Thoughts from a sports fan

When I was just a little kid, I saw Mark McGwire set the home run record in 1998 and I was thinking, "well, if he could do it, then I could do it." Then came that great Sunday. Everyone was expecting that the Twins would get in as the wild card and face the Yankees. I got a little nervous when the Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 lead against the Royals, but then I heard that the game was tied and that it was going into the 12th inning. Then the Royals brought out a pitcher named Jimmy Gobble, a guy I'd never heard about in a million years. But then the Royals scored some runs, and Gobble shut out the Tigers in the bottom of the inning, and then on the news I saw the celebration in the Twins clubhouse.

There was this guy in the clubhouse who was reporting and then somebody poured some beer down his suit; the reporter said it was his second ruined suit this week. From McGwire to Gobble, it's been a great run for me watching baseball. Let's hope I see a lot more memorable moments!