u/Effective_Case6015

It's been a while for the circle, and I wanted to celebrate Okamoto's recent homer and rookie record. Congrats Oak on a great rookie year, and looking forward to seeing what you can do in the future.

Trying something slightly different for the heck of it, so please read carefully.

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Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pregame ritual.

Before and during the series drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Ground Rules for the Circle:

• Please keep it positive. No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here... Plenty of other places to do that.
• Respect everyone’s contributions, even if it’s simple.
• One gratitude per comment - you can post more, just keep it clean.

I’ll start: Grateful for the fun baseball this year, give something to listen on slow days at home. Sometimes you all share some interesting things and I think it's cool to connect with other fans. We've also been doing this a while here and there and suggestions are welcome.

Now it's your turn:

If this has been posted before (I don't think it has) ​happy to take down.

In either case, I thought this was a nice article, made me further appreciate how much work went into having this space. Sharing here so others can give their thoughts.

Trigger warning for WS Game 7 highlights 😬

Thought the analysis was to the point.

Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pregame ritual.

Before and during the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Ground Rules for the Circle:

• Please keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone. No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here... Plenty of other places to do that.
• Respect everyone’s contributions, even if it’s simple.
• One gratitude per comment - you can post more, just keep it clean.

I’ll start: grateful for spaces inside to breathe... Fingers crossed this smoke and the fires clears out over the weekend. Stay safe everyone.

Now it's your turn:

Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pregame ritual.

Before and during the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Ground Rules for the Circle:

• Please keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone. No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here... Plenty of other places to do that.
• Respect everyone’s contributions, even if it’s simple.
• One gratitude per comment - you can post more, just keep it clean.

I’ll start: grateful for the dragon and those recent homers. Also, this nice picnic weather is great.

Now it's your turn:

Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pregame ritual (happy 20th homer to Kaz).

Before and during the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Ground Rules for the Circle:

• Please keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone. No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here... Plenty of other places to do that.
• Respect everyone’s contributions, even if it’s simple.
• One gratitude per comment - you can post more, just keep it clean.

I’ll start: grateful to everyone who's still here supporting the team. At the end of the day, its a game and sometimes a rollercoaster. I admit it's also kind of fun to complain together. As a side note, I am also grateful for recent fun soccer performances (ahem Belgium), really brought a smile to my face there.

Now it's your turn:​

Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pregame ritual (happy belated birthday to Kaz).

Before and during the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Ground Rules for the Circle:

• Keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone. No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here.
• Respect everyone’s contributions (even if it’s simple).
• One gratitude per comment (you can post more, just keep it clean).

I’ll start: grateful to have met people from different areas of the world and enjoy baseball and soccer together.

Now it's your turn:​

Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pregame ritual.

Before and during the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Ground Rules for the Circle:

• Keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone. No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here.
• Respect everyone’s contributions (even if it’s simple).
• One gratitude per comment (you can post more, just keep it clean).

I’ll start: there's this lovely bench in a park near me that makes me feel calmer. I love sitting there and it feels special because it's close to home. I'm glad someone wanted to put that bench there.

Now it's your turn:​

((Edit: Y'all are seriously the best fans in the league.))

Join our gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pre game ritual. And hopefully just in time for some some to see it today.

Before (during) the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Reminder of the ground rules:

• Keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone - no player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here.
• Respect everyone’s contributions (even if it’s simple)
• One gratitude per comment (you can post more, just keep it clean).

I'll start: I'm grateful for a really cool lineup shakeup today. I certainly didn't expect that and it should be very fun to watch/listen to. ​

Now it's your turn:

Thank you to the following for starting this in our little reddit community: u/bpersaud4321 and u/Frank_Vanderbilt (and others I may have missed)!

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Join the gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pre game ritual.

Before (and during) the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Reminder of the ground rules:

* Keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone.

* No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here.

* Respect everyone’s contributions (even if it’s simple).

* One gratitude per comment (you can post more, just keep it clean).

I'll start: Its the Jays Pride Night today. I'm grateful that this beautiful city supports and grows an awesome mix of queer community. It hasn't been a great time for many queer folk over the last couple of years but having the resilient community spaces that we do have in Toronto is something I have always appreciated in the midst of everything happening out there.

Hi all, I've missed this over the past few days. Thought I'd step in for the original folks this time.

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Join the gratitude circle, inspired by Kazuma Okamoto's pre game ritual.

Before (and during) the game, drop something you’re grateful for, baseball-related or not.

Reminder of the ground rules:

• Keep it positive. This is a no-negativity zone.
• No player bashing, doom-posting, or hot takes here.
• Respect everyone’s contributions (even if it’s simple).
• One gratitude per comment (you can post more, just keep it clean).

I'll start. Today, I'm grateful for all of the friends in my life who've been able to get me through tough times, inspire me, and make nice times even better. I feel truly lucky for their kindness and the space created for me in their lives.