Russell Street Report · Mar 28, 2018
OT: Here Come The Boys of Summer
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Baseball.
Once America’s pastime, baseball is now a distant second to the NFL. That said, there’s a tradition and a sense of history in baseball that football can’t yet match.
Perhaps it never will.
Baseball season also marks a time of year for new beginnings. We emerge from the doldrums of winter, new life abounds, hope springs eternal and expectations, along with the outdoor temperatures, rise.
Here come the boys of summer!
When I was a kid, a baseball, your glove and your bike were constant companions. Wherever you pedaled, baseball, in some shape or form was always there. Wall-ball, curb-ball, kick-ball and whiffle ball were as commonplace as the sunshine.
