Baseball, oh how I have waited for you!
Today is opening day for major league baseball and I can’t tell you how excited I am. I read yesterday about the early morning (3am) opening game between the Red Sox and the A’s in Japan, but forgot to set the alarm clock. Also, I’m not really a fan of either team, so don’t have much invested. Who I am a fan of is the Yankees and they begin play in a couple of hours. The question is - do I go to work or stay home and watch a game…. hmmm. What I have come to love about baseball in the past couple of years is the cadence. As I have grown up, I have realized everything doesn’t have to go breakneck speads. Baseball is one of those games one needs to have patience for and be willing to just sit back and enjoy. It forces me to relax and to experience the event instead of wondering if I missed something. Last year, I became a rabid fan watching games on Saturday afternoons instead of working on the garden. I freaked out my friends and family with my obsession. This year, it may be the same. We’ll see. I have my Mariner’s tickets in hand for the Yankees series in September.
Can I wait until September though? Nope. So I’m really excited to see opening day for the Portland Beavers is just around the corner. Granted, most of the early games will be in the cold wet of spring, but once the weather turns, PGE park is a great place to spend an afternoon or evening. Oh, and Thirsty Thursdays are always a hoot. The Beavers begin their home season against Fresno on April 3rd.
Baseball, an American pasttime. Welcome back.
(on a side note, don’t the Timbers begin play sometime soon?)
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According to the green handpainted signs on the SE 39th roundabout, Timbers start on 4-18.
db, great to hear (if not completely surprising) that you are a yankees fan. as a new york native with family ties to the org, i’m a pinstripe die hard. where in town can we count on yankee games being on?
Yeah, no one really cares about the Yankees anymore :-)
I always get a little happier about life when baseball starts. I’m more excited for the Timbers season!
First game of the Timbers Regular Season is April 17th (7pm) against the Puerto Rico Islanders. It is also "mascot" Timber Jim’s Farewell game, so If you love the man, which we all should, come out and wish him a fond farewell. The game will probably sell out, so get your tickets soon!
There are pre-season games:
3/28 (7:30pm) at the University of Portland against the San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS, preceded by a game between the Earthquakes Reserves and the University of Portland team;
3/30 (2pm) against Gonzaga University at University of the Pacific in Forest Grove;
4/11 (7pm) against the University of Portland, at the University of Portland.
Woo Hoo Baseball!
Detroit Tigers fan, Michigan Imported to Portland in Sept 07. Starved for baseball as I am w/o cable TV. Looking forward to seeing Portland Beaver games in the evenings and on the weekend, loved watching the West Michigan Whitecaps play minor league ball back in Michigan.
Glad to see other folks are eager for the season to begin. I feared baseball didn’t like Portland.