Posted by
paddy o'furniture on Monday, April 06, 2009 2:42:39 PM
Q.: What is the sweetest sound known to man?
A.: No contest. The crack of the bat!
Yes, I know...baby's cry, ocean waves, V8 engine, Sinatra, Led Zeppelin, horse winnie.....all exceptional.
But the crack of the bat is the greatest sound of them all....a truly American sound. To paraphrase Terence Mann in "Field of Dreams," America has been built, erased, and rebuilt again and again....but "baseball has marked the time." It's still 90 feet to first base and 60 ft. six inches from pitching rubber to home plate; The grass is still green and a home run still changes everything.
Today is Opening Day. Everybody is in first place...just for a day. Grab a hot dog, some peanuts, and head for the park or pull up a chair in front of the TV. This is a quintessential American holiday.
God help me I do love it so.....!
God bless....
paddy