Opening Day. There was a time when those very words conjured a giddy thrill in my bones. “Maybe this will be the year,” my bones spoke. This year, my bones are just tired. Maybe it’s because I’ve been running myself ragged lately, doing both my day job and book promotion at a breakneck pace, but I think it’s something deeper than that. I’m not the kind of fan I used to be. Don’t get me wrong: I would love my team to win a World Series, but I’m really just looking forward to watching baseball, listening to the best broadcast team in the game, and talking to my friends about this beautiful sport for the next six months. We can do that, win or lose.
I’ll try to follow all these rules too (except must change the first one to Seattle Mariners). I hope you’ll be able to enjoy my favorite closer this year.
You are maturing as a human being and a fan! I relate to your first commandment the most. For instance, despite the damage they did to the Mets to open the season, I was happy to see the Brewers play (Hopkins being the lone exception). That team plays good baseball! Without MLB.TV, I doubt I would have seen them play. Being an M's fan, I have been following #2 an #4 for many years now; win or lose, I just love rooting for them and watching them play (One of my fondest baseball memories has nothing to do with an actual game. It was simply watching Ken Griffey Jr take batting practice). However, along the same lines, being an M's fan, I constantly break commandment #4. Looking into the future brings me hope and encouragement that I will see them play in a World Series before I expire.
I’ll try to follow all these rules too (except must change the first one to Seattle Mariners). I hope you’ll be able to enjoy my favorite closer this year.
Oh, I needed that, Noah! Committing to being kinder, to the things we’re passionate about, to the folks making it happen, to ourselves in the end.
Thank you.
You are maturing as a human being and a fan! I relate to your first commandment the most. For instance, despite the damage they did to the Mets to open the season, I was happy to see the Brewers play (Hopkins being the lone exception). That team plays good baseball! Without MLB.TV, I doubt I would have seen them play. Being an M's fan, I have been following #2 an #4 for many years now; win or lose, I just love rooting for them and watching them play (One of my fondest baseball memories has nothing to do with an actual game. It was simply watching Ken Griffey Jr take batting practice). However, along the same lines, being an M's fan, I constantly break commandment #4. Looking into the future brings me hope and encouragement that I will see them play in a World Series before I expire.