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From dictionary.com: base·ball (bsbôl) n. A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.

Hey, I thought we agreed not to use dictionary definitions? ;o)

I've always been a National League fan myself, and was happy when the Brewers moved over. I used to be a Brewers fan back in the '80s and early '90s, but so many years of futility have effectively left me without a team to root for. I mean, what's the point if they don't even have a chance to be competitive? I'd root for the Cardinals, because they are from the Central division, but I still hold a grudge against them for beating the Brewers in the 1982 World Series. I hate Atlanta (the worst World Series in recent memory was between the Braves and the Yankees. How could anyone outside New York or Atlanta root for either of them to win?). Houston can't win a playoff game. Arizona has no history. Since I love the makeup of the NL Central (old teams like the Cubs, Reds, Cardinals and Pirates--not to mention some competitive balance), I guess I'll try to set aside old grudges and root for St. Louis.

My 3 1/2 year old son is a Yankees fan, and has been since he first watched a World Series game with me two years ago. He has a Derek Jeter poster in his room, and can name several of the starting players and their positions.

I used to be a Brewers fan back in the '80s and early '90s, but so many years of futility have effectively left me without a team to root for. I mean, what's the point if they don't even have a chance to be competitive?

Replace "Brewers" with "Pirates" and ditto. I did go once this year to check out the new park, but once that wears off...

I hate Atlanta (the worst World Series in recent memory was between the Braves and the Yankees. How could anyone outside New York or Atlanta root for either of them to win?).

Before the current era I used to quip in situations like that that I was "rooting for an earthquake." Hey, it happened once!

SD

My 3 1/2 year old son is a Yankees fan, and has been since he first watched a World Series game with me two years ago. He has a Derek Jeter poster in his room, and can name several of the starting players and their positions.

You should be ashamed of yourself. I thought you were a better parent that that. :-)