A Palpable Sense of Loss
Our town little league season ended this weekend. What had become a family ritual for the last eight weeks is over and somehow I have a big feeling of emptiness. It is not just that I am trying to relive my own youth through my son playing little league - well maybe a little, but only just a little… It actually was really good and entertaining baseball played by kids who simply are playing for the love of the game - not million dollar+ a year prima donnas. Great entertainment that cost nothing, and even a dog and a drink from the snack shack is less than three dollars.
I would place our town little league season as one of the top sports entertainment values anywhere. I imagine that others also feel that way about their own town little league seasons. That is why I feel the loss and emptiness when it is over. It has been eight weeks of high quality low coast entertainment, and now I miss it…