Let's Go...
Batter up...
We're taking...the...afternoon...off!
It's a beautiful day for a ballgame...
Those are the opening lines to a 60'ish song they used to play before every Dodger radio broadcast when I was growing up. And I listened every chance I got. That song always meant Vin Scully, the Boys in Blue, and an escape into the wonderful thing that is my favorite team playing ball.
Night Owl's great Opening Day post reminded us today that Baseball is indeed, Tradition.
For about 10 years straight it was my tradition to attend Opening Day. Not so this year, but as the song says..."I'm taking the afternoon off"...and I'll be watching every pitch from the comfort of my living room, and Vin Scully will be right there too. Aint life grand?
I hadn't yet come up with an idea for my Opening Day post, but good ol' Night Owl inspired me. While our favorite teams deal with baseball tradition between the chalklines today, I'll deal with tradition as a cardboard blogger should...
Presenting some mighty fine cardboard baseball tradition: 1954 Bowman.
What better day than Opening Day to enjoy the Dodger Blue running throughout Labine's card? We've got the magnificent blue Brooklyn cap, blue silk Dodgers lettering, the Big Dodger in the Sky providing a great blue background, and don't forget Clem's baby blues.
How 'bout a little more traditon, you say? Here ya go...a little bitta tradition from today's opponents...
We're gonna cheer...
and boo...
and raise a hullaballo...
at the ballgame, tooooo-daaaaayyyy !
Here's to tradition ! PLAY BALL!
They used to play that song at Dodger Stadium also. I never knew where that tune came from. I had no idea it was from a radio broadcast, I just always associated it with a stadium song.
ReplyDeleteI miss that song. I wish they would still play it.
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