The 2011 World Series

Tonight is Game 7 of the 2011 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals.  If the Rangers win tonight, I will have a childhood dream fulfilled.  When the Rangers moved to Arlington in 1972, they were a joke.  For the most part, they have been a joke until the last couple of years.  But to be in the World Series the last two years is unbelievable. My Dad and I used to drive from Killeen to Arlington (3 hours one way) to go to games.   

I couldn't help but think of him last night during the craziest game in World Series History. He would have cheered for his boyhood team - the Cardinals.  I am so thankful we enjoyed something together.  It brought back a lot of memories of the old Arlington Stadium.  It may have been ugly, but what happened on the field and in the stands was miraculous. Just me and my Dad watching baseball, eating hot dogs and drinking Cokes.  We didn't see the Rangers win much, but it was still a great time. 

I wish my dad were alive to enjoy this World Series.  I wish Cameron were here instead of LA so we could watch the game together.  I've tried to pass my love of baseball down to him. I laughed last night because he tweeted throughout the game.  His followers from Latin America, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union didn't know what he was talking about, but they got excited because he was excited.

I hope the Rangers win tonight.  If they don't win life will continue and I can store more great memories to the baseball file I keep in my heart.

 

GO RANGERS!