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It's a beautiful game
Ray, people will come Ray.
They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past.
Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack.
And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes.
And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces.
People will come Ray.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.
This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.
— Field of Dreams
They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past.
Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack.
And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes.
And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces.
People will come Ray.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time.
This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.
— Field of Dreams
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No matter the team, the owner, the absurd salaries, the price of admission, or the occasional ugliness, it's still a beautiful game.
I have two teams in the race: my home town Cleveland Guardians and my adopted San Francisco Giants. I expect exciting seasons for both. Unlikely World Series appearances (though you never know), but so much to look forward to. New additions. Individual accomplishments. Good baseball.
Find your magic waters, even if it comes in only 60 wins. Get ready to play ball.
And that, my friends, is my 33,000th post.
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You amassed 32,999 posts just so you could write an ode to baseball with #33,000!
Enjoy this season, Auggie, because collective bargaining agreement negotiations and a potential lockout might not leave you feeling so optimistic at this point next year!
And sport.
Congrats on 33k! 
Nice post.
The Minnesota Twins hosting the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in Dyersville, Iowa.
