Not just another rainy day in Eugene, Oregon. April 16, 2011 was opening day for Willamette Valley Babe Ruth baseball. Family members huddling under umbrellas and broad smiles on the faces of the boys and girls. Like so many opening days in the pasts I was reminded of a saying by baseball legend Joe Dimaggio, “You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.” For Pleasant Hill Babe Ruth and all the other divisions of Willamette Valley Babe Ruth our 2011 opening season can be summed up in 2 words Play Ball!!!
Let's get things moving!
Let's play ball!
I gotta get this place weeded and ready to play ball!
