Major League Baseball -- Opening Day!

Opening Day.

Catching a whiff of that favorite dish mom used to make when you were a kid.
The smell of granpa's pipe.
The aroma of freshly mowed grass.

Like those odors bring back a childhood memory.
The sound of those two words "Opening Day" do the same for me.

Baseball is a sport with a rich history and has held firm to many of it's old-fashioned ways.
Held so firmly, in fact, that many sports fans have moved on.
As our youth's attention spans get shorter and life moves quicker, the market grows smaller for MLB.
MLB, like the sport of baseball itself, is a relic of former times.

Today's MLB fans are a dying breed...dying of old age.

We should admire MLB for its uncompromising views on modern sports technology (they still refuse to use replay in the World Series) and it's gentlemanly mentality (there are many unwritten rules players must follow as a show of respect).

There's very little flash in the sport, which is probably why the young folks don't like it.
Today's youth want to see someone celebrate every achievement.
The NBA and NFL are far better suited for that.

But, c'mon.
These MLB guys are hitting a ball 3inches in diameter traveling at 95mph using a 42" piece of wood. What's not to like?

MLB baseball is closer than the NBA or NFL to what a sport should be.
The strategies are subtle. There is more team mentality. And coaches have a bigger effect on outcome.

There is a chess-match at play with every at-bat, every pitching change, and every pinch-hitter.
As a sports-fan, you have got love that.

If your dad and/or grandpa are still around -- watch a game with them this opening weekend.
They''ll love you more for loving baseball.

Batter up!

 

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