Missing My First Love

Now, this may sound like I'm talking about a girl or something but it's not. It's not even a person, it's a thing, and it's how I got my love for sports. This love that I miss is the love to play my childhood favorite sport, baseball. Here it goes.

The last time I played baseball was almost 7 years ago, back in 8th grade on my elementary school team. I had to, unfortunately, end my career with baseball when I didn't make the team for my freshman year of high school. To this day I still think I should've made the team but I've come to grips with it being the end. Baseball has been my favorite sport since the first time I picked up the bat and glove.

I remember a lot of my years in the local township league and school ball days. Even my first team that I played on for the township. We were the local farm company that was the hangout spot throughout those days. It was so much fun playing with friends from the same school and talking friendly trash to them. A lot of excitement would fill the mind when your friends were pitching or catching when you went up to bat. The last time I played baseball was far too long ago. Now I've had catches and played pickle but nothing ever comes close to when I played the sport of baseball.

(This is a picture of me but it's blurry because of the quality of the camera I used at the time). I've had many memories while playing the game. I've helped win championships, make game-winning grabs, and getting clutch hits. I remember back in 2007 and 08 when my team won the championships, in those moments I felt greatness. Even when I was on my elementary school team there was a lot of friendly rivalries that would concur. Seeing friends from other schools and watching our team play the best were major highlights of the year.

Overall baseball was my first love for sports. For me, baseball is like those "cherish every second before it's gone" things. There's really never a day where I don't miss playing the game that got me into sports. That's the whole reason why my major is sports related because of my passion and dedication to sports. Now since then I have found a love for basketball but my all time favorite is still baseball. I wish I could play again and maybe I will someday. You never know, if I get the opportunity to play baseball in some adult league I will lace up my cleats, brush off my bats, get my glove and hat and play. that will be the best feeling to be out on the field again.