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Summertime Baseball & Family Traditions
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Bryce Knapp
July 01, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes
This week we look at America’s pastime, a father & son duo, and the significance of family traditions.
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One thing you missed this weekend
One of my favorite parts of summer has always been going to a weekend day game at Angel’s Stadium. Baseball to me has always represented family, tradition, close friends, hot dogs, America, and BEER, but what stands out most in that list is that there’s nothing to do with baseball itself.
After four innings it dawned on me that we hadn’t watched a single at-bat, or recognized a single player’s name on the jumbotron. I had however made two new friends, overcome my fear of the vertigo-inducing, oxygen-deprived nosebleed seats, and gained a new perspective on the tradition of baseball from a foreigner experiencing it for the first time. We laughed when we realized we paid money to watch a baseball game, but instead spent the afternoon talking, eating, and sunbathing.
The red shirt helped mask my bloody nose. #cheapseats
Sometimes tradition isn’t about the event or activity itself, but rather the community of people that you get to experience it with. Baseball is the medium that connects fathers to sons, employees to co-workers, and the past to the present. Even if you’re not a fan of the game, this summer I encourage you to spend the $2 (actual cost of tickets 🙃) and experience a day at the ballpark with someone you love.
In a feat that may never be duplicated, Griffey and his father, Ken, hit home runs on consecutive at-bats in the first inning of a game against the Angels in Anaheim on Sept. 14, 1990 against pitcher Kirk McCaskill.
One thing to think about this week
What tradition or pastime helps your family organically connect?
Family can empower 💪.
Family can frustrate 😖.
The most useful tool in putting aside familial differences and petty disagreements is by finding common ground. When you look at your own family, what activities or traditions bring your people together? Maybe it’s as simple as food, or maybe it takes the intentionality of an annual beach house trip to get everyone in the same room. Or maybe you don’t have any traditions yet. Just like baseball has connected families for almost 200 years, what can you install in your own family today that can be passed down to your kids and grandkids?
