Unplanned History

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! Josh Beckett threw a no hitter today! New Girls:A no hitter simply means just that- the Pitcher does not allow any hits. The next best thing would be a perfect game in which the Pitcher would not allow any runner to reach base- no walks, no hits.  A no hitter is difficult to achieve and happens infrequently to say the least. The last Dodger to throw a no hitter was Hideo Nomo, September 17, 1996.
Last year Josh Beckett was experiencing physical challenges and had to have surgery. No feeling in his finger tips. He missed most of the season. Here we are, it's May 2014, and he throws a no hitter.
There are a couple of ways I wrap my brain around something like today. I'll start with a frivolous comparison:
1. The near perfect date. Maybe he's a little late picking you up, but once he arrives, the rest of the night just falls into place. The way he looks at you, the sound of his voice, the way he holds the door open for you, the way his hand feels on the small of your back as you walk out together... it's nothing you can plan. Oh you plan the date and hope all goes well, or at the very least hope he remembered to shower, but you can't plan the feeling. You can't plan the spark. You can't plan the chemistry. When the right stuff just happens, when the right guy smiles at you, the zsa zsa zsu  hits... and everything just falls into place and you just go with it.
You just... enjoy the moment.
That's my mushy side making a comparison between baseball and life. Again.
The more practical outlook my brain adopts is this:
2. With the right support from those you love around you (Beckett thanked his family in a post game interview for their support this past year), you can bounce back from anything.
The whole reason I write this blog is to spark interest in Girls who may know very little about the sport. I try and capture the interest through the spirit of the game- an interest by drawing parallels to the game from a Girl's perspective on just about anything else. This way the Girl can relate to her Guy's perspective a little more when he's watching the game. She can draw her own parallels. It's kinda nice when the minds can meet. In this case, in today's game, I think we can all relate to being immersed in something so unique an amazing that we get caught up in the moment. Everyone likes to feel special. Whether on a first date, landing an awesome job, buying a new pair of awesome heels on an impulse buy.... Anything awesome that comes our way, especially when there was no way we could have planned it,  we should acknowledge it and appreciate it to the fullest. Beckett said in his interview he was taking nothing for granted. Nice.    
Tonight is Josh Beckett's night. He should feel pretty darned good about what he did out there. Congrats to Josh Beckett.Welcome to the history books!