Game Time

Even for a Braves fan stuck at a Mets game, Opening Day in New York is special.  I spent the first day of the 2010 Major League Baseball season in the third row of Section 16 at Citi Field watching the Mets battle the Marlins, choosing an afternoon of Johan Santana and Hanley Ramirez over one filled with Income Statements and Excel spreadsheets.  It was a near-perfect fan experience; the weather was fantastic, our seats were incredible, and the pregame ceremonies were uplifting.  Even the chicken tacos I ate just before Darryl Strawberry threw out the ceremonial First Pitch were surprisingly decent.  As I sat back in my seat, snapping photographs (check out the shot at the top of the page) and watching my favorite sport played at its highest level, I found myself wishing I could share the experience with other similarly-minded sports fanatics, most of whom were forced to spend the day in front of a computer screen instead of behind a backstop.

That's where Caught Looking, this blog, enters the picture.  While it's unlikely that anyone other than a few close friends and family members will ever read this, I want to start documenting my experiences as a professional and college sports fan.  With a number of baseball games already under my belt this spring, a trip to the World Cup in South Africa planned for the summer, and two years on a BCS Conference campus awaiting me starting this fall, I feel like now is the perfect time to launch Caught Looking.  Some posts will be about sporting events I attend in person (including what I hope will be a string of insightful and regular posts from the World Cup in June), others will reflect on games I watch on TV, and some will be related to things I read, hear and watch online.

After work tonight I'll be riding the 7 Train back out to Citi Field to watch my beloved Braves take on the Mets, hoping to get a good first look at 20 year-old phenom Jason Heyward.  Tomorrow I might spend the afternoon at home watching the later rounds of the NFL Draft followed by the Lakers vs. Thunder at the eardrum-busting Ford Center in Oklahoma City, or I could drive down to Harrison, NJ to get my first look at the new Red Bull Arena when the Red Bulls take on the Philadelphia Union.  The more sports I consume, the more I'll write; hopefully you'll stick along for the ride.  Thanks for reading.