Good Morning.

I'm out for an early-morning birding hike today with Mr. Bean, and then Javi has his first soccer game. Going to be a busy morning.

But before I head out, let's talk briefly about a subject near and dear to TriSec's heart....baseball!


I was watching the Sox game last night, and one of the little snippets during the broadcast was a fan poll to determine the "most infamous moment" in Yankee Stadium history. The fans picked the George Brett pine tar incident, circa 1983. Perhaps you remember it?



I certainly do...but that's not what struck me about the fans selecting it last night. After they voted on it, broadcasters Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo turned to the unassuming cameraman in the booth and asked him about it, as he was working exactly the same camera 31 years ago and shot the footage in the first place. (I regret I don't recall the gentleman's name.)

But this is what always strikes me about baseball....the marvelous continuity, longevity, and connection to its own history. I still don't believe any other sport in America quite captures that essence, and in turn this is perhaps why baseball still matters.

Whether or not you even like sports, and I know there's a few among us here that will read this and go "meh", you have to be aware of what the game means for our collective psyche.

Play Ball!