Mikey Dudek planned to surprise his buddy Nick Allegretti and show up for Saturday's East-West Shrine Game.
Darn Midwest weather spoiled the plan. Dudek couldn't get a flight out of Chicago. Neither could Nick's older brother Joe, who was on his way, too.
Still, there were plenty of Allegretti rooters at Tropicana Field.
Nick's mom Tammy and dad Carl spent most of the week in St. Petersburg, Fla. So did the pride of Monticello Rob Zvonar, who coached Allegretti at Lincoln-Way East. And Christina Chillon, Nick's longtime girlfriend, was in the stands too.
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