Batter against pitcher. Fielder against ball. C-R-R-R-A-C-K of the bat on a carefree spring day. The ball disappears in the glare of the sun as though the sky swallows then spits it out into a well-worn glove.
Hot dogs, salty peanuts, the smell of popcorn permeates the air—even high up in the cheap seats.
Cheering on the boys of summer, we are reminded of innocence and magic and everything good.
Play ball!
talya
Musical Pairing:
Cheap Seats, Alabama
Oh…people will come…People will most definitely come. – Field of Dreams
spring training photos courtesy
of our neighbors Carol and Ashley Cheshire
I am participating in A to Z April Blog Challenge. Stop by and check out my fellow bloggers’ posts…
People will come, right you are. We hadn’t been to a ball game in a long time and last year went to our local farm team…is that the right term? Anyway, had a “ball”. Great thing to do on a hot summers night.
small teams and ball parks are the best!
I love baseball & softball, hoping to join a leage this spring!
Wow I’m impressed!
I am not a baseball fan, or much of a sports fan unless it is ice skating, but I do understand loving something. I probably love reading and art the way many love baseball. It is nice reading about what others are posting with the A to Z challenge.
I agree – I love reading what everyone else is blogging about!
I’m from the UK and baseball to me is very similar to a games kids here play in the garden or on the beach – we call it ’rounders’.
Running bases in the sand would make it even more difficult!
Yesterday was like a holiday for me! Nats opened in grand style with a 2 run shut out. Here’s hoping the O’s do as well today! Sorry the Rangers didn’t do better Sunday night 🙁
It seems all of my teams are on a losing streak! Ugh.
In India, we have cricket, which is very similar to, and very different from, baseball. 🙂
Damyanti @Daily(w)rite
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I love the blogs but I am not a sports fan. Tom read this is Reader’s Digest this morning and it describes me. “I watch sports the way a dog will watch TV: I’m attracted by the motions and color, but no actual comprehention is taking place.” – Mary Roach
I could almost smell the popcorn and hotdogs while reading your blog!
B is for Brilliantly written, Talya, and tomorrow is C…for Cardinals…know what I’m sayin’?…haha.
I hear ya…:)
I really don’t understand the obsession with baseball, but being a Brit I guess that figures. Like Paula, it reminds me of rounders, another game I never saw the point in… but then I am not a sporty type at all. However, your post was definitely evocative, and I have read enough Stephen King to know what a place baseball has in the hearts and minds of American people, especially kids.
I almost did my letter b blog on baseball. My boys played baseball and I spent many a day in the bleachers popping sunflower seeds! Very nice and Spring-Summer like post! 🙂
haha I almost did blogging:))
Yep, Spring time baseball! Nothing like it. 🙂
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Baseball and basketball–my two favorites. This time of year I can get both! Happy now because the Red Sox beat the Yankees in game 1, but gloomy because the Celtics have so many injuries and are playing on fumes. I am looking forward to a long summer, and hope the Sox can recover from last year. But I like other teams, too, including the Rangers, Mets, and White Sox.
I oh so love baseball. As a kid, I remember watching Lou Brock steal bases. Go Cards!
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We listened to the Cardinals on the radio. Will always remind me of summer.
Welcome, Spring … and the Boys of Summer.
Nice “B” post …
Happy A-Z!
I miss baseball! My son played from the time he could lift a bat until he graduated from high school. Hopefully my grandsons will be playing soon!
Cool, if only the weather would turn more spring-like to enjoy!
Haven’t watched field of dreams for a while.. you’ve got me watching film, reading a book and drinking wine this weekend.. Hope you have a good one planned. Great post.
Thank you! I’m in charge of hosting book club tonight. So I haven’t planned beyond that. But happy weekend to you!