Stuck in the throes of winter, I heard said yesterday just maybe my four most favorite words when strung together – “Pitchers and catchers report.” The speaker on the radio was specifically talking about the Orioles with February 11th penciled in as their report date. Other MLB teams have their report dates around that time also ranging from the 10th to the 13th of February. For a complete summary of when all teams report (click here.) Excerpts from that article follow:
Not lost on me is the fact that my birthday falls in there on the 12th. Thank you God and MLB gods for being so considerate of the Country Store Kid.
It led me to find a couple videos of when we took Shawn to his first baseball game at Nationals Park. Note Shawn’s hat transition from a Buzzy’s hat to a Nationals hat.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game was written by a couple of fellas who had never been to a baseball game prior to writing it, If you are of a mind as I am that it is a little too slack, check out how the Goo Goo guys cover it. Might change your opinion of the tune. Once again, nothing like a shot of rock and roll to make things just a little bit better.