I Really Miss Baseball

I spent a good part of the day checking out some Football action, in between decorating for Christmas. Got to see Pittsburg win again. (Sorry John.) Actually watched the whole Patriots game. They won again. I'm thinking that the Pats and Steelers will be seeing each other in the playoffs this year. The AFC definitely looks tougher than the NFC. Only the Eagles are playing consistantly over there.

Funny thing was, after the game between the Pats and the Ravens was over all I felt was satisfaction in being able to go to work in Baltimore tomorrow with bragging rights. That was it. No celebration. No feeling of excitement, relief, anticipation of the next game. Nothing else. Just bragging rights. If I wanted to that is. Problem is, I really don't care enough. It's just Football.

I remember a time when I was really into Football. Long ago. But not anymore. When my team wins I'm just slightly more satisfied than when they lose. Funny how time changes you, isn't it?

I was a fan of Tennis once too. Now, not so much. Actually I guess no other sport at all holds my interest too much. Except Baseball. I really miss Baseball.

After the Football game I was setting up the VCR to record something tonight and came across a tape with Game 4 of this years Division Series between the Yankees and the Twins. That's the game where the Yanks came back in the 8th, scoring 4 runs and ended up winning in the 12th, winning the series. I had to watch most of it. It's great to not have to suffer through the ads and the crappy FOX commentary. Fastforward is a sweet invention.

It was like I was in a different time watching the game. Like the dreariness of the Winter months was already gone and somehow I missed them. The only 2 things good about the Winter months are The Christmas Season and the end of the Winter months. It's like starting in November everything dies or goes into hibernation. Nothing is alive again until maybe late March or early April. Funny how that coincides with the Baseball season. Maybe Persophene is a Baseball fan too?

I probably shouldn't have watched the game though. Stuff like that makes the off season feel even longer. But for tonight at least, I got a reprieve.