Ah, the things we do for fan-love

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/23/2008 on ladiesdotdotdot.wordpress.com [flag]

I love how much we get to let sports matter in our lives. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, today’s matchups don’t matter, nor do tomorrow’s, and nor would it really matter if MLB started using instant replay in games. But we get to make those things matter; we get to love our teams wildly, our moods rising and falling with their performances. We get to skip work for day ... [link]

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Blog-A-Roni: Searching For The Next Jennie Finch
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