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It’s not quite spring, of course, but we do spring ahead by an hour this weekend as we move our clocks to Daylight Saving Time. I don’t mind losing some sleep to gain some extra light, which I find especially handy during the evening cocktail hour. But somehow it’s beginning to feel a bit like spring to me even now. I think this is partly because baseball is back. Major league teams are well beyond just batting practice and fielding drills – they’re already into spring training games. Here in town, the Baltimore Orioles are whacking the ball around Fort Lauderdale Stadium again. That’s as sure a sign of spring as Easter flowers.
Springtime always seems to bring with it a rebirth of variety in athletic competition, or so it feels to me. Maybe it’s just the sports that happen to interest me. But baseball begins as basketball and hockey really heat up and the professional tennis and golf and auto racing schedules kick into high gear. There’s even big-time horse racing for some added fun. Not that I follow all of these sports closely, mind you. But it’s nice to know they’re around if I’m interested. I’m all for variety in life.
So I was pleased to learn recently that the Fort Lauderdale area has a new addition that should spice up our local sports scene. Cricket. Not as in chirp-chirp but as in wickets and googlies. Actually they’ve played cricket around here for some time – I’ve happened past cricket games during weekends on occasion. But what’s new is our cricket stadium, the only international cricket facility in the United States. I think that’s pretty cool. Why cricket here, you ask? Well, it’s a very popular sport in some Caribbean countries, places like Jamaica and the Bahamas. Since we have large Caribbean populations in South Florida, the game came right along with them. What all this means is more variety for visitors and locals who also happen to be sports fans. And some major action for the growing number of cricket enthusiasts here. A three-day international cricket tournament starts at the new stadium on May 23, an event expected to draw more than 35,000 spectators. I’m going to try to be one of those folks, if only to find out what this deal is really about. I figure that any sport with something called googlies has got to be good for some fun.
Springtime always seems to bring with it a rebirth of variety in athletic competition, or so it feels to me. Maybe it’s just the sports that happen to interest me. But baseball begins as basketball and hockey really heat up and the professional tennis and golf and auto racing schedules kick into high gear. There’s even big-time horse racing for some added fun. Not that I follow all of these sports closely, mind you. But it’s nice to know they’re around if I’m interested. I’m all for variety in life.
So I was pleased to learn recently that the Fort Lauderdale area has a new addition that should spice up our local sports scene. Cricket. Not as in chirp-chirp but as in wickets and googlies. Actually they’ve played cricket around here for some time – I’ve happened past cricket games during weekends on occasion. But what’s new is our cricket stadium, the only international cricket facility in the United States. I think that’s pretty cool. Why cricket here, you ask? Well, it’s a very popular sport in some Caribbean countries, places like Jamaica and the Bahamas. Since we have large Caribbean populations in South Florida, the game came right along with them. What all this means is more variety for visitors and locals who also happen to be sports fans. And some major action for the growing number of cricket enthusiasts here. A three-day international cricket tournament starts at the new stadium on May 23, an event expected to draw more than 35,000 spectators. I’m going to try to be one of those folks, if only to find out what this deal is really about. I figure that any sport with something called googlies has got to be good for some fun.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 4:40 PM
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