Champions

We had the pleasure of watching sports history on Thursday (10.27.11). It was even more thrilling because it was the baseball team I cheer for - the St. Louis Cardinals! The Cardinals forced a Game 7 of the 2011 World Series in a dramatic 11th inning 10-9 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Cardinals were twice within 1 strike away from letting the Rangers have the title. They refused to give up in the 9th and 10th innings which led to David Freese's 11th inning walk-off home run to win the game. Freese had already hit a 2 run triple in the 9th to tie the game up at 7 and then Lance Berkman in the 10th tied it up at 9. It was the first time in World Series history a team rallied twice from 2 runs down in the 9th inning or later. They had to overcome 5 deficits in the game! Talk about determination and perseverance.

It was truly incredible to watch it all unravel. It was a roller coaster ride just to watch from the couch so I can't imagine what the players were feeling! Oh yes...I should mention they went onto win their 11th World Series Championship the following evening!! This team continues to demonstrate true success with class.

I certainly don't claim to be the biggest or most loyal Cardinals fan and quite frankly some regular season games are better off watching highlights rather than a 3 hour game on TV. But I do know the excitement that a season like the Cardinals just had can evoke emotions in any sports fan. It makes me wonder if Teagan will grow up to enjoy watching sports like I did with my dad. One of my favorite memories as a child was waking up to look at the chalkboard in my room to see the score of whatever game went past my bedtime. My dad would write the final score and a quick recap of what happened. We will let Teagan make her own decisions as to which sports team she may or may not cheer for. But until then....I could not resist....

XO,

EAT