I am about to enter my annual bout of "Baseball Withdrawal." When I lived in Casper, it began with the end of the Casper Ghosts (originally Casper Rockies) when I had no other choice than to watch football. This year it began last night when the Colorado Rockies all but eliminated themselves from the postseason. I did go to one football game in Laramie last weekend but it wasn't like going to the Rockies-Giants game on Sunday. I do have the Minnesota Twins to root for and the New York Yankees to root against but it's just not the same. I had planned to go to Minneapolis and see the new Target Field this year but didn't make it. In Casper I miss my fellow season tickets holders because all of us sat together for nine years although I did see five Ghosts games this summer. We get most of the Rockies games on TV or I enjoy falling asleep listening to the radio and it gives me a reason to get up early for the newspaper and get the final score.
I get excited when spring training starts and can't wait for opening day. Someone told me I should apply for a job with the Rockies but I don't want to drive downtown for home games. I guess I'll have to watch football and basketball until next April. There are worse things.