Happy Birthday, Mom!!

A very important date is right around the corner.

April 11th, is my my mom's birthday, and to celebrate, the Red Sox have decided to have their Home Opener that day. Baseball's Opening Day is the actually April 4th, but the season really does not begin, in my mind, until the Sox play at home.

I am not a romantic when it comes to baseball, I do not hold the game sacred and I do not despise the Designated Hitter. I just like it. It has not been easy. Over the years, as a Red Sox fan, I have been angry, miserable, joyous, physically sick, shocked, and elated beyond belief. And that was just during the 2004 Playoffs!

There are many reasons to dislike the game. It is slow, the season is too long, the difference between the good teams and the bad, free agency, the Players Union, Barry Bonds, The All Star Game, the cost to see a game (both live and on TV), Bud Selig, steroids, The Yankees, but at its core, it is just a game that I enjoy watching. I may not pay really close attention all of the time and I forget stats and names all of the time, but so what? I am fan.

I usually take the Opening Day off from work even though I never have tickets to the actual game. So I will call my mom in the morning, wish her a happy birthday and start my Summer off in style. By sitting in a bar watching TV. Play Ball!!