On the calendars I keep im my house I mark the beginning of spring training as the first day of summer and the last day of the World Series as the last day of summer. I was delighted when I read this from Bart Giamatti in Austin Kleon's weekly wrap-up—
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.
A Great and Glorious Game: Baseball Writings of A. Bartlett Giamatti