162 things to be excited about now that a new baseball season is upon us

A new baseball season is getting underway on Sunday afternoon. No more Spring Training. No more waiting. It's all back. Your favorite players are ready.

There are plenty of reasons for everybody -- no matter which team you root for -- to feel pretty pumped-up that another season is upon us. With that in mind, here are 162 specific things that are now returning to our lives that should make us all smile.

162, because that's how many games teams play in a season ... get it? Good. Enjoy, and play ball!

1. The smells: Hot dogs, warm spring air, freshly cut grass, kettle corn, the grill, etc.

2. The quiet murmur of the crowd suddenly erupting in excitement over a big hit

3. Fans making amazing catches

4. Fans not making amazing catches, despite trying hard

5. Fans with intimidating facial hair situations

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Wild ballpark food concoctions

7. Hearing familiar music at the ballpark that immediately reminds you of baseball

8. The Cubs celebrating their World Series win one last time at Wrigley Field

9. Mascot hijinks (and Jason Kipnis ' antics

10. The Astros mascot Orbit and his pranks (after last season's display

11. Peanuts

12. Cracker Jack

13. The D-backs' pool at Chase Field

14. Kids meeting their heroes and having their dreams come true

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Players playing catch with kids in the stands

16. Opportunities for great baseball souvenirs

17. A chance to catch a fireworks display on a night other than July 4

18. Feeling palpable tension when the game is close -- and then the cathartic rush when things go well

19. A chance to show others where you stand regarding the wave: Are you for or against

20. Bark at the Park

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Making your phone's step counter app happy with all that walking at the stadium

22. Listening to the game on the radio/AtBat app while doing chores, walking down the street, etc.

23. Having something to watch at any moment of the day, seven days a week

24. Letting the soothing sounds of late-night baseball drown out the sounds of your noisy neighbors

25. Players pranking

26. Fans and their creative signs

27. Huge dingers

28. Inside-the-park home runs and raucous celebrations

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Bat flips, a true art form

30. John Jaso and his hair

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Andrew McCutchen and Starling Marte in the Pirates outfield

47. Carlos Martínez fastballs and Adam Wainwright curveballs (not to mention his prodigious power

48. The Brewers' sausage race

49. The Nats' Presidents Race and its occasional mishaps

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Maikel Franco , Freddy Galvis and their infield trickery

51. Rich Hill 's delivery and its many applications

52. Another season of José Bautista and Josh Donaldson making Rogers Centre look small

53. Yadier Molina 's intensity and extracurricular activities

54. Star Wars Night!

55. Extra innings: a great excuse to stay up late

56. Mid-week day games: a good reason to call in sick

57. Mid-July and pushing 100 outside? Just stay in, blast the A/C and turn on the game.

58. Game of Thrones tie-ins

59. More art-inspiring Kevin Kiermaier

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Making new friends at the ballpark

61. Saying hello to friends you haven't seen since last season ended

62. Stadium proposals and their delightful awkwardness

63. Having your first date at the ballpark

64. Clayton Kershaw 's video-game curveball

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Max Scherzer 's fastball

66. José Abreu , hitting machine

67. Another season for Hawk Harrelson

68. Dancing lessons

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Yoenis Céspedes being himself -- throwing hitting and bat-flipping

73. Bartolo Colon , a free agent signing so big it had its own trailer

74. Miguel Cabrera 's commitment to having a good time

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Miguel Sanó destroying baseballs and scraping the roof

76. Edwin Encarnacion with the Indians

77. More chances for Royals (like Brandon Moss ) to hit it to the fountain

78. Players wearing the wrong caps on accident

79. John Adams and his Progressive Field drums

80. Walk-up music

81. Wild caroms off walls

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Billy Hamilton running circles

83. Hunter Pence being Hunter Pence

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Kris Bryant coming off his NL MVP Award

85. Bryce Harper continuing to do Bryce Harper things

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Mike Trout (too bad he can't play for every team for maximum Trout Effect)

87. Kyle Schwarber in general

88. Inspirational ceremonial first pitches

89. The AT&T Park seagulls -- they're coming for you

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Amazing ballpark sunset photos

Popups getting lost in the sun

92. Yasiel Puig being #PuigYourEntertainer

93. Alex Rodriguez , full-time baseball analyst

94. José Altuve and the quest for an even more untouchable stat line

95. The "dugout silent treatment"

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Kevin Pillar 's magic with the glove

111. All-Star voting

112. The Home Run Derby

113. The All-Star Game

114. Yu Darvish 's offspeed pitches

115. Pitchers "hitting"

116. Pitchers actually hitting

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Albert Pujols going for homer No. 600 (he has 591)

118. Curtis Granderson going for homer No. 300 (he has 293)

119. Ryan Braun also going for homer No. 300 (he has 295)

120. Nelson Cruz going for homer No. 300 (he has 284)

121. Robinson Canó going for homer No. 300, too (he has 278)

122. Adrian Beltre going for 3,000 hits (he has 2,942)

123. Albert Pujols going for 3,000 hits (he has 2,825)

124. Bartolo Colon going for 2,500 strikeouts (he enters the year with 2,365)

125. Out-of-nowhere surprise stars

126. More endless debate about hot dogs

127. Coordinated team outfits

128. Clubhouse antics

129. Kenta Maeda pranks

130. Defensive miscues (they illustrate the game's intricate balance)

131. Being a total glutton for ballpark food

132. Félix Hernández 's changeup

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Matt Shoemaker 's splitter

134. Photos of Clayton Kershaw's face

135. Squeeze plays

136. Failed squeeze plays

137. Fernando Rodney 's hat -- since you know it's crooked right now, somewhere

138. Edwin Díaz throwing fireballs

139. Javier Báez slides

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Postgame interviews

157. Arguments over in-game decisions

158. Watching top athletes make unthinkable displays of effort

159. Flip-up sunglasses in the outfield

160. Players wearing stirrups

161. Players (unintentionally) taking your food

And finally ...

162. The fact that for the next 6-7 months, baseball is a part of your life again.

Young Mariners fan, we know the feeling.