Growing up in the northeast, spring was the most anticipated season of all. After four months of being captive inside due to bitter winter cold, there was finally the promise of warmer, longer days ahead. For most, that meant the first signs of green plants and flowers emerging from the winter snow pack. For me, Spring meant being at my father's side as baseball season got underway.
You see, my late father was a factory worker who had a big heart for children. Dad started every youth sports program in my tiny New Jersey hometown. One of them was Little League. I remember packed registration night in the high school gymnasium. Countless games being the only female sitting in the dugout with Dad and his team. And Dad making sure I took batting and catching practice along with my older brother before Title 9 came along.
Those memories came rushing back this week during a screening of Clint Eastwood's latest movie "Trouble With the Curve." Clint's character Gus is a widower and longtime scout for the Atlanta Braves who also has his daughter at his side, teaching her the ropes. But in a common theme in Eastwood movies, he's estranged from his daughter.
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