AMERICA'S PASTIME

Ernie Harwell (Hall of Fame Broadcaster): "Baseball is just a game, as simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes even a religion. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball!"

We all love our country. But what is a country? We could define it simply as the land within defined borders. To this end our love is minimized to rocks and dirt. Ok then, it is where our family resides. But what if our family is on holiday in another country? Does our allegiance shift during those weeks or months? Ok then, so it is an ideal. Yes, it is an ideal. It is what the people have uniformly agreed as a collective character. Well then, when standing for one's country, the opposition includes anyone who endangers the character we are trying to uphold together. Who are we? What qualities are we trying to uphold? Remember that when you say you love your country.

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