The Business of Baseball
Well, the first homestand and opening night are over. It was an amazing opening night but not a lot else went as hoped for. We had back to back rain outs. Not a good thing this early in the season. Wins were hard to come by. We have a lot of new guys and a very young team. They have passion for the game though. I don’t think we have had a player that wasn’t a great guy. That’s when the business of baseball gets real. I am glad I just capture the game and not have the stress of who plays and who is let released. When your team isn’t winning and not scoring sometimes there is a short leash on how much of an opportunity to give a player before you release them. I can’t imagine that is a pleasant conversation. After Sunday’s game some of those conversations had to be had. I always say that they are always part of our family regardless of how long they spend with us. I guess the situation isn’t always right or it just isn’t their time yet. When you have a passion and you are told that there isn’t a place for you right now it has to be a gut punch like no other. You have to use that to fuel your desire to get better and do what it takes to reach your goals. I suppose the opposite can happen to and you just pack it in and move on. I have had times when I think maybe it’s time to move on from something I am shooting but it’s so I can move on to something bigger or something I really want to test myself on. I did wonder the other day what it would be like the day I just say that is it and stop shooting. I wondered what my very last photo would be. I don’t think that day is around the bend just yet. It was an exhausting few days. Long nights and getting up early for work. I’ll be on summer break for the next homestand so I will have more rest. It was great to have baseball back in my own back yard.