Thursday; March 28
Today is the day I have been looking forward to since November 1, 2023. Major League Baseball is back and my Texas Rangers are the reigning World Champions. Honestly, I never thought I’d get to write that – but it feels really good! As I look back on the 2023 season, the thing that stands out to me is how much of a marathon the baseball season is. It is full of ups and downs – ebbs and flows – wins and losses. A season that is 162 games long will be filled with good and bad streaks. Then there are the playoffs where the difference between quality teams is miniscule. As I look back on 2023, I can smile … but only for a little while … because here we go again! I believe baseball emulates life as well as any other sport because it requires stamina. Even the best batters fail two-thirds of the time; but at the end of the day, the stats are put in the book and we try again tomorrow. You can’t carry yesterday’s win into today’s game nor do you have to overcome yesterday’s loss a