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OPENING DAY

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

There's nothing like it in all the world. Fresh cut grass. Oiled gloves. The smack of a ball on a wooden bat. The sound of cleats padding over a base. Opening Day for Baseball- 2010. Every team is in it. The sights. The sounds. The smells. It's a uniquely American experience. Baseball is the only major team sport not played with a time clock. It has a rhythm all its own. It moves to its own time. 9 innings. There's a line in the John Fogerty song Centerfield: "Just to hit the ball, and touch em all, a moment in the sun,its gone and you can tell that one goodbye."It sums up a lifetime of hope and desire- just to hit the ball and touch em all- a home run. Little boys dream of it- and old men remember warm summer days when they moved with a grace long since gone...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on April 04, 2010 (boomark / email).