Fruitful Detours
First, let me just say that I love baseball, as many of you already know. So I’m pretty happy just heading to any old game and watching them play. I recently went to see the Charros of Jalisco, the professional team in Guadalajara, Mexico. (A charro is like a cowboy.) Baseball is baseball, of course, […]
The games don’t count. Players are pulled in and out of games faster than a hot potato from an oven. But it’s sunny and it’s baseball. I recently went to my first Spring Training game in Lakeland, Florida. The Detroit Tigers were playing the Philadelphia Phillies. I have heard about the Tigers’ training camp since […]
Every Spring, right around Easter time, the baseball season begins with its Opening Day. Like the preparatory season of Lent, the season is preceded by Spring Training. And like Easter, Opening Day brings new hope to baseball fans. “This could be the year!” I learned about prayer by watching — actually, mostly listening in those […]