It's hard to believe that baseball season is about to begin again. I
see bits and pieces on the news about players reporting to Spring
training. I see photos of fathers and sons dressed up in their player's
favorite jersey, watching an early practice, hoping to get an
autograph. The excitement is building of those summer nights at the
ballpark; that all-American warm, fuzzy feeling most folks associate
with baseball.
My thoughts are far from warm and fuzzy, more like torture and terror.
On October 30, 2007 at 2:30 am, my phone rings. I struggle to find the
phone, wondering who died. I hear a voice "Hello, this is Scheduling,
can I speak to Laura." All I can say is "yes?" "Laura, we have a trip
for you. You are going to fly to Denver and then to Boston and back to
Atlanta today." Excuse me, it's 2:30 am, is this a joke? When did we
start flying to these destinations in the middle of the night? I'm not
sure what I said but I get an answer.
"The Boston Red Sox won the World Series a few hours ago and by the
way, you are the Flight Attendant in charge." (I’ve since learned that
no team would jinx their chances of winning by booking the plane home
before they actual clinch the trophy.)