The Main League Baseball lockout delayed Opening Day till April 7 this yr. I handed on attending. Way back in grad faculty, I postponed graduating till August so my neighbor and I might do a driving baseball journey. The schedule was nearly good: a recreation in St. Louis, the following evening Kansas Metropolis, then Seattle, the Bay Space, Southern California and Dallas. Proper as we had been about to go away, the gamers went on strike. Aargh! In the end 713 video games had been canceled in 1981. I’ve by no means forgiven the gamers or their union.
I’m nonetheless a fan. Again in my New York days, I attempted and did not get tickets to opening day at Shea Stadium between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. Luckily, I scrounged up tickets for the following day. Rodney Dangerfield threw out the primary pitch—marketed as “No Respect Opening Day.” Simply my pace.
