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It was love at first pitch
ST. PETERSBURG -- Fans see the words flash on the Trop's video screen all the time:
"Will you marry me?"
Two years ago it was Stu Gutter proposing to his future wife, Patti, during a Rays-Yankees game.
She said yes. And yes, Tampa Bay lost.
"We would have gotten married here if they would have let us," the husband said.
Their official anniversary isn't until November. But maybe today's first-ever Rays' playoff game is their real anniversary. The Orlando couple cut short a vacation in South Carolina so they could be at Tropicana Field today to watch history.
The couple should be easily recognizable today. Stu Gutter is wearing a 3-foot top hat made out of 17 blue and white balloons. It's custom made. He and Patti are balloon-artists.
Written on the hat: "Go Rays."
-- Cristina Silva, Times Staff Writer
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