This is an exciting time of year. The Kentucky Derby is just around the corner and Baseball season has begun.

On Saturday, Eskendereya showed everyone he is a top contender for  winning the Derby by  easily running by his competition in the Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct.  He “hit the ball out of the park” so to speak.

In last night’s opening game of the 2010 baseball season, the Yankees got “off to a flying start” against the Red Sox but couldn’t sustain the lead, faltering in the stretch in the late innings of the game. I’m a Yankees fan, my husband is a Red Sox fan. He would say the Yankees were cheap speed on the lead last night.

The question is, when all is said and done, when the campaign is over, who will be on top? Will Eskendereya keep up the pace and win the Derby and maybe go on to the Triple Crown? Will Lookin at Lucky rebound from his eventful third place finish in the Santa Anita Derby to show everyone he’s the top horse? Will the Yankees prevail? Or, will the Red Sox regain the pennant? Or, will some other horse or team step forward and surprise? No one can predict, but watching it all unfold is priceless.

As the seasons unfold, watch how the language of baseball and the language of the sport of kings will be used repeatedly to describe the competition. Both of these long established, hugely popular spectator sports have contributed much to the richness of the language, particularly when describing competition. The cross-weaving of the terminology of these two sports is fun to watch and listen to as well.

Enjoy the ride.

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