Just Loving Baseball

I was raised over a bar and I don't think one day passed during the summer when all the guys just seemed to be talking about the game either that day or that night. It didn't matter what team they rooted for they just loved talking baseball. The split was about even 50-50 Mets and Yankee fans and at times after a few too many things got a bit heated but the conversation never stopped. Believe it or not we had some Pirate, Phillies, and Boston fans in there as well but baseball was the common bond in the summer that drew people to Burns' Tavern. Oh, the best TV in town didn't hurt either, but rest assured a game was always on that set and the conversations seemed to get louder as my father filled another glass from the keg beneath the bar. As I was doing this episode with Ryan and the time wore on I could feel my self just loving the conversation more and more. It was almost like I felt the security of the topic and truly wished that it had gone on a bit longer. But, alas I was called to dinner by my dear wife in a similar way that my mother called me in when I was playing catch with a neighbor. I was loving baseball then and I am still loving it now. Thank God I have a partner to talk to.