Reflections on The Pasttime

Joy, joy, joy! Opening Day is here! Finally, we can put behind us the dark and depressing days of winter. We can cast off the incessant droning of lesser sports. Baseball is back! Today has to be my favorite day of the entire year. Christmas? Bah! Valentine's Day? Scowf! Arbor Day? Garbage!

Let me tell you why baseball is so great. No sport in this country has 160 years of heritage to draw from. No sport in this country has so mirror American culture and society. No sport in this country has the nuances and refinements of this game. No sport quite has the beautiful balance of physical prowess, perseverence, mental toughness, and ultimate triumph as baseball. I love baseball!


There are some out there who will tell you that baseball is boring and slow. That just exposes their ignorance! We live in such an instant gratification society that if nothing is blowing up or someone's not getting the crap beaten out them then it's obviously not a sport! Baseball is so much better than all of that!

Now, I know Opening Day springs hope eternal, but I think my Cincinnati Reds could be a real dark horse this year. I mean, I know a lot things would have to come together, but it's possible! Well, I gotta get going. Reds vs. Cubs is starting. Gonna take my lunch break to watch the game!