Kathryn and I were at the mall today and I was having a chat with her about the difference between needing something and wanting something. She wants everything; she needs little. Then we wandered into Old Navy and I saw a Washington Nationals shirt I liked. The shirt falls in the want, not need, category so I decided to finish that lecture another time.
Out of all four kids, Kathryn is the one that enjoys sports the most. Finally, Mike has a pal to watch games with him. Matthew has gotten somewhat interested in sports over the past few years but Kathryn is up for watching or attending any hockey and baseball game. She’s not that into football except to find out if her teacher’s favorite team won so she can judge what mood they will be in the next day at school. Kathryn will watch games on her own, especially the afternoon baseball games and if we are out and missing a game, she keeps us updated via social media. She’s a harsh critic if they don’t win and is not shy about calling the out umps if she thinks they’ve slighted her Nats.
I got into baseball one summer during college. I was working in the evenings at a radio station calling people to see which songs they wanted played on the radio, and of course, we made most of those calls during dinner hours. My Dad thought baseball was the most boring sport ever and couldn’t believe that I had an interest. Thing is, with baseball, the teams play each other enough that you get to know all the teams. I guess that’s true for most sports but in baseball, they have the series so it’s three days of hearing all the stats. You feel like you know everyone. The year I was watching Keith Hernandez played for the Mets and I was thrilled to get to meet him in person on the Hill at a reception. Of course, I had to have my picture taken with him.
At college, I lived for two years in the midst of most of the VCU baseball players. We would go to their games and cheer them on like any good groupies would and spend the weekends hanging out with them. At least one of them went on to play in the major leagues. We knew him when…They used to kid each other and if one of them didn’t play, they would blast this song for them as a joke.
Kathryn’s in a good mood these days as the Nats have been winning lately. Dear Nats, please keep it that way!
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