For the last few years my family has celebrated the coming of spring with something we like to call Baseballius. The holiday combines some of the traditions of Easter with the start of the baseball season. Instead of a giant rabbit hiding colored chicken eggs in the backyard, we have the San Diego Chicken leaving packs of baseball cards in the living room. The kids leave their baseball gloves for the Chicken to fill with Cracker Jacks, Big League Chew and sunflower seeds. On Monday afternoon we will celebrate the first pitch with a Baseballius Feast. The meal includes hot dogs, bratwurst, nachos, dough pretzels, cotton candy and antacids. Plenty of beer is served for the adults with root beer for the children. The day eventually ends with everyone passing out on the couch during a late west coast game. But the best part of the holiday is that there are still 161 games to go!

Play Ball!!!