4Mar/070
Time to Move On
Originally uploaded by John Setzler.
Season changes in sports are difficult for me for some reason. I covered my last basketball games of the season this afternoon with the men's and women's South Atlantic League collegiate championship games. By the end of any particular sports season, I have usually learned the names and faces of many of the athletes. After football season is over, I'm usually ready to move inside for basketball because it's getting cold outside. Basketball season, however, tosses me back out in the cold for baseball and women's soccer. It will be several more weeks before the weather is 'comfortably' warm for evening sports. I do have a few things to look forward to in baseball this season though. My work for Minor League Baseball will start back up during the first week of April. Fred T. Foard's baseball team will be a contender for a state title in the 3A division. Madison Bumgarner of South Caldwell High School is listed by Baseball America as one of 2007's top prospects for the draft. This particular item, in my opinion, is the most important thing happening in the local high school baseball scene. I usually get to cover a couple South Caldwell baseball games each season, so I'll be paying particularly close attention to Mr. Bumgarner this year.
Oh well... I'll give an update about the cool air with my next sports entry to the blog :)