I Love This Time of Year!

Posted under My Observations

 

Can I just say I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!

 

I know this post will alienate some of you.  If you’re not a fan of this time of year you won’t understand.  Making this year special is that my home team is in it.

 

Being a baseball fan since forever, this time of year holds my attention more than the Super Bowl, NBA playoffs, or the Stanley Cup.  I know it’s sacrilegious for those of you in this country that actually have a winter.  No snow here in the So Cal. 

 

Baseball has been called the thinking man’s game.  I’m not putting down other sports.  God forbid.  As a red blooded male, I enjoy watching and participating in them all.  But baseball holds for me the anticipation and excitement of the pitcher going after the hitter.  It’s the strategy of setting up the right combination in the lineup to go against the other team’s hurler. 

 

My team the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (don’t get me started on the name) are in the playoffs again.  This will be the fourth time in the last five years.  They were the 2002 World Series Champions who came through the playoffs as a wild card team to beat some pretty good teams. 

 

Blogging has given me the opportunity to enjoy the game as well.  Some friends like Mattdaddy, Above Average Joe and Dad Gone Mad are all baseball fans.  This is a time of year we get the chance to puff up our chests and brag.

 

I will be stationed in front of my television (wide screen LCD in HD) to watch every inning.  My wife, bless her heart will be accommodating to me.  She will run interference with the kids and the phone to allow me to have this time (BTW I love you honey).  There will be a beer at my side, and my wife may even spend some time with me enjoying the game. 

 

So with all that is going on in our country right now, banking bailout issues, recession worries, Dancing with the Stars eliminations and Britney’s comeback, thank god we have baseball.

 

So who’s your favorite team and why do you think they’re going to win?