The crack of the bat. The smell of fresh cut grass. The...pain of opening your wallet for overpriced beers at the stadium concession stands.
You betcha, baseball is back.
Monday was Opening Day for Major League Baseball and few things feel more American that soaking in a ballgame during an afternoon at the park.
Which is exactly what makes this photo from Dallas Morning News photographer Louis DeLuca so impressive. It captures everything you think of when it comes to Opening Day: the beautiful weather, the mammoth American flag, and the now popular pregame flyover.
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So how do you get a picture like this?
In a helicopter, of course. That's where DeLuca snapped this image from high above Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Monday. The picture was taken before the Rangers' home opener against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.
From our Louis DeLuca, an Opening Day photo worthy of an epic Texas Rangers comeback. Join in: http://t.co/5awuBvrpgV pic.twitter.com/sWVgPRvG2z— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) March 31, 2014
The only bad news for Rangers fans on this glorious day for baseball? Their team lost 14-10 in a high scoring affair, their second straight Opening Day loss after falling to the Astros in 2013.