Well, the St. Louis Cardinals are now officially the 2006 World Series Champions! I’m not sure how many of you are baseball fans, but I just love sports, especially baseball.
I often here people say…
“I don’t like baseball, it’s too slow”.
Oh yeah? Try betting on 8 simultaneous games and sitting is a sports book casino trying to watch them all at once. I guarantee you that you will not be bored. One minute you will be jumping up and down cuz of a double play, and the next minute your face will be drowning in your Amber Ale as you watch your team lose a 9th inning lead to a Grand Slam home run.
Anyways, the reason for this post is…
1. A congratulations is in order to Tony Larussa and the St. Louis Cardinals for a tough battle fought. No one expected them to last through the playoffs but with warriors like David Eckstein and pitchers like Chris Carpenter they were a tough match for anyone.
2. Celebrations in sports always fascinates me. Every time a World Series, Super Bowl, or NBA Championship occurs I get teary eyed and weep a bit of joyous appreciation for the guys on the team.
Often, jock type guys are thought of as nothing more then meat-heads and steroid filled oafs that are the real MANLY MAN type. However, while these guys epitomize masculinity it always cracks me up when they win a game and grope each other like crazy. Think about it. Most of these dudes would never set foot in a gay bar, or even like to be around gay dudes. But when they win a huge game, these guys are practically gang-raping each other on the field in excitement. It’s much more then just the normal pat on the ass. These guys are literally squeezing and groping each other like never before.
Bodies on top of bodies, hugs, slaps on the ass, they go around like everything is normal. Amidst all the chaos of the celebration, the dudes lose the manly ogre within. They become real humans and express joy like everyone else. It’s not often that you will find men embracing each other in this manner, unless they win a World Series.
Anyways, it’s a joy to watch people celebrate. Even if it’s a team I dislike, I always enjoy watching other people’s excitement when they have accomplished something great. And even though my San Diego Padres didn’t win like I was hoping, I still shed a small little tear for them Red Birds when they clinched the World Series title last night.
