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| "In the Dugout with the St. Louis Cardinals 2020" ©Mary Montague Sikes |
This year was a little different. Near the end of our two weeks in Florida, the players grew more hesitant to sign autographs. Then, just a little over a week after we got home, Major League Baseball shut down Spring Training. I felt a little sad for those who planned trips to Florida or Arizona for the final two weeks. However, I was glad we chose to go early.
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| "Watching Jack Flaherty Warm Up" ©Mary Montague Sikes |
We enjoy sitting in the section behind the bullpen because we get a perfect view of each pitcher as they warm up. What a joy it was to watch our ace, Jack Flaherty, as he got ready to pitch. And we always like to see our long-time ace, Adam Wainwright, closeup. All the other pitchers--lots of them at the beginning of Spring Training--gather to watch the game's starter get ready. This is really a fun time.
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| "Kim Throwing Warm Up 2020" ©Mary Montague Sikes |
The new Korean pitcher Kim was impressive to watch from the sixth row of our favorite section. We also saw Andrew Miller throw so many wild pitches that the coaches decided to shut him down instead of sending him out to pitch an inning in the game. This reminded us of a time, years ago, when we were watching Rick Ankiel on the back fields. He threw so wildly that day that he decided to quit pitching. (He worked hard on his game and came back as a good outfielder instead.)
Now, we can only wait to see what happens with baseball and with everything else as time stands still. Perhaps the virus will teach us patience.
2 comments:
I have a feeling the season won't start until May.
It was great timing to go early. Such crazy times!
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