Hi there, Happy Wednesday.  I know I just wrote an entry the other day - but I have been feeling nostalgic and wanted to write again.  The picture above is from when we stopped in Lakeland.  It was a gorgeous day and a great opportunity to see the players up close.  Dom got three autographs and Dave was able to chat with Fernando Rodney for a little while.  As March and April approach, I get so excited about baseball.  Some of it is just the sheer joy of watching Dominic in his glory.  He is so funny -- he literally walks around the house with a ball and glove in hand, looking for any poor sap that will play catch with him.  If a grandpa comes over, he's ecstatic - someone to pitch balls to him in the yard indefinitely.  Dom will be playing in the Troy Boosters League this summer- he can't wait for that.  He's making the big step from "parks & rec" to little league.  A step he has been ready to take for a while. 

Dave is fun to watch as well.  He reverts back to his younger days and everything becomes “all about the Tigers.”  Where we go on vacation & when depends on whether there is a MLB team there and if the Tigers play against them (so we can catch a game), our activities are planned around their game schedule and every game is Tivo-ed.  (As I type this – he really sounds like a fanatic, which he is – but in a good way.)  I love his passion for baseball, and the way it is shared with all of our family is quite unique and really cool.  It’s a lot of fun having a team to root for together – especially when they’re winning.

I’m ready for Opening Day.  There is just something about baseball.  I remember as a kid, my dad would always have WJR tuned to a game as we drove in our station wagon - coming home from visiting cousins or the cottage up north.  I have vivid memories of 1984 (I was a sophomore in high school) and "Bless You Boys!" -- we watched many games that summer in our living room with the fan in the window and neighbors over from nearby. 

With the cloud-covered sky above and the snow-covered ground below, the thought of those summer ballgames makes me smile.  Going to Comerica Park has become a Haight tradition and with spring right around the corner – it can be carried on again this year.

Go Tigers!