The game I love to watch

So what does it mean for me to report on a daily basis, to basically write down what I see on the baseball field and off it? It means that I get to enjoy thinking up of a story to write when I get back home from the ballgame. As a correspondent, I have had the pleasure to write my articles to you, the reader, about my experiences at the V.A. I always find it fun to write what I feel about the games because I am getting my opinion out there for you to read it. That's what makes it worthwhile to me. I know that you enjoy reading what I write. I have heard nothing but good things from the people who have approached me when they mention this blog.

It's no secret that I like to write. I am quite an opinionated person, and I have no problem with that. What I try to do is to make the articles that I write enjoyable and fun for you to read. I don't want to do it the plain and vanilla way. I'd like to try to give my articles a certain type of spice to it. Like Emeril Lagasse would say for his inetresting meals, let's give it another notch! I look at writing simple articles as some sort of challenge. I always like it when I'm presented with fun challenges, and challenges that aren't too pressing for me. Pressure situations are the type of challenges that baseball players always have to deal with. For example, when a pitcher is faced with the daunting task of getting two more outs with the bases loaded, he has to find a way to get those two outs or else he might give up a run or two.

Also, there's that time for base stealers where they have to decide whether to steal second base or not. When is the right time to go? You see, strategy plays a whole lot into the game of baseball. It is a thinking man's game, even though it's not exactly like the popular board game Chess. Managers always have to use strategies in games. That's what they do. They're just like the field generals in classic battles. They have to find a way to help put their teams in winning positions. The main thing about the game of baseball, though, is that this is a fun game to watch. It always has been a fun game to watch, and it has stood the test of time.

Why do I cover the game of baseball? It's because I want to. I enjoy watching baseball. I love the game even though I know I can't play it. Not all of us can be able to suit up and play on that diamond. I appreciate the way baseball players conduct themselves on the field. Unless they get upset and start arguing with the umpires, they are usually calm and collective. Baseball players just have that cool swagger about them that I definitely respect. Baseball is a career for these guys. This is what they aim to do on a daily basis. They want to play on a baseball field, and they want to have fun. I haven't yet seen a player who played baseball just because he was playing it. Baseball players play because they have a passion for the game.

You won't find a sport that is so entrenched in its history than baseball. I'm only talking about the United States, of course, because I know that almost every other country houses legit competitions for the game of Soccer, but I digress. My own niece plays Soccer and she loves it, so there you go. Baseball goes way back here. Baseball was invented on humble purposes, and it just happened that it only grew to be a huge sport in this country. Baseball is still, without a doubt, the national pastime. Think about the longevity of this sport. Think about all the stories that so many players who have come and gone have made for their careers. Think about all of the ballparks that have been built and knocked down throughout this time. It's simply amazing.

Baseball has that certain appeal to me that makes me think back to its history in some shape or form whenever I'm watching a game in the current time. Of course, other sports can do that to you as well, but baseball is far different than the other sports. It's a sport that has heavily relied on its history to progress. Baseball should stay committed to heavily rely on its history, because what happened for baseball in the past is rich. Baseball has a rich history. Way back when in the 1800's the Knickerbocker Nine were formed in Hoboken, New Jersey. The Cincinnati Reds were the first team to be officially called a professional baseball team. The New York Yankees, love them or hate them (and I would be in the latter), have a huge row of World Series trophies that speak 26 different stories. Plus, don't ever forget about the interesting, for lack of a better word, moments that Major League Baseball has gone through.

The Boston Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees. The Chicago Black Sox scandal of 1919. The constant moves of numerous franchises. The breaking down of the color barrier in baseball. The tearing down of such classic gems like the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field. The Pete Rose betting on baseball fiasco. Oh yes, the steroid episodes of recent times. All of these times are filled with stories, and just like any other story, each of these stories have their endings, and it's up to you to go back and read these stories for what they are, and how much they mean to the game itself.

Yeah. This is the game I love to watch, and this is why I cover baseball. This helps me write what I can write.