Lets Play Ball

The smell of hot dogs, popcorn and beer, waft by in a slight breeze; just as the crowd yells as the ball is hit to the outfield, as the batter rounds the bases you sit by and wait to see if he makes it to the next base and be safe. Today is opening day of baseball season. Arlington plays host to the Texas Rangers, one of the two major league teams in the state. The other team is in Houston, but we do not go there, well maybe once for Ben. So I have not decided if I dislike baseball season or football season more. Ironically I think its baseball, you can pretty much see a game seven days a week, and I’m sure some days at least two games. Where as football is only on five days per week, with one day showing two games. That is unless you have the channel which will play all the games for you at one time or another, thank goodness we don’t. At least for baseball we don’t need it now that we are back in Texas, Rangers games are aired pretty much all the time.

Needless to say Ben is pretty excited about opening day, the start of a new season, a fresh start for the team; it should be an interesting year. The kids are excited by extension, after a preseason story time at the ball park; the kids have been practicing singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game. I think if we practice enough I can take them up there to sing on the big screen for the whole crowd. What an amazing experience that will be.

Plus the kids should both be starting T-ball in May; Ben is probably most excited about that one. Practice has all ready began to train them up, and figure out which hand they actually throw the ball with. He wants to know that so he can get the right glove for them. Plus it’s probably good to help them with their throwing skills and of course bonding with Dad. Anyway, in the Home Season Opener for the Rangers, they started off pretty good with a win of 9-1 against the Indians. We’ll have to see how they do with the remaining games of the series. I’m pretty sure we’ll catch at least one Rangers game if not a few more in person this year. After all baseball is the American pastime.