The Phillies started our their Spring Training exhibition schedule today with an afternoon game against the Detroit Tigers. The results don’t matter, a stance I took even before we got thumped 9-1. What’s important is simple: baseball games are back. I heart baseball games.
Listening to the game today, I had a few observations as the game progressed. There’s no need to add any more description than what I wrote down during the game, so I present the list as it appeared in my mind. Behold:
What I love about Spring Training games:
- Harry Kalas and Larry Andersen
- Blaring police sirens in the background
- Cory Lidle giving up three runs in the top of the first inning of the exhibition season… and it matters to me
- The Phillies’ first run of the season delivered by the bat of Bobby Abreu
- Hearing Harry Kalas say it’s going to be tough to get a ball out of the stadium, immediately followed by calling a MAMMOTH home run by the Tigers
- Brett Myers loading the bases with a single and two walks… and it doesn’t matter to me
- Hearing Kenny Lofton (the ageless wonder?) going 2-for-2 in his first two at-bats
- When the Phillies make a mass substitution, not knowing who the new players are… and continuing to listen
- Hearing the first time this season that a foul ball slams into the radio booth
- Hearing the radio booth’s doorbell ring
I can’t wait until the Phillies lace ’em up tomorrow and do it all over again. \m/