I used to follow baseball pretty close, but honestly who has time for it anymore? It’s like watching the old four corners offense in basketball – which is why I advocate a “shot clock” (or a pitch clock) and a limited number of “time-outs” like we have in virtually all other sports (except soccer – but don’t even get me started on soccer). Seriously, if there is a guy on first you can mow your lawn between pitches. But it is October and I always come back this time of year, if for no other reason than to complain about how slow baseball games have become and to watch the Yankees devastate the self esteem of Boston fans. You have to tip your hat to the Red Sox. The greatest playoff comeback in baseball history (and that is a mouthful). Here’s my favorite quote (so far) about the game from the NYT: “It was actually happening. The nerd was kissing the homecoming queen. Paper was beating scissors; scissors were beating rock. Charlie Brown was kicking the football. The Red Sox were beating the Yankees for the American League pennant.” Spoken like a true Yankee fan. If the Cardinals make it to the World Series I’ll be pulling for them, but I would like to see the so-called “curse of the Bambino” put to rest forever.
