In just a few days, hopefully tonight, pro basketball will be over. Hockey is over. Football hasn’t started up yet. It’s that glorious time of year when for about six week the only two sports in the sports pages will be baseball and golf.
Our minor league baseball season starts Friday the 18th. What better way to spend a summer evening than out at the park with a warm beer (it starts out cold, but doesn’t stay that way for long), a ball game in front of you and a good friend beside you?
What better way to send a summer day than out on the links? As good as that sounds, this week we go one better. We stay glued to out TV watching the U.S. Open. Formerly the National Open. This is the THE tournament for me. The courses are scary, this year the course is beautiful and scary, and they play recreational golf.
Really? Take a look. Pars are at a premium, bogeys are to be had by the fistful. Welcome to our game.
364 3/4 days out of the year I’m fairly agreeable and I’ll go along with whatever you want to do. But on the 1/4 day, when the final round of the U.S. Open is being played, I’m not available. Just don’t call me.
I’m glad they play the Open early in the summer. I couldn’t wait any longer than I already do.