The first real day without baseball was quite depressing. (I don’t count the off day after opening day, as the transition from Spring Training to real baseball is jarring enough)
Whether the Royals are in the midst of an epic losing streak or have just finished sweeping a division opponent, I feel an emptiness on the days during the season when there isn’t baseball. For the next six months, I will mark my days by the baseball clock.
There has been a lot of local baseball flavor today due to the premier in Kansas City of the new Jackie Robinson biopic, 42. I’m happy for the Negro Leagues Museum to get such a big event, and I’m glad to see a lot of the team coming out in support.
42 is one of the movies I am most-excited to see this year, along with the new Gatsby flick (don’t judge me… I re-read the book to my newborn daughter last year, so it’s found a special place in my heart).
But, I’m excited for baseball to resume tomorrow. The Blue Jays made some big moves in the off-season and will be a much stronger test of where the Royals stand than the Twins were.
Let’s play some ball.
