Jeffredsfan
03-25-2013, 06:43 PM
This may seem quite odd, but I'd like to know if anyone has a certain ritual or "thing" they do to prepare themselves for the opening of the MLB season.
Although I will be incriminating myself, I will offer my annual ritual. When I was a senior in high school, I had to do a report in English class about any topic of my choosing. I chose to compare the baseball players of today (1979) against those of the early 1900's, not so much in their skills or accomplishments, rather their attitude towards the game. I found a book in the local free library entitled, "The Glory of Their Times." The book is a series of interviews of players whose careers spanned from the late 1800's up to the 1940's - with most being in the early 1900's to the late 1920's. What a fantastic treasure I found! In fact, (here's where I go public with my crime riddled past) I never returned the book. I kept it in my own collection. However, over the last 30+ years, I've made numerous financial contributions to the library in order to help clear my conscience. For some reason, I just couldn't give that book back.
Since 1979, I've read "The Glory of Their Times" from cover to cover at the start of the new baseball season. I just started my annual tradition today and if I have it planned correctly, I will finish the book on Monday, April 1, 2013, just in time for my son and I to attend the Opening Day Game in Cincinnati.
PLAY BALL!
Although I will be incriminating myself, I will offer my annual ritual. When I was a senior in high school, I had to do a report in English class about any topic of my choosing. I chose to compare the baseball players of today (1979) against those of the early 1900's, not so much in their skills or accomplishments, rather their attitude towards the game. I found a book in the local free library entitled, "The Glory of Their Times." The book is a series of interviews of players whose careers spanned from the late 1800's up to the 1940's - with most being in the early 1900's to the late 1920's. What a fantastic treasure I found! In fact, (here's where I go public with my crime riddled past) I never returned the book. I kept it in my own collection. However, over the last 30+ years, I've made numerous financial contributions to the library in order to help clear my conscience. For some reason, I just couldn't give that book back.
Since 1979, I've read "The Glory of Their Times" from cover to cover at the start of the new baseball season. I just started my annual tradition today and if I have it planned correctly, I will finish the book on Monday, April 1, 2013, just in time for my son and I to attend the Opening Day Game in Cincinnati.
PLAY BALL!