While this is a poem that the legendary baseball broadcaster of the Detroit Tigers, Ernie Harwell used to describe spring’s arrival and, with it, the game of baseball, in a sense it fits for the arrival of Week 1 of the NFL season as well.

After all, the first kick off of the NFL season is the sport’s spring as hope springs eternal at that moment. With that, I’d like to dedicate this little paragraph to Mr. Harwell who was recently diagnosed with incurable cancer.

Mr. Harwell, I would like to thank you for all of the late nights of great baseball announcing you’ve done and for being one of the inspirations in as I pursue my dream to write about sports. You are in my prayers, and I dedicate the work I do this season to you.

Speaking of prayers, your opponents will not have one against you,...

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