So we've all seen Field of Dreams. James Earl Jones, playing a reclusive author, talks about playing and talking baseball with his father. The whole reason for Kevin Costner to build his "Field of Dreams" in a cornfield is to recreate a chance to finally play catch with his father.
Similar sentiments are expressed by Daniel Stern in City Slickers when he reminisces that no matter how bad things got between his father and him he could always talk baseball with him.
My father wasn't necessarily a great baseball guy, but he is the reason I became a New York Met fan growing up in Jersey. My father grew up in Queens and was a fan of the Giants. After they moved west and along came the expansion Mets in 1962 it was just natural for my father to become a Met fan and thus it seemed natural that I too cheer for those Miraculous Mets.
We once had a client here at Right at Home who, after he retired, worked as an usher for many years with the Dodgers. Disease overtook him, but I remember stopping by once just to say "hi" and then sitting with him for the next 2 hours as we watched the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks. He could be a difficult client, but you could just tell how appreciative he was of having someone to watch the game with.
The 2010 baseball season just started. The Dodgers and Angels are both expected to be in contention. The Yankees and Red Sox continue to throw obscene amounts of money at players while teams like the Royals and Pirates just can't seem to compete. Everyone thinks the Phillies will the National League East and everyone thinks the Nationals will finish last in the National League East.
But regardless of who your favorite team is, this might be a nice time to visit your father or grandfather (or even mother - my mother-in-law is a huge Colorado Rockies fan and watches every game) and watch a baseball game with him. It might be appreciated far more than you know.
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