Twenty years ago, I ditched my graduate school classes at Georgetown to watch the Dodgers’ season-opening game, which happened to be the Florida Marlins’ franchise-opening game.
Twenty years.
That just ain’t right.
I was outlining my first screenplay and just beginning to dream of my second major life decision in a year, moving back from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles to pursue writing for the screen.
I was interested in a girl in school, whom the following month I would have my first date with, and soon fall in love with, greatly complicating the thoughts laid out in the previous paragraph.
I had already loved and lost, both in my personal life and my professional life, the culmination of which helped send me to Washington in the first place.
I was four years out of college and already so much had happened. In four years. And now it’s been 20.
How can this be?
I hardly feel any different from the 25-year-old on the futon in that Woodley Park apartment. But everything around me is so different.
On April 5, 1993, Charlie Hough and the Marlins beat the Dodgers, 6-3. Hough, almost impossibly old for a pitcher, was the same age then that I am now.
Carl Crawford, LF
Mark Ellis, 2B
Matt Kemp, CF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Luis Cruz, 3B
Andre Ethier, RF
A.J. Ellis, C
Justin Sellers, SS
Zack Greinke, P
Adam Luther
Sellers’ redemption time.
Anonymous
Hoya Saxa!
Anonymous
I remember that inaugural game. Karros banged the dirt in disfustthe when a ground ball to his right got past him. Didn’t FA aquisition Todd Worrell start the season on the DL?
DXMachina
That reminds me that on that very same day I was at a chilly Shea Stadium watching the very first Colorado Rockies game. The Mets won 3-0 with Dwight Gooden throwing a a four-hit shutout. The game featured old friends Eddie Murray and Jeff Kent on the right side of the Mets infield, and the elder Eric Young at 2nd for the Rocks (speaking of Hoya Saxa).
Thanks for the reminder, Jon. I never would’ve realized.
Jack Dawkins
Old friend manny is still on the fertility drugs, as this HR remiscint of the golf shot in Chicago shows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=47qDPxh94Ko
KT
I was in Korea in March/April of ’93 but I might have back in Guam by the 5th. I can’t remember the exact date we got back. But I wasn’t on the internet until early 1994 when I got to Hawaii so baseball news was always days/weeks later when my sporting news arrived in the mail
Jon Weisman
http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=26030863&sid=t342
Video of Dee Gordon’s fantastic diving catch and throw at Albuquerque today
Anonymous
Wow
KT
showed castle’s Hr…saw the dee video below it but it wouldn’t load
KT
Finally got to see it when I opened it in a new window…Fantastic throw from the knees
KT
terrible hitting with men on base pct. Need to change that tonight
KT
good inning
KT
Crawford got squeezed lucky he didn’t get tossed for the post at bat talk with the ump
Jeffrey Thomas III
Why are people booing Russell? The team let him go, not the other way around.
KT
I think it was the steroids issue
Jeffrey Thomas III
I must have missed it. I think it’s just that people are kinda dumb and boo any ex-Dodger that comes up.
KT
maybe…If I was there he wouldn’t gotten either a cheer or boo from me
KT
settle down people…the hits will come…It’s like they are pressing
Jeffrey Thomas III
Can’t hit lefties my foot.
KT
DRE!!!!
KT
Filthy curve
KT
RYU take note: He is safe because he ran it out
KT
Nice hustle Carl!
Jon Weisman
Greinke helped break up that double play by going in for the slide.
KT
Scared Barmes
Jon Weisman
If Matt Kemp were running the bases like Carl Crawford has this week, I’d have to cover my ears.
KT
Thought it was a full count
Jon Weisman
Greinke is dealing, but at 57 pitches through four innings this early in his season, don’t know if he’ll last much past the sixth.
KT
especially since he was behind in ST
Jeffrey Thomas III
You’re probably right. But six innings will be nice.
KT
Ok Mark…start it off need runners
KT
Nice hustle AJ!!
Jon Weisman
Yeah – not an easy play.
KT
I know…that’s the position I liked the most…If I wasn’t pitching it was catching
KT
FINE Play Justin!!
KT
Stellar Defense this inning!!
KT
AJ!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
This would be a good spot for Sellers to get a hit. Or at least move AJ over.
KT
with 1 out I’d like to see him drive him in instead of just over
Jeffrey Thomas III
Almost.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Greinke! Challenging Kershaw with the bat…
KT
good swing and hit by Grienke
Anonymous
Gotta get me one of the Brooklyn caps so I can fly under the radar at Camden and Nat’s Park. When does the movie come out? Could be a run on them at that point.
KT
April 12th
Jon Weisman
I would have heard Vin Scully’s sixth-inning story tonight if not for those meddling kids!
Jon Weisman
I’ll have a piece on “42” at sportsonearth.com on April 10.
KT
That bad hop single is stopping Grienke from having a perfecto going MSTI Mike is saying it should have been ruled an error
Jeffrey Thomas III
Honestly might be a good thing so that Greinke isn’t forced to pitch more than he should tonight.
KT
I agree…He’s not ready to go 9
Jon Weisman
I’m never one to root against history, but it saved us a dilemma.
Anonymous
Yeah, we would have had to keep our mouths shut.
KT
Matty!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Matty says “Hi Mom!”
KT
I met her in SD and she had Matty sign my authentic jersey last on 9/25. Sat 2 rows away from her. Nice Lady
Anonymous
I like that very much!
KT
AGON!!…And now we are off
Anonymous
I am at least a minute behind you, or you have extraordinary powers.
KT
I’m watching on Prime ticket Directv
Anonymous
I am watching on mlb.tv Indirect.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Indirectv, I like that.
KT
ok I’ll try to delay my posts
Anonymous
No problem, I’ll just delay looking at DT.
KT
NP it’s just me you and Jeff…I can delay
KT
Gruz’s turn
KT
hit hard but right at him
Jeffrey Thomas III
Great first start for Greinke!
KT
Definitely…Hopefully they bring in Paco instead of Belli….don’t like him coming In with runners on
Jon Weisman
Clap clap for Greinke: 6 1/3 IP, two baserunners, six strikeouts.
KT
AJ with the cannon!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Talk about relief!
KT
Good Job Paco
Anonymous
Greinke was dealing!
Anonymous
Nice to see Kemp’s smile again as well.
KT
and stop to wave to his mom…what a nice boy
KT
Come on Kenley…1,2,3
KT
Come on Double play
KT
1 more Kenley
KT
love how that wall is higher now
KT
Nice start Mark
KT
Let’s go AGon
Jeffrey Thomas III
It may have just been Jonathan Sanchez and the Pirates but it’s nice to see the big bats getting some big hits. And the newest Ace #2 pitching well.
KT
I knew the bats would wake up…they just needed to relax a little…you know the old saying hitting is contagious…Ball Game
KT
Nice play Agon
Jon Weisman
NPUT