Wednesday, February 18, 2026

When's Your Birthday



Shortly after the World Series is played, and the winners are crowned, and baseball season is over, my daughter, excited about baseball, will start asking, "When does baseball start again?"  and I'll always answer her with "Not until March". Sad face.


She'll keep asking that over several weeks, until I'll answer her with, "Well, when does baseball start, do you remember?" and she'll say "March" with a smile because she now realizes that March is getting closer.


But she's a sly one, so she'll change her question to, "When's baseball on TV?" and I usually chuckle about this time because she's a sweetheart, but now my answer is, "Not until after my BIRTHDAY!" (because I always make a big deal about my birthday coming up, it's a family tradition).


Funny, she never gets excited that my birthday's coming up!

These cards came in a trade with Geoff2568.



Do you usually receive baseball-related gifts for your birthday?




2 comments:

  1. I too have a Spring Training-adjacent birthday. I buy a card each year and tell my wife that is what she got for me. Works pretty well - this year it was a '49 Leaf Andy Pafko.

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  2. No, usually it is just dinner.....or breakfast but I'll take that too.

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