What I Learned From Spring Training

Spring training is a boom to those cities in Florida & Arizona that house teams.  The Cactus League has set an all-time attendance mark in 2015.  New ballparks have all the amenities of a big league stadium, just a smaller number of seats.  And there's nothing like bringing a blanket, setting on the grass past the outfield fences & letting the kids run around.  Speaking of kids, I disagree with those who would say that baseball is not the national pastime.  I see brothers & sisters bringing their parents to a game.  I see very elderly couples walking carefully to their seat & then scoring the game.  I see a little boy's eyes light up when he is given a foul ball caught by an adult.  I see autographs from players still being coveted by all ages of fans.  Baseball has no age limit.  It's for young & old alike.  It's still America's pastime to me.