It’s an escape. There will be games from now till the fall to fill my spare time with my team, and God willing deep into October. Baseball is a story. Each game is full of nuances and small parts that make it complete, yet it has a history deeper and richer than any other sport.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us."-Walt Whitman
The quote above sums it up, although its debated if it was actually Whitman who said this he generally gets the credit. Regardless if you think about it how many times has a baseball game taken you or the country to a better place. Whether its memories of playing as a child, watching your children or grandchildren play, or watching the Series in October of 2001. It can heal us if even for a moment. It can also crush us. I want to leave you with another quote.
"An opener is not like any other game. There's that little extra excitement, a faster beating of the heart. You have that anxiety to get off to a good start, for yourself and for the team. You know that when you win the first one, you can't lose 'em all."- Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn regarding opening day
Opening day is that start of something new. Nothing but possibilities. Much like we as a town are offered tomorrow.
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