoys it when he’s 40!

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I grew up going to Barons games at the Met and still remember watching Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura and even Michael Jordan.

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I went to a Barons game to watch Jordan a couple times.

The old Birmingham Bulls games when they were in the ECHL were so much fun too. They used to fight like crazy. It was never really crowded and sometimes you could go down to the front row and getting to see them check each other into the boards right in front of you was awesome.

My kids have been to local pro teams stadiums and had a lot fun.

The most fun they ever had was a high school Donkey basketball game. It absolutely blew their mind. They got to attempt 3 point shots at halftime for prizes. Also got to listen to a real auctioneer do his thing.

It was a real culture shock for them but many laughs and memories were made.

Some of my favorite memories are from 1991-1999 at the old Alex Box. I knew all of the players, security guards, etc. Armando Rios and I would flip across centerfield on Wednesday's, when kids could go on the field for the National Anthem. Scored many a foul ball by the train tracks. When Lloyd Peever was hit in the head, he spent his recovery gunning pitches in the gold seats, behind home plate. I got to know him and he gave me a call before he left for the minors. Kenny Jackson invited me to his wedding (I was all of 13 or so).

My Mom was an avid LSU baseball fan and brought me and two of my best friends to the away weekend games at MS State for my 13th birthday. We had so much fun. The players were at the hotel next door and we hung out in their lobby hoping to catch them walking by. We weren't disappointed. Those were amazing years.

I am now in my early 40's and still think of those players as grow-ups, even though I am 20+ years older than they are, now.

Thanks for all of the memories, Mom!