Living with Baseball Season

Before last year, the last time I had followed a baseball team closely from spring training through October was when I was in university. I had forgotten how baseball season is something you live with throughout the year. Unless you are a die-hard fan, you don't directly watch every single game the way you would a football game. Many games end up playing on the TV or radio while you do other things, and the good thing about baseball is that it is a game that you can have on in the background while you do other things.

The Boston Globe magazine profiled Jacoby Ellsbury this Sunday, and I was reminded of the two games we were lucky enough to attend last year. The first game was April 22 versus the Evil Empire when the Sox hit four straight home runs. The second was June 30 when Jacoby Ellsbury had his first major-league hit, beating out the throw on a routine grounder to short and letting all Sox fans know that he would be a factor. It was amazing to actually be in the park during two significant events like those. Since Red Sox tickets are so hard to come by, I can't expect to be at any games this year, but I spent some time yesterday putting all the games on my home Outlook calendar. Regardless of whether I actually get to attend any games, I am looking forward to living with the Sox for the next seven months.