Tom Mathe is a good doctor.
On the night of Oct. 23, 1993, he was being a good father, too.
His daughter Jennifer, 18, and her boyfriend were on their way to the SkyDome to see the Blue Jays play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series.
“You had better enjoy it, you may never see something like this again in our lifetime,” Dr. Mathe told his daughter and her date in one of those father-knows-best moments.
After the game, after Joe Carter hit a three-run homer in the bottom off the ninth off closer Mitch Williams, after they escaped the traffic jam in the downtown core and after the replay of Jumpin’ Joe was shown on the big board in centre 100 or so times, Jennifer returned home to Mississauga.