The Boys of Summer.. in January
January 24, 2011
Will you look at that…. shirt sleeves, shadows, green grass. The boys are back, Crush practices have begun.
It’s January, true, but we’ve had a string of 60+ degree days, the sky’s been blue, buds are forming on the trees, it smells a teeny bit like spring… and suddenly, one can kind of imagine baseball season. For sure, it’s too early for real spring training, but on this winter Monday, with the junior highs all having a day off, and the weather being what it is, the Crush coach called a practice. So for today, it’s all about baseball.
In fact, their season is starting early this year as they prepare for an upcoming February tournament. No fantasies–the next couple months will find us dodging rainstorms, bundled and shivering in the bleachers, and wondering why in god’s name Peter picked baseball as a sport. In this early part of the early season, we know not to expect a lot of these 60 degree days… but we are enjoying this one. In January.
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