Column: Should have seen the "SCAM" all along

When I was growing up, the summer months always meant that baseball would be on the television.

Whether at my mom’s, dad’s, or grandparents’ house, an Atlanta Braves game on TBS would always be playing, even if people didn’t always pay attention as they did other things. It was a magical background noise that would last for months.

As a huge baseball fan, I would get up every morning to read the box scores in the Daily Rocket-Miner, Casper-Star, or Rocky Mountain News to try and keep up with every team and player.

I’d like to say my love for baseball included me shining on the mound or at bat,...