(The non-baseball season is officially over. Two teams from cities who don't even have major league teams participated in the non-baseball championship. But now that's out of the way and we can focus solely on spring training. Pitchers and catchers start reporting in a matter of days! I definitely appreciate this time of year. And here's Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 51st in a series): I have been fortunate enough to walk out onto the field of a few professional ballparks and stadiums. It's always a thrill, although I admit I find touring a ball field a lot more interesting than stepping onto an NFL gridiron. However, it's the few times that I have walked on NFL turf that I have gotten the distinct impression that I was on display. I was standing at the lowest point of the stadium, aside from its underground bowels. And as I looked around, I could see 80,000 seats rise up before me and on all sides of me. This wasn't when an actual game was taking p...
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