What's that smell? America's smelliest past-time.

This is a little long winded, sorry. I think you may enjoy it if you choose to read the whole thing. If not, just read the first paragraph, it gave me the most trouble. :)

So, I was cutting my lawn for the first time this year just the other day when I realized that a big part of the game of baseball is the smells. I didn't come to understand this by myself, just in case you were wondering. I had a little help from a four legged friend. As I'm riding through my yard on the lawn mower it became apparent to me that I missed a few piles of dog poop when I wen't through the yard with a shovel, specifically for dog poop removing purposes. That's when it hit me. The smell, not the actual poop.

There is nothing quite like the smell of fresh cut grass in the morning. Saturday mornings in the Summer as a kid were my favorite. Waking up early in the morning, for a kid, and riding my bike out to the ball field for Saturday morning baseball practice. The smell of the fresh cut ball field stuck in my nose as I ran down lots of fly-balls. Those really were some good times and smells.

Monday after noons were always the best though, because it was game day. Waiting for dad to come home from work so we could go to the game together was very painful. I thought he would never make it home on time. As we pull up to the ball field it was pretty obvious it was game day. The smell of hotdogs and nachos struck me in the nose almost immediately.

There really is no difference going to a little league, Shorebirds, or Baltimore Orioles game. The smell of the asphalt parking lot, fresh cut grass, and good food. An Orioles game is the exception though, because there is no smell like Boog's BBQ. That is a sweet sweet smell that cannot be replicated. I guess there isn't any dog poop to smell at Camden Yards either.

Enjoy one of America's smelliest past-times.