I can’t explain how excited I am that baseball season has officially kicked off. I always feel this way at the beginning of the season, then halfway through it, I can feel my heart shattered into a million pieces, and I wonder why I am so crazy over baseball. I’m not sure if it’s the weather, the fun days at the ballpark, or the sport altogether. I just love it. I become superstitious, and a sunflower seed addiction surfaces. I stayed glued to the television if I cannot physically be at the ballpark. If I’m not near a TV, I’ll turn on Gameday on mlb.com. It’s seriously a problem.

My team of choice, if you haven’t noticed, is the Atlanta Braves. I grew up watching the Florida Marlins, and they still have a large part of my heart. But since we moved to Atlanta almost 12 years ago, I guess I’ve grown to love the Braves. Okay, maybe I am a little obsessed, but we’ll keep that between you and me. It has gotten so bad that Sarah (my friend and Plans & Campaigns partner) chose the Atlanta Braves as our client and their All-You-Can-Eat Seats for our product. We spent the entire semester researching the product and devleping a campaign to increase awareness and sales for the product.

Last night was the season opener and the Phillies home opener. The Braves were the visiting team, and I was pumped. Brian McCann hit the first homer of the season, then Jeff Francoeur, then our new centerfielder, Jordan Schafer. It was a great sight to see that the off season really helped the Braves. I know, it was only the first game of the season, but it gives a fan a lot of hope. The 20 pounds B-Mac lost in the offseason, the new stance Frenchy took, and the new players Frank Wren decided to sign. Thank you, Frank Wren, for at least making one good decision in your career for the Braves: signing Derek Lowe. Eight scoreless innings for Lowe…amazing.

I must admit, I held my breath the entire time Mike Gonzalez was pitching. I love watching Gonzo pitch, but boy does he make me nervous. He did get the job done, and the Braves are now 1-0. I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so excited. They still have some communication problems (Kelly Johnson/Casey Kotchman and Kelly Johnson/Jeff Francoeur), but hopefully they’ll get all of that together.

Home opener is this Friday versus the Washington Nationals. I’m not sure why, but there is something about the Nationals that I absolutely loathe. Maybe the fact that the Braves were the only team in the NL East that couldn’t beat the Nationals, but whatever it is, I hope for a glorious game on Friday.

Until then, I’ll be tomahawk chopping. Go Braves!