Rant 2,110: Love Is Like a Baseball Game

Amid the student protests, the Stormy Daniels nonsense, and a lot of boring political stuff, I prefer to stay clear of those today.

Quite frankly, I have said enough about these things in the past, but I can never say enough about our National Pastime.

So if you were expecting any political talk today, well, sorry to disappoint you, but once the baseball season begins, you know that warmer weather and the summer is coming.

And the Major League Baseball season begins this week, the earliest the season has ever started.

So this week, the 162 games in 180 days roller coaster ride also begins, and I am greatly looking forward to it.

Yes, to get there, several teams--including my favorite team, the New York Yankees-still have to play one more spring training game, but by the end of the week, all of that will be over and done with.

The 2018 season will have started, and all teams will have their eyes on one prize--the World Series championship.

The Yankees, and all the other teams, are going to have a very tough task ahead of them. They are going to have to get past the reigning World Series champions, the Houston Astros, a young, endearing team that is as deep in talent as the Grand Canyon is in open space.

The Yankees upped themselves another notch up the ladder by acquiring reigning National League Most Valuable Player Giancarlo Stanton, and paired with reigning American League Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and several other bangers, the Yankees might have a chance at setting home run records this season.

But will that be enough to upset the Astros' quest for back to back championships?

Right now, it's anyone's guess.

And that is the great thing about baseball.

At the beginning of every season, every team starts with the same 0-0 record, so every team has a chance to do something special during the long season.

Sure, the cream will rise to the top, and the better teams, barring injury, will be the ones closest to the finish line come September and October, but at the onset of the season, every team can dream of World Series glory.

Case in point was last year's Yankees team, which wasn't supposed to do very much but ended up being one win away from going into the World Series.

It can happen, and there are sure to be some out of left field team this season, too.

Along with that, the coming of the baseball season means that summer is right around the corner.

After all the nor'easters and snow we have had lately, the coming of the baseball season means that the backyard pool will make its return in due time, and I can smell the barbecue going strong too.

Long pants and long sleeves will give way to shorts and lighter wear, and before you know it, it will be vacation time, where we can all recharge our inner batteries.

The coming of the baseball season means so much more than simply the opening of the new season, and to me, it also means my birthday is right around the corner too, another yearly notch added onto my personal holster.

After a very rough year, the baseball season acts as sort of a balm, a soothing ointment to make me go on to something better for myself and my family.

I am sure my family and I will attend at least one game this season--ticket prices are another story for another time--but whatever the case, I will be glued in front of the television when the Yankees play at home or on the road, and it will be a relaxing and an exhilarating experience at the same time.

So here comes baseball 2018 style, and with all the stuff whirling around us as a country right now, the season comes at exactly the right time.

We truly need baseball right now.

Play ball!