If you are a baseball fan, there is nothing like Opening Day. If the weather is good, and your team has aspirations on the playoffs or a World Series, this is a day you have waited for since last season ended. If you are a fan of the Washington Nationals, you want to see if the rebuilding plan keeps up its progress as you begin the season in a brand new downtown ballpark. I watched the beginning of the game on TV and it looks beautiful; with the U.S. Capitol in the background behind centerfield.
If you are a fan of the AL East titans, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, do you look at opening day as the beginning of a long march to the playoffs? A necessary evil to get through before the real season begins? Or do they look at the opening of the season like other teams, with all the feelings of renewal and high hopes?
If you are a long-suffering fan of the Baltimore Orioles how do you view opening day? Do you go into it with high hopes for a successful season? Are your hopes already dashed before the O’s play a game that counts? Or are you like this noted Oriole fan? Granted, the references to boob flashing are a bit much for Fan Fest, but don’t you admire her spirit? She will be at the game tomorrow; hopefully the rain will hold off. As for me, I’m a bit more even-tempered about the Orioles and opening day. I’m hoping for the best; it’s always better that the home team win on opening day. Yet I know that this a “rebuilding year,” maybe the rebuilding year the Orioles should have had some time ago. I’m hoping that this is the beginning of the return of winning baseball to Baltimore, if not this year, then somewhere down the line.
Now that I have the Nationals game on, the President is in the booth. No matter what you think of his politics, you can tell he likes the game of baseball. And he actually seems to be funny. When he threw out the first pitch, he received a smattering of boos, which I guess if you pay your money to go to the game, you have the right to boo. But I don’t think he deserved to be booed. You don’t have to clap for the man, but he shouldn’t be booed; yet I understand that people feel free to voice their dissent or approval of others.
Go Orioles!!!
