More Than A Game

     Baseball is America's national pastime, a game that brings fans across the country together. But for some, baseball is more than just a game. Every spring, when that grass is watered for the first time, when the dirt is raked, and when the players take the field to begin a brand new season, it's a fresh start for players and fans alike. For the most passionate of baseball fans, there is nothing like the thrill of watching the team you love get a much deserved win, contrasted by the heartache of watching them lose even one game. There's something almost majestic about the game. It can be an escape from a world that can rough you up a bit.

For some fans, it is something to "believe in" in a world where injustices, cruelty, and fallacy can leave you speechless and not knowing where to turn. It's a dream yet to be realized or simply a memory-the one that got away. It's memories with your dad or granddad at the ballpark, hearing stories about the giants of the game, like Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams, while eating your first hot dog, not knowing that this is the beginning of a life-long passion for America's game. It's a fresh start: if the last few months weren't really your friend, or life's just getting you down, it can all be instantly and temporarily wiped away, "It's okay, it's baseball season". I know, it sounds cheesy, but it's true. 

Sometimes baseball is more than just a game, more than a field, a team or a home run. It's more than a win or a loss. It's temporarily making best friends with complete strangers around you, coming together to root your team to victory. It can bring two enemies together, and put best friends at odds for an afternoon. There's nothing greater than showing that you're part of a team, part of something special. This is America...this is baseball.