Here’s a riddle for you — what’s better than the crack of a bat sending a home run ball over the fence and the simultaneous roar of the crowd as the players cross home plate?
Nothing. Nothing is better than baseball.
Baseball is the epitome of summer. Summer is easily the best season, and it’s the best season because of baseball.
There is just something about the sport that I can’t get enough of.
Maybe it’s the physicality, or the finesse, or even the fact that there is no running clock in baseball, which gives you the impression that it could go on forever.
A perk about college is baseball starts in February.
While everyone awaits Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, I have been indulging in my favorite sport for more than two months.
Not to say that I am not excited for the big leagues, but baseball is baseball, and the Falcons have already hit conference play in their schedule.
With an overall record of 10-17, they have posted two more wins than this time last season.
BG is young and vulnerable when it comes to experience, but they have proved that they are still a contending team.
Jon Berti, an experienced short stop and an asset to their team, left after the close of the Falcons last season to pursue major league outlets.
Drafted in the 18th round, 559th overall, Berti signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. He most recently played with the Vancouver Canadians during the summer, where his team won the Northwest League Championship.
Despite their loss of a teammate to the majors, who was only a junior, the Falcons have rallied around it.
Andrew Kubuski, a sophomore outfielder, was named Papa John’s Athlete of the Week after he extended his hitting to 14 games.
BG has won their last two conference games and will host Defiance College on Wednesday.
Whether it is a good team, a bad team, a college team, or the pros, baseball is something that I will always enjoy watching.
Though I will not be in attendance at the game tomorrow, or my hometown Opening Day in Detroit on Thursday, just knowing I can turn on the T.V. and watch baseball gives me peace of mind.
So I will ask you again, what is better than the crack of a bat sending a home run ball over the fence and the simultaneous roar of the crowd as the players cross home plate?
Nothing. Nothing is better than baseball.
