I Could Cry.”–Hank Williams
I miss the opening of the baseball season. I really do. I love Opening Day and all the pomp and ceremony that goes with it. I miss the anticipation, the sounds that make it special. I miss it “as heaven would miss the stars above.” (Bob Wills–“Faded Love”)
Usually when baseball stops, or, as in the 1970s, doesn’t start, it’s the fault of the game itself. Labor troubles are a scourge of baseball and they aren’t new (see Players League, 1890). But this isn’t the fault of either the players or the owners. It will pass, as did the other stoppages, and we’ll get back to the game. But until that happens, it’s back to Hank Williams. I feel like a dose of “Cold, Cold Heart.”
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March 26, 2020 at 10:12 am
My wife and I purchased tickets to the Angels opening game. We heard a bunch of Dodger fans also bought them to be able to harass the Astros. Alas, we won’t see any of that nonsense. Hope you’re staying safe, V.
March 26, 2020 at 12:34 pm
My wife and I are giving new meaning to the phrase “hunker down.” 🙂
v
March 26, 2020 at 10:14 am
All correct. Hearing from you makes the day a little better though.
March 26, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Thanks for that.
v
March 26, 2020 at 10:15 am
Hank has a song for pretty much any event.
Stay well
Regards Thom
March 26, 2020 at 12:35 pm
You and yours also.
v
March 26, 2020 at 4:31 pm
I’ve been watching old games on youtube. I watched the 1980 Phillies division clincher v the old Montreal Expos, a classic, wacky, if not somewhat sloppy, 11 inning affair. Late in the game there were two close plays at first base, one of which the ump got wrong. Each play was shown one replay. The announcers mentioned that the ump got the second play wrong, moved on, and never mentioned it again. If that happened today there would be a review inquiry the likes of it not seen since the Zapruder film.
March 26, 2020 at 7:13 pm
MLB.com also is rerunning some old games. Ain’t much, but it helps.
v
March 27, 2020 at 2:32 pm
MLB.TV is a pretty good option as they are playing all the games from the 2018 and 2019 season. It was a bit therapeutic for me yesterday.
March 31, 2020 at 9:31 am
I am doing all my baseball 20-sided dice style, as Strat-O-Matic replays have more appeal to me than watching repeats of what I can’t have.
Stay well, good sir. You are, in this hack’s opinion, an underappreciated treasure.
March 31, 2020 at 9:49 am
Thank you, one hack to another.
v