Opening Day

Baseball's back, soon teams from MLB to tee ball leagues all across the fruited plain will resume play. The dreary harshness of winter slowly recedes as the color and hope of spring rushes in. 

On this day, the fans of any club can squint and see a pennant winner. Now, only a favored few will win, but that doesn't matter this day, that's in the future. The hope is in the here and now.

This hope is marinated in the history of 150 summers, of clubs and players who built the foundation of the game we love today. While we don't know how the journey of the season will evolve, we do know from our past that drama, pathos, humor, joy, defeat, and triumph await us.

There are myriad possibilities for the fan, the truths of the season, whether they're happy or sad, aren't facing us yet. Anything is possible.

This is Opening Day, it is hope, it is what we who love the game need. It's the child-like love that draws us to the game and gives us that sense of magic. The realities and cynicism of the season aren't here yet. So let us all enjoy this day.

We get one a year, don't waste it!