It's almost here, when for a moment my world has harmony and purpose.

The baseball season is so near you can almost hear the “crack of the bat.” Opening day although now happening all over the world. Japan, for example, is a new spring in the desolation of winter at least where I live in the northwest.

At one time the Mariners had a gold mine, to name a few Griffey, Arod, Randy Johnson I could make an all star team!

What will this year bring as much as of what it won't, do you think anyone will pick up Barry/ I kind of doubt it. This time of year every team can lay claim to "this is our year." It would be great to see the Cubs break through, but then again Woods and Pryor were to be the saviors of the north side.

One of the great things about a new year in baseball is all the new storiesto unfold. What will Yankee fans think of Arod after hid dealings over the winter? Is Prince Fielder has great a hitter as he was last year? Each fan has his or her own reasons to stay up to late for a night game, but if our team wins, then who needs sleep?!

Play ball America, save a seat for me.