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The Bond Of Baseball Between Father And Son

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Shane Kay (Featured BBBA Writer/Owner of sonsof84tigers.mlblogs.com) 

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My annual post in taking a moment to remember the game is much bigger then what we watch during the season.

Opening Day, a day for happiness, a day that signifies that summer is on its way, a day that everyone is in first place, a day that every team still has a chance, a day of sadness for me. 

As much as I enjoy spending this day with my wife and friends hanging out at the ball park, it’s another opening day without my father. 

It’s now been over seven years since I lost my dad to cancer and not a day goes by that I don’t think about him, but this day is especially tough for me as we shared the bond of baseball together.  As a matter of fact it’s so tough that I had to write this two weeks prior to opening day nine years ago.

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