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Five days ago, I wrote about how I was taking an interest in baseball. I'm getting worse: I watched part of yesterday's Chicago vs. Atlanta game and a large part of today's game. I actually talked to the TV, cheered a few times and then really cheered at the end, when the Cubs won their first postseason round in 95 years.

My sister is appalled that I'm getting into baseball. Many other people are laughing at me or are simply bewildered (as am I). I think I'll blame it on Jon.

Oh, and the next Cubs game is Tuesday, against the Florida Marlins.

Posted by Layla at 9:35 PM, October 05, 2003

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I'm not appalled. I'm proud. ;-)

Posted by: TOM at 10:08 PM, October 05, 2003

You're my sister? ;-)

Posted by: Layla at 10:11 PM, October 05, 2003

The answer to that question is a SEKRIT.

I have left enough clues to discern the answer. ;-P

Posted by: TOM at 7:20 AM, October 06, 2003

Hey man, if you're jumping a bandwagon so am I, but we saw baseball history being made yesterday.

Posted by: Lorelei at 10:50 AM, October 06, 2003

Just so you know, my official reaction could be described as "bemused". Of course, I don't really know what bemused means, but I have a rough idea. I hope it doesn't mean "stop watching baseball or I will kill you and give your car to Sarah", though, because that's not true.

Posted by: Monkeyman at 1:57 PM, October 06, 2003

Whoa. Sweet. I think I like you, MONKEY MONKEY. I think that's exactly what it means.

Posted by: Sarah at 11:34 PM, October 06, 2003

Lorelei: Bandwagon-jumping sounds like a dangerously fun sport, so I'm in favor of it. And yes, I'm very glad I can say that I watched that baseball game go down in history.

MONKEY and Sarah: You two are using a different dictionary than the rest of the world.

Posted by: Layla at 12:32 AM, October 07, 2003

Simple explanation of this phenomenon:

Thing One of Two Things:
Your grandmother was weaned on baseball by your greatgrandfather (live--when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn).

Thing Two of Two Things:
Your mother sits 30 miles from the Cubs' stadium (sorry, cannot recall name of stadium), and is mildly annoyed that the season premier of Smallville is postponed for about 20 minutes because of the game last week. She is, however, cognizant of the signifigance of it all (thanks to NPR), that she feigns mild interest in a Cubs game on a tv in order to encourage the car dealer dudes to sell to her and install a new dome light bulb in her car after hours.

Final Answer:
It skips a generation.

Posted by: Mom at 8:27 PM, October 08, 2003

You should also watch the Red Sox/Yankees series. That is a historical rivalry. And if the Red Sox play the Cubs in the World Series, the world might end. But what a way to end it all.

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