September 10, 2008
The Angels Reach the Playoffs
Despite out-homering the Mariners 4-0, the Rangers fall to Seattle 8-7. That makes the Angels the first team officially into the playoffs. They now get 20 days to rest, heal, and try to stay in first place for home field throughout the playoffs.
Congratulations to the Angels on thier AL West Championship!
Now, just remember that those 20 days could work against the Angels, too! I'm a big Cubs fan, so my allegiance is way east of you, in any case. (and my brother, out in Virginia, but raised near Chicago, is about to jump out of his skin with excitement!)
I just sent him a great baseball book, "Inch Hitter," by Dean Whitney. Baseball fans with love it! It's about a middle-aged electronics salesman who fulfills his childhood dream of playing big-league ball for his hometown team.
My brother has probably a couple hundred baseball books (hmmm, he probably has that many just on the Cubs!) -- and he loved this one. It's so much more than a baseball story. The characters are cool, and we both liked the humor aspect as well as the drama. We highly recommend it!
P.S. The cubs game is about to start...