When Baseball Was King

On our black and white TV, we sat engrossed, Chris and me. He was six and I was three, the Yanks were on a winning spree. Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Whitey Ford, those were the days, Vida Blue(he pitched sideways)- their skill and strength left us amazed. Every strike, each RBI was earned and honestly come by. No steroids used to fortify, these guys were heroes in our eyes. Somewhere, baseball lost its way, it's more like work and less like play. Games were hard-won in my day, and each pitch was its own ballet. ©Danielle White