Dilemmas

[pecunium]

I’m conflicted.

The Dodgers, my team, have made it to the playoffs. The Yankees (who manage, every time the ump yells, “Play Ball” to be facing my second favorite team), are not. Life should be good.

But (apart from rooting, by and large, for anyone playing the Giants; save when the Giants winning would be good for the Dodgers, in which case I hope the bad guys lose) my second favorite NL team also made the play-offs. I team I have rooted for, for years.

To make it worse, the Dodgers are playing the Cubs on Weds. night. In 2004 the world dodged a bullet; for a brief moment it looked as thought the Cubs would be playing the Red Sox. Who then to root for?

By way of explanation, for those who don’t follow baseball... I was in a pub in Ayre, Mass. It’s a Sox bar. I admitted to being a Dodger fan. I was gently jeered. I pointed out 1: I was from L.A. and it’s the home team. 2: It’s National League. 3: I like the Sox just fine and 4: I hated the damned Yankees. Four guys each put a buck on the bar and bought me another Guinness.

So I like the cubbies (hey anyone can have a bad century).

So, I guess the thing to do is root for the Dodgers. If they win, I’ll be a little sad. If the Cubs win I’ll be a little sad too. If, however, the Cubs do win... I know, hands down, who I want to win the series, and that’s ok. It’s been a long time since I could root for my second favorite team without reservation.

Comments

[lonebear.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Taken at my father's knee. He grew up then/there. Since they are no longer around, and the Yankees are the blood enemy, I stick with the sad-sack Mets.