Growing up, baseball was my favorite sport to play, and the only two teams you could consistently watch on TV were the Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves. I chose to watch the Braves, mostly because of my disdain for all sports teams Colorado. They became my favorite team and Chipper Jones became my favorite player and the reason I chose to play 3rd base.
Fast forward to two years ago, I had just got back from my LDS mission in South Africa, spending two years away from professional sports. Chipper Jones was one of the only familiar aspects about the Braves, and it was hard to follow. Fast forward to this year. Chipper Jones has retired, and my interest in the Braves and baseball in general has waned. This makes me sad. I love baseball. I want to care about baseball and watch it with the same interest that I have in basketball and football.
Anyway, this last weekend, my wife and I were hanging out with some friends and my buddy Ryker and I were watching some of the MLB playoffs. We got to talking and he mentioned he wanted to care about baseball. Hey! So do I! So we decided we are going to choose a team and dive in headfirst into baseball fandom. We are in the process of choosing and would welcome some feedback about who we should cheer for and why. Maybe something you say will influence us, maybe not. But I’m excited to start caring about baseball again. It’s America’s pastime after all.
What about the Mariners? I seem to remember making a certain little boy a Mariners cake for his birthday one year? Are they even a team anymore? BTW, what is the background of your blog? Is it birds? Love ya!
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