Up 2 games to none for the Red Sox... yay!

I think what I am enjoying most is the fact that so many Cubs and Phillies fans have also become Sox fans in this series. Cubs fans, of course, always route for the loveable underdogs; Phillies fans hate the Cards for a number of reasons.

My daughter has really gotten into learning this game (baseball) and we do math problems based on game facts (Sanders has one strike, how many more strikes does he need to get out?) She gets both the math and the game rules right every time - I am impressed! I also watched some football with her today; that is taking a bit longer to learn but she has some of the basics down which is cool.

When I was a kid, I was raised as a ravenous Penn State fan (both parents are alums).

Eagles were cheered for gingerly at family get-togethers, as my grandad used to bet on football and we never knew how he bet so no one ever wanted to jinx a game! I think I was 7 years old when I asked at a family dinner, out loud, "Mom, what's a BOOKIE?"

Eagles squeaked by in OT today...geeze, kinda like my Cardiac Cats    have done a number of times this season.  They lost (but put up a decent fight) against heavy-duty Wisconsin yesterday.