The 2018 baseball season starts today.
My New York Mets open at home in CitiField against the St. Louis Cardinals.
That familiar feeling of hope washes over me again.
Can this be our year?
Our chant, so enchanting.
From my dear wife Karen and I’s visit to Cooperstown, I bring you a doggone good memory above …
My dear wife Karen and I wait for the gates to open.
And then there was our trip to see our squad play in Flushing Meadows.
Playing above the rim.
That was Fireworks Night. May this season bring more.
Enjoy this day, fans of all teams. This is our day, all of us.
Think of how no matter how much our game changes, some things remain the same.
Sixty feet, six inches between the pitcher and batter.
Ninety feet between the bases.
Three outs per inning.
Nine fielders defending. (No matter how you line them up.)
Play ball.
Baseball, please.
Mark Bialczak 
I am ready too! I, like you Mark, am a lifelong Mets FanAtic! Every year, I hope against hope and this is no different. You are so lucky to be near enough to see them. I miss that.
Go Mets!!
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You have to keep your eye out for those games that pit our Mets against the Dodgers and Padres, Beth. You should get those on TV, I hope! And maybe you and Geoffrey can sneak out to Chavez Ravine.
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I am very pleased with this post, my friend.
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Thank you, my Red Sox country friend.
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The sports channel in the break room had a long list of records made on Opening Days. So cool!
You and your wife look so happy! Hope it was a great game, Mark. 😀 ⚾
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The Mets are 1-0. Yes, happy we are. Thank you, Robin!
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Good luck 👍🏻
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Thank you, eternalcadence!
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Yes, you gotta believe!
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Look at that .. we won with nice pitching and hitting. Game on!
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I can feel good things, Mike. Knock on wood, of course.
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Life begins on Opening Day! Mets v. Red Sox World series?
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There would be lots of rooting in that matchup, Phil!
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and our teams are starting out with the same win/loss stats as of this moment )
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We can do it, Beth!
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Well good luck to your Mets MBM!
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Good luck to your Ohio squads, MBC!
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😉 I am loyal to my state but not been involved in cheering for years! Maybe I should get back to that….
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I’m ready! I work for an assisted living so I asked if I could set up an opening day event for the residents and my Executive Director said sure. I said either that or I leave sick at around 12:30 tomorrow lol.
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My you and all the residents have a grand time with your baseball event, Joseph! That’s a great idea.
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Popcorn crackerjacks soda and anticipating a lot of vacuuming for my housekeepers after haha
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