Welcome Back Baseball!

"Reporter at Spring Training: Where do the Sox rank in terms of importance in your life?

Ben: I say the Red Sox..Sex..and breathing."
- Fever Pitch

This quote is so funny to me because this one small line from a movie totally sums up my husband's love for the game of baseball (and the Red Sox). He has followed baseball since he was a young boy and has the baseball collection of collectibles and autographs to prove it. Baseball season started this past week which makes for the beginning of a fun season at the Corbett's. We try to take advantage of the local baseball here in CT and always have a wonderful time.

After another cold and miserable New England winter, nothing shines brighter than the first April day that you get to spend at a ballpark. An unexpected invitation from a friend in Honor of Postal Appreciation Day combined with a rare BEAUTIFUL (meaning 70 and Sunny) afternoon made for such a delightful treat! We headed off to the see the New Britian Rock Cats play the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (AA baseball). Because of postal appreciation day we were given tickets for just 44 cents which isn't just a great deal, its amazing! It was also special to both Joe and I because both of our fathers have worked for the United States Post Office. As we arrived at the ballpark we ran into Rocky the Rock Cat and received an autograph as well as had our picture taken with him. We enjoyed all of the favorites that the park had to offer. Everything from the local elementary school band that preformed the National Anthem. (They were about as good as you would expect, but they tried really hard and received a standing ovation from the crowd. It was really cute and funny all at the same time!) We ate hot dogs, drank beer and watched a great game! We hope this will be the first of many games for us this season. We love the time we get to spend together and love to watch the young talent that comes through. We hope that one day we will be watching these young kids play in the majors! Baseball is such a wonderful game, that is why it is called America's greatest pastime. As for us, we can't think of anything better than spending a day at the ballpark together!

I leave you with this quote " People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."- Rogers Hornsby

Welcome back Spring and welcome back baseball!

The Rockcats with the basses loaded!