There are many great things in this world. You have ice cream, puppies, babies and bubbles. Giggles and grins, and laughs and love. Bacon and strip clubs, blondes and beer. Nothing however satisfies the American male like the game of Baseball.

Baseball is only game in which the offense doesn’t have possession of the ball, the only game where you can fail 70% of the time and be considered a success. You have your highs and your lows. One minute you can be in the zone, painting corners and expanding the black. Blink an eye and all of a sudden you can’t hit water in the ocean. This game is the ultimate love story, it’s where boys grow into men and men turn back into boys.

At times this game has seemed to have saved America. From the 1920’s and 1930’s where The Depression and The Dust Bowl threatened to shake America to its foundation, insert Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. At a time when families were so poor food was a rarity, health issues overcame many, and the stress of just living day to day burdened most of the Country, baseball was there with its Legends and Heroes to bring hope to the people act as a distraction from the hardships. It acts as an outlet, as a way to escape.

Take the early 2000’s and The Anaheim Angels. A Country fresh off of 9/11, The War on Terror was just starting, hundreds of thousands of American soldiers deploying to the Middle East, the images of war and terror on television and all over the media. The Rally Monkey was born. Becoming an icon of the postseason, The Rally Monkey captured the hearts of America and started a gathering the Anaheim Angels who have always been viewed as little brother to The Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 3 years, The Rally Monkey went 131-89 capped off by winning the World Series in 2002.

America’s history is littered with the way this game has helped America survive through some of the toughest times this Country has seen. Good and bad baseball is always there. Filled with superstition, curses, and drama. Today’s game presents television contracts, huge salaries and egos bigger than Barry Bonds’ hat size. The game has grown step by step with America through-out history. It may not receive the hype the NFL does and that’s ok.

Baseball will always be America’s game.