Friday, October 26, 2018

Today's Baseball Thoughts


 Today's Baseball Thoughts

What a great time of the year. The leaves are changing colors, the holidays are not far away and the World Series is underway. My teams, the Boston Red Sox are in command and have had an outstanding season. Boston has had some great teams recently with 3 World Series and possibly 4 in 15 years.  As I reflect, I wonder what the draw by fans to baseball is. For me I think it is emotional attachment. It brings me back to a time when I was a much younger man and did things all kids used to do (some still do today). I played ball, attended games, enjoyed the atmosphere and collected baseball cards from my favorite players. Through the years being a Red Sox fan in New York has been challenging. One of the most painful memories had an anniversary recently. It was when Bill Buckner mad an error that allowed the New York Mets to win the World Series. It did more than make fans sad, it kept the myth alive that the “curse of the Bambino” was in full force. It not only was a heartbreaking loss but they were big underdogs to the Mets team that had won 108 games that year. Baseball is all American; although it is not gaining popularity among today’s youth as many new and different options are available, including video game sports. Did you know there is actually college teams the compete against each other in the new rage, E-Sports. I am not sure if it my age but I will continue my love of baseball and my beloved Red Sox, who I hope are successful for many more years.

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