Welp, the kids did it when I was sure they wouldn’t. They beat the hated Astros and won the pennant. I may even get an A.L. Champions pennant to hang up. But probably not. 

I’ve been incredibly lucky to be able to watch every game this season thanks to some unfortunate health issues my elderly father had earlier in the year that forced me to move in with my parents to help take care of them. 

I’ve forced them to watch games with me every night and although it’s not preferred TV for them, they’re okay with it. There’s no way in hell my parents would have sat through boring baseball games every night of the week in their younger days, but nowadays they don’t mind. Mom has memory problems with her Alzheimer’s and dementia so every day is a new experience for her anyway. Dad doesn’t love baseball (he’s a Cowboys die-hard) but he’s gotten more into the Rangers, especially since they win a lot. Winners are easier to watch than losers. Plus he’s become more patient in his old age and doesn’t mind trying to learn more about the nuances of the great game. Both of them also love to sleep more than anything else so a lotta games they just slept through. Lol. 

No sleeping through games NOW, though. Because we’re inexplicably headed to the World Series. Too fun!

Unlike the other two times we went to the World Series, I believe we have a real shot to win it all. I think we were favored in the series vs. the Giants or maybe both the Giants AND Cardinals but I don’t remember thinking we were shoe-ins to win. 

It would make my nephew Nico mad as hell to hear me say this (because my brother Rich has him believing so hard in the jinx) but I think we ARE shoe-ins to win THIS World Series simply because we’re not playing either the Braves OR the Dodgers, who were the class of the National League this year. It’s really hard to see this team losing to Philly or Arizona. If it goes more than 5 games, I’d be surprised. 

Nico will say it’s my fault if we DON’T win the series now, and my jinxes are pretty hard for teams to overcome, but these Rangers FINALLY have me believing in them. And they actually *can’t* let me down now because they made it to the fucking WORLD SERIES! What else do I want?!?

I will spend the rest of the season basking in the glory of a long-awaited trip back to the Fall Classic, win or lose. (But just don’t tell Nico I think we’re gonna win.)

 

Wtg, Rangers!!!