The summer my niece was six, she played baseball — her first experience with organized sports. It was a league designed to help children learn the rules of the game, make some friends, and develop their sportsmanship skills. This involved some confusion and dropped balls, and it was not unlike herding cats, but the games were also a lot of fun. When a youngster would get a hit and make a beeline to third, everyone would yell in their positive-reinforcement voices, “No! No! Run the other way, to first base!” And then the player would to first, and everyone would applaud.
Let’s just hope the 2023 Rockies have fun!
