Special Year?
There are a lot of peaks and valleys in a baseball season.
A good season can turn into a soap opera with injuries, trades and tough games and long nights.
I understand that when a team is hot...
...they can go in the tank at anytime.
Take the start of the year:
Boston started 17-2.
They’re 5-9 since.
Yankees are on a roll now.
It’s not that easy, but they look great. The one thing they have is depth. A whole bunch of good players.
They also appear to be having fun, and while you can hate each other and win (‘77 & ‘78 Yanks did), when they appear to like each other...
...it’s a great distraction.
I do a lot of reading, writing and relaxing as I watch, but I also check out the other games.
Follow the soap opera.
I know a lot of people don’t even look at baseball until it gets close to playoff time...
...I was raised differently, I guess.
Back at the big house in North Collins the game would be on about 5 different televisions.
Every game.
For years.
Will it be a memorable year?
No way of knowing...
...but it’s always relaxing to me.
Last night they took and blew a 5-run lead.
What a game!
“The season is too long,” I hear.
I wish it was longer!
A good season can turn into a soap opera with injuries, trades and tough games and long nights.
I understand that when a team is hot...
...they can go in the tank at anytime.
Take the start of the year:
Boston started 17-2.
They’re 5-9 since.
Yankees are on a roll now.
It’s not that easy, but they look great. The one thing they have is depth. A whole bunch of good players.
They also appear to be having fun, and while you can hate each other and win (‘77 & ‘78 Yanks did), when they appear to like each other...
...it’s a great distraction.
I do a lot of reading, writing and relaxing as I watch, but I also check out the other games.
Follow the soap opera.
I know a lot of people don’t even look at baseball until it gets close to playoff time...
...I was raised differently, I guess.
Back at the big house in North Collins the game would be on about 5 different televisions.
Every game.
For years.
Will it be a memorable year?
No way of knowing...
...but it’s always relaxing to me.
Last night they took and blew a 5-run lead.
What a game!
“The season is too long,” I hear.
I wish it was longer!
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