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How Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski taught me baseball

A new set of hopes and dreams looms closely on the horizon.

About a week from now, the excitement, optimism and romance of a new baseball season will bloom with the spring and the reporting of pitchers and catchers. A new baseball season holds such an incredible, palpable magic about it. It’s almost overwhelming. Your favorite players are healthy. No one has given up 30 home runs yet this season. The Colorado Rockies are tied for first place! Alas, Tulo is still gone. Sorry Matt.

The enchantment we feel as adults started when we were little kids.