Becca, football is what a bunch of really buff boy’s play for the 2 hours in-between the tailgate parties.

And I did learn to like the Orioles just a little bit when I was down there, especially since I was there when Camden Yards opened and it was so gorgeous. But it didn’t take long for it to vanish the second I left.

Vicki, no, I do not pick ROTM’s based on baseball loyalties! I’m glad that has been recognized.

What’s football?

And Jane, even though I will be doped up on painkillers, I’ll be there!

~shameless plug following~

I’m making my brother blog about his experiences as a Yankee fan in Chicago. So if all you baseball fans could come visit me tomorrow, that would be great. I’m not sure my fashionista pals are gonna be able to make conversation with my poor brother.

I became a Mets fan, because we lived in Rosedale, Queens and my dad did not want to take me to the Bronx for a game. He grew up a Yankees fan, and was from the Bronx, but there was something about the Mets he liked. We went to so many games together, and we always had a great time. Rusty Staub hitting a walk off homerun, how many times? Too many to count, and my dad loved to watch Gooden when he first came up and his Lord Charles curve ball. Fireworks night was our very special night to go to Shea, and I miss it very much. We were ecstastic when they won in 86, and living on LI by then. My dad died in 88, and the only constant thing for me was the love of my Mets. It always makes me think of my dad.

Okay, mushy, gushy over.

And, I guess if Soxfan can be a ROTM, then me and Sarpon probably have an equal chance. I will keeps my fingers crossed.

Sooners football baby.

Now that’s what I’m talking about.

(1) It’s very hard to follow an out-of-town team. I grew up in the Midwest following the Royals, but I don’t follow them any more because I just don’t hear about them. Admittedly, it’s easier to follow an out-of-town team since Becca invented the Internets, but it still takes work. I bet this is especially true if you want to follow a NL team but you live in an AL city, or vice versa.

(2) Some owners take fans for granted and deserve to be dumped. When I say “some owners,” I mean “Peter Angelos.” The Orioles get more and more expensive, but they haven’t fielded a competitive team in ten years. If this happened because they were retaining popular players who were losing a step, that’d be one thing, but that really hasn’t been the case since Cal Ripken. The O’s just make expensive, dumb baseball decsions, and expect fans to fund them by buying tickets, beer and merchandise. I’ve had enough, and when the Nats came to Washington, I happily jumped ship. Does this make me bad?