Take me out to the ball game.

Today I went to a baseball game with my best friend and sister. I've never much enjoyed social events, especially in big crowds. I remember the first dance I went to at my school. I sat in the corner and cried. Those were the good days. My step dad got us the six ticket we needed, we could each invite two friends. It turns out we only invited one.

The game was like any other, I suppose. I've never had much a taste for baseball and tonight's game would only be my third I've been to in my life. Two minor league, one major league. I must say, while neither were very interesting, I enjoyed watching the Baltimore Orioles v. the New York Yankees much more than the Lynchburg Hill Cats v. The Salem Red Socks.

I don't understand the appeal of baseball games, whenever I go to one I find myself drawn away from the game to explore other activities. Tonight instead of watching the game, I joked around with my friends about the people around us. At the Orioles game I found myself talking to Liam (again with the Liam). Even though going to a major league baseball game may not be the best thing in the world I believe it to be an experience everyone must have at least once in their life.

It's one of those things that people just must do before they die. There are many things like such. For example the whole "sky diving" thing it is something that everyone feels they must do before they die. It's a classic, you see it in "The Holiday" and "The Bucket List" both about people who find out they only have so long to die therefore create lists of things they want to do before they die. In the same theory I believe that everyone must go to a major league sports game, and not some whimpy sport like golf or a tennis, a real sport like baseball or football.

Just to see these people, the people out there playing on the field that to some people heroes and to others they are family maybe even parents. Children idolize them, like some kind of gods. Just to be near within sight of someone like that, it's amazing.

So if you ever create on of these lists, or if it's just a list inside your head, makes sure to add "Go to major league game" on there. It wouldn't even hurt to do it with someone special, Major league and minor league, 2 out of 3 of those games have been with the one the only, Liam.