I had planned a lovely blog about a new author I discovered and reintroducing an author I enjoy with her new series. But then today happened…. And for the first time in years, I wanted to call my dad. I think of him often and realize how wonderful he was.
My dad was a sports enthusiast. He went to every game that my siblings were in. He was an athlete himself when he was younger as were many of my cousins on his side. Dad loved watching all sports. He often watched what he could at night, especially the Red Sox and the Celtics. For one Christmas, Anne and I figured out (with lots of help) how to buy him a couple of shares in the Celtics. That was special for him.
Dad loved the Red Sox and he passed that onto me. I love the Sox to the point where I actually pay for the MLB channel along with NESN (New England Sports Network), ESPN (both) and Fox Sports. I watch a baseball game almost everyday during the season. I live and breathe Sox baseball. I follow/read as much as I can about the Sox. I recently noticed that one player (Bregman) wears his hat like Dad did.
It has been years since my dad died. For the first few years, when something big happened, I wanted to share the information with him. Granted it was mostly about big events and often about the Red Sox. Well today, many years after his death, I wanted to call him. The Red Sox traded Raffy Devers, a major piece of their team. The point isn’t so much they traded him (although I am in shock) but I wanted to talk to Dad about it and get his reaction. Even after all these years, I wanted to hear his thoughts.
So next week, I will write the blog I meant to write this week. This week I will remember Dad.
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