A New Season, A New Beginning

"Baseball is dull only to dull minds."

-Red Barber

What does summer mean to you?

Beaches? Parties? Not worrying about school? Sleeping in until 3 in the afternoon?

For me, there’s one thing above all else I picture when someone says 'summer'.

The undeniably beautiful confines of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. I’ve loved it for 9 and a half years. Every time the calender flips over to January, I'm excited to go back, no matter how last season ended.

Lately though, I’ve been at a crossroads. Let’s be honest, here.

The Cubs suck.

A hundred and three years strong, and not a whole ton to look forward to in 2012. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Cubs, but Theo can’t do it all in one season.

So this year, I’ve decided to stop focusing on the Cubs and immerse myself in all other things in the baseball universe. The main thing I want to do is take you, the reader, to a game with me. Allow me to explain-

A couple years ago, I stumbled on another baseball blog that had some pretty interesting pictures. I found it when I was researching where to sit for my first game in the Bleachers at Wrigley. After clicking around for a little while, I started to read the entries instead of just look at the pictures. The author went into incredible detail about his experience and told you everything you would care to know about the ballpark he was at. I thought it was great; I could see stadiums and go to games without ever actually being there. The author of this blog is none other than Zack Hample, the all-time leader in balls caught at Major League stadiums. To date, he has 5,819 in his collection.

Yea, that’s five thousand, not a typo. Check out his blog here. More on him later.

I thought this was a really cool thing to do. So, for this season, I'm giving it a try. I’m going to take lots of pictures, and put them up here to show you what a typical game is like for me. In 2012, I’m planning on attending 20 games (and that number will only go up from here). Of course, there will be many visits to Wrigley, but also The Cell on the Southside, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and quite a few more.

Long story short, I’m pumped for baseball to start. I hope I can create some of my own memories through this, become a better writer, and honestly give you readers something fun to read about the game I love. I’ll post my opinions about current MLB hot topics, other baseball sites/blogs, and basically anything that’s interesting about the game.

Opening Day at Wrigley is only ONE WEEK away!