['My father passed away over the winter and we are huge baseball fans. This is the first season not watching games with him.', 'Oh my goodness that is so sad, I am sorry to hear about your father. Are you handling him being gone okay?', 'I am but baseball has kind of thrown it out of sorts. We really enjoyed going to games together when I was growing up.']
I understand completely. I hope that you can enjoy going to more games, and carry on his spirit when you go.
I watched a baseball game last night and it made me think of all the times my father and I would goto games growing up. He passed away over the winter so this is the first baseball season not watching games with him.