Opening Day: take three
Regardless of where my love-hate relationship with the Yankees is right now (and to be honest, I'm not really sure - I'm interested in seeing how the new recruits fare in pinstripes), there's still something exciting about Opening Day in Yankee Stadium. After opening the season in Japan, and then playing at the Devil Rays' home opener in Florida, the Yankees finally get to play their own home opener against the White Sox in the Bronx.
It's reassuring to know that the big-name stars, despite their years of experience in the game, get all worked up about it too. Gary Sheffield says: "I can't wait to get home, to feel that Opening Day. I've seen many on TV, and now to have a chance to be a part of it. It's like "American Idol," how they always go to a commercial. That's how I feel."
I think I feel the excitement more this season than in previous years because the "I've seen many on TV, and now I have a chance to be part of it" line applies to me too - not in terms in Opening Day, but in terms of finally getting to see a Major League baseball game in person. After a decade-and-a-half of following the sport at a distance, I have tickets to see the Yankees play the Red Sox in the House That Ruth Built on September 18th. A lot can happen between now and then - and given my track-record of cancelling trips at the last minute, I won't count my chickens until I'm actually sat in the upper deck eating a $10 hot-dog - but I'm looking forward to finally taking this long-distance love-affair with baseball to the next level.
It's reassuring to know that the big-name stars, despite their years of experience in the game, get all worked up about it too. Gary Sheffield says: "I can't wait to get home, to feel that Opening Day. I've seen many on TV, and now to have a chance to be a part of it. It's like "American Idol," how they always go to a commercial. That's how I feel."
I think I feel the excitement more this season than in previous years because the "I've seen many on TV, and now I have a chance to be part of it" line applies to me too - not in terms in Opening Day, but in terms of finally getting to see a Major League baseball game in person. After a decade-and-a-half of following the sport at a distance, I have tickets to see the Yankees play the Red Sox in the House That Ruth Built on September 18th. A lot can happen between now and then - and given my track-record of cancelling trips at the last minute, I won't count my chickens until I'm actually sat in the upper deck eating a $10 hot-dog - but I'm looking forward to finally taking this long-distance love-affair with baseball to the next level.
posted by Iain at
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