Today will be the fourth Spring since I ended my baseball career.  Four full years.  On one hand that is hard to believe since for every Spring from age 5 to age 26 I was on a baseball diamond.  On the other hand it seems like its been longer than that.  I feel like I dont have that connection that I once had.  I have moved on to different endeavors. 

Still, sitting here watching the Opening Day day games brings it all back a little bit.  There is still something very special about opening day of the baseball season.  Granted, now that I am coaching, opening day was a month ago for me but this is the real deal.  This is a full slate of day games.  Every team is 0-0.  Everyone has some hope.  No one knows how the season is really going to go.  There is a nervousness, an uncertainty and an optimism that anything is possible.  

I’m thankful to have the flexibility to be able to work with the games on in the background.  From time to time Ill give the TV a glance and grin a little bit.  I know that baseball will take on a whole new meaning for me if I am given the opportunity to teach the game to my son some day.  I’m looking forward to that possibility.