Tis the Season

Well it’s almost springtime, and on everyone’s mind is the thought of the eventual warmth that will be coming our way. However, spring brings about only one thing in my book. What is this one thing that excites me more than warm weather... that’s right, BASEBALL!! 

This is the one time of the year that I actually look forward to (aside from Senior Week this year). It’s the time where every person in Delaware begins to prepare for their season in hopes of bringing home a championship at the end of it.

Now I’ve been playing ball since I was three years old, so this is kind of a big deal for me. It’s like Mark Burgess and swimming, they were meant for each other. All I remember is that every year I would go out with my dad and we would bat and field together, but as I have gotten older and my skill has increased I have had to get ready in new more efficient ways. Now I go to the batting cages at Vince’s or I go to Wockenfuss or go to throw the ball around with my friends where ever possible. 

What’s even better this year though, is the fact that our very own St. Marks baseball team is defending our championship title. It’s just motivating when everyone who you play just wants to beat you. Basically, it’s like walking around with a target on our back. On the other hand, baseball is a great time where you just hang with your friends on the field during practice, on those long bus rides to and from other schools, and even winning some (or all) of your games...or a championship isn’t too bad either. So what is it that makes me excited for this time of year? Is it the feeling of the field beneath your cleats, or the feeling of the bat and glove as your glide your hand up and down them; it could even be the feeling of holding a baseball for the first time during the season or playing the first game. No matter what it is that gets a player going though, there is always one feeling that each baseball player has in common. This is the excitement and the thrill of the upcoming baseball season... to watch and to play. So remember everybody and to all those who play or are fans of baseball: It’s about that time.