Buell's Eye: Opening Day

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This year, America gets to celebrate it normally, on a Sunday night, in true American fashion, live from Philadelphia, home of the reigning World Series’ champions.

Bringing it back home to the States is where it belongs, and focusing on the small, simple, and pure aspects of the game is exactly what baseball needs to do to return to its glory days.

Putting so much importance on the long ball and the numbers on the back of the baseball card had the same affect on the game that aggressively and blindly lending money had on the econom. It’s what got us in trouble in the first place.

Although we could always use more walk-ons like David Eckstein and comeback stories like Josh Hamilton’s, not every player is as big of a let-down as Alex Rodriguez and Miguel Tejada.

There are 30 Major League Baseball teams, each with 40-man rosters and three Minor League organizations. There are stories to be celebrated and players to be cheered for on each and every level.

They are still making leather.

They are still cutting grass.

There can still be joy in Mudville.

And there will always be a time to celebrate “Opening Day”.

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