Opening Day

Why the start of each baseball season fills me with "an indefensible hope"

Mar 30, 2023

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As I continue my first year at Substack, let me reprise a tradition from this blog’s history on WordPress and share this 2016 reflection on the start of my favorite sport’s new season.

For my Twins and most other major league teams, today is Opening Day: the time each year when I’m reminded again that I love baseball far above every other sport — and tha…

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