Going back in time

How many times have you wished you could turn back the clock...go back in time? Today, I am doing just that. Going back to high school where I was the sports photographer and editor for the Hub and wrote about our Davis High School Blue Devils. My hope with this blog is that you'll join in the conversation as true sports fans; sharing your own thoughts on games, players, teams and of course coaches.
I'll start it all with Thursday's day game at AT&T park between the Giants and Diamondbacks. As I walked in with my tennis buddy and avid Giants fan Mary Ann Mills, the first thing that struck me were the banners remembering 9/11 outside the yard. As we braved the masses, we stopped. Took a moment to really look at this seemingly simple memorial and take a picture. I glanced around and saw countless others doing exactly the same thing. Isn't that the true beauty of sports? The way we all share in our devotion, our joy, our sorrow, our experiences? "It's just a game," say those who don't understand our passion. We of course know it's so much more.  I'm in a bit of a transition in life. After 34 years in television news the door swung and this time it hit me on my way out.  I've witnessed dozens of colleagues leaving the television news business due to cutbacks, technology, age or a change of management. As it finally happened to me, I started thinking about what would come next. And here I am. Sitting in front of my brand new Mac Book plunging in to what I really want to do with my life. Writing about Sports and what moves us, the true sports fans to turn on that dial, read the sports pages, log onto Yahoo Sports, or ESPN to follow our favorite teams and share our highs and lows with those we meet in life who feel the same way.
It's interesting how the NFL and MLB and even NHL are trying to attract more women viewers. Here's the thing about women. We actually do like sports. But we watch and experience them differently than men. While most of us might not be able to recite every statistic or obscure facts about our favorite players, we absolutely know who we like and we are loyal to a fault. In this day of trades and sports as a business we form an emotional connection to "our guys" and and our teams.
 As we sat in our upper level view seats, armed with our drinks for the last weekday home game of the season we rooted for our Giants and cheered our boys to victory. We joyfully offered high fives to those around us and felt that unconditional satisfaction of knowing we the fans were there together and doing our part. Was it worth it? Absolutely, Even when they loose we find comfort knowing we are ALL in it together. A feeling that transcends the sexes.
Thanks to Mary for helping me set up this first blog and please do feel free to comment. And if you're wondering what comes next, just remember what brought you joy and satisfaction and do it again!