I've heard it said that sports are a man's outlet for emotion. It is a vehicle for bonding with other men, and it's a way experience the span of human emotions in the safe confines of an athletic field. This is true for me. If it weren't for baseball, people at school would probably never hear me scream in anger or joy, both of which I do often while coaching. It's true that I'm a pretty reserved guy. I don't much like meeting a lot of new people, and clam up often. I almost never get angry; I'm pretty much on an even keel, at least outwardly, all of the time. I always have wished I could be more outgoing, be quick and witty, be more open. Sports, though, allow me to be all these things. I can walk up to someone I don't know with a Tigers hat on and strike up a conversation. I can sit alone in a bar in Philadelphia and get to know everyone's name because we're all in there to see the Tigers beat the Yankees. And, I'm not a crier (getting misty-eyed at the kids' graduation every year notwithstanding), but the Tigers' season has turned me into one.
If you want to see me weep (at least as much as someone with barely working tear ducts can weep), have me watch this clip. I watched it last night, and was a little dew-eyed. But just now, I was much worse (better). Seeing Leyland's Interview also got me going.
I actually tossing around the idea of going to Detroit next weekend. I can't afford it and I shouldn't - I even cannot attend an old friend's wedding on Saturday there because of $$ - but isn't this what credit card are made for?
(No, not really. I'll have fun watching the games here. I wish I knew of better sports bars in Baltimore, though. Any suggestion for Saturday night? Maybe I'll just do Ray Lewis' place again.)
By the way, I bought a "Leyland for Governor" shirt last night.
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How much is a ticket? I feel like you have to see this game! I'll contribute!
Aw, very nice. But I'm pretty content, at this point, just watching the game here in Baltimore with good friends who know how obsessed I am. I still haven't even paid for my Towson class this semester...
Go to NY to see a game - the fans won't stone you! (unless your Tigers get a lead).
where did you find the leyland for governor t-shirt? I'm looking for some more celebratory t-shirts (bear in mind, I have one more big one I'm hoping for at the end of octoboer)
I've been buying my t-shirts off freep.com since i'm in Milwaukee at the moment. I'm going home to visit pops next Friday (teachers get friday off) so we'll catch a game together in the Royal Oak area. Almost wish I could park the car and tailgate outside.
Ah, so you're expecting a Mets victory, eh?
I'm not sure who I'm rooting for. Both teams look pretty bad today. The Mets have a much tougher lineup to pitch to, even though the Cards have baseball's best hitter and (one of) baseball's best pitcher(s).
Anon: Check E-Bay. There are a ton of Tigers shirts on the site, a lot of them really cool. I also bought a "I was a Tigers fan before 2006" t-shirt.
If you don't like e-bay, just google "leyland for governor" and something will come up about t-shirts.
Well at the very least you better get pretty f'ing drunk (and laid) if they win a world series
Oh my, I enjoy the food at Ray's but go at your own risk. I just wrote a post in my blog last week about the service we got at the Monday night football game here
Hey. Tried to get tickets, but no dice. The Ticketmaster site just couldn't handle the crush. What stinks it that I had tickets, entered my credit card info, then the site timed-out. Lots of mad people around here. Oh well, should be fun anyway, even if I can't be there.
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