The Season Has Begun. Just Not Here.
A winter night in Cooperstown
Spring training games began this week for Major League Baseball in the US.
In Florida and Arizona, the crack of the bat can be heard again.
I always love the start of baseball. It signals that summer is on the way. It promises warm evenings and long days.
Cooperstown, NY, is still sleeping.
The warm weather has not arrived yet. It is not quite ready for visitors. It is just waiting.
Anticipation
Baseball is as much a game of anticipation as it is of action.
A breath.
A shift in stance.
The pitcher set.
The batis ter still.
Waiting for the pitch.
I enjoy this time of year here. It is quiet. I can take time to notice things.
Waiting
Everything around town seems to be waiting.
The field.
The storefronts.
The Coke machine is humming in the cold.
The UPS drop box is holding packages bound for warmer places.
Snow softens the edges. It quiets the noise. It makes the air visible under the streetlights.
Main Street
This is the town that is here all year round.
This is the local crowd.
The shops that stay open through the offseason.
The Central New York weather.
The version of Cooperstown without a line at the door.
Cooperstown lives and breathes on baseball and summer. The crowds will return. The grass will turn green. The sound of the game will come north again.
Right now, it is just waiting its turn.
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