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SJM_EditorsNote_4_19_EditorsNote 3 / 28 / 19 2 : 27 PM Page 1 A Glorious Game very spring as a new baseball season The new Phillies catcher may not have been a name you were approaches , you hear familiar complaints familiar with before he arrived in red pinstripes , but he’s the kind of about the game being boring , too slow , full player fans love ; think Chase Utley with a chest protector . We rel - of guys who strike out too much and so on ished the opportunity to talk with Realmuto down in spring training E and so on . People will talk about the youth’s con - about joining the club and what he’s most looking forward to this tinuously declining interest in the game and how season . Not surprisingly it had everything to do with creating a cul - they prefer Fortnite to 4 - 6 - 3 double plays . People ture of winning . will tell you that professional football is actually Look , I’m not naïve . I know that everything is cyclical and that America’s Pastime . They say the game may not survive in this age of there will be more downtrodden times in our baseball future . But analytics that are ruining the game . I actually heard a sports radio for now , you’d be hard - pressed to find someone not pumped for caller complain the other day that too many guys have facial hair and what lies ahead . I even bought my 3 - year - old his first glove a don’t wear their pants at the same length . I guess lamenting the fact couple weeks back . He catches OK , has a decent arm and can strike that the fans in the stands no longer wear suits and dresses is the ball pretty good off the tee . I’m hoping it catches on because next baseball is a beautiful game and I want him to love it as much as on the list . ( One side note : I do wonder , though , why managers con - I do . His name is Cole , and while I wouldn’t mind him being the tinue to wear uniforms in this modern era , but that’s a discussion for next Cole Hamels , I’d prefer he work on his swing a bit more . After another day ) . all , $ 330 million adjusted for inflation will keep me plenty inter - There’s no doubt that the game of baseball has changed , but ested for years to come . nothing resurrects interest in the game like putting a good product on the field . For the past several years , the Phillies wallowed in medi - Kind regards , ocrity , itching to get back to a place of prominence after a dominant run from 2007 through 2011 . This year , the cavalry arrived , led by the $ 330 million man Bryce Harper . The team still has work to do and must fully earn its way back into our hearts , but there’s no denying that the excitement about the game has returned . Peter J . Proko Adding to that renewed energy is our cover man J.T . Realmuto . Editor - in - Chief SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 1 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 6 |