Back To The Ballparks

The American flags were everywhere - sewn on players' uniforms, stretched across fields, waved in the stands and emblazoned on bases.

With a tear or two, baseball resumed Monday night and showed its true colors, from coast to coast and across the border to Canada.

Stadiums were awash in red, white and blue for six games in the majors. Montreal infielder Geoff Blum even dyed his hair to match.

The fans returned, too, ready to pick up where they left off six days ago, when cheering came easier.

Amid heightened security, players wore the Stars and Stripes on their uniforms and caps, while "God Bless America" was swapped for "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch.

"The country is looking over our shoulder," Philadelphia outfielder Doug Glanville said Monday night. "You have to go on with your life. Baseball is a fabric of this country. It can be a process of turning things around."

In Colorado, the crowd - smaller than usual but no less animated - gathered to watch their Rockies face Arizona pitcher Randy Johnson, reports CBS News' Lee Frank. Fans observed a moment of silence, then players from both teams stretched an American flag across the infield.

Baseball postponed games just hours after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon last Tuesday. In all, 91 games were rescheduled.

American League teams return to play today as baseball works a full schedule for the first time since the terror attacks.

In the NFL, although no final decision has been made, the league is leaning toward trying to play a full 16-game regular season. The players association is considering having players donate one game's paycheck to victims of the attack.

The NFL's security director says the league will implement a series of new security measures starting this weekend. Parking spaces may be further from the stadium, fans won't be allowed to take bags into stadiums and tailgaters may have to head into stadiums and get to their seats much earlier than in the past.

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