Baseball

I have been a fan of baseball all of my life. I played it my entire childhood, either just pick up games in the park or organized baseball. My Grandma Dowdle loved baseball and it was one thing we connected on. She loved the Cincinnati Reds so I became a Reds fan. She talked to the players like they were her sons. She would call them Petey (Pete Rose), little Joe (Joe Morgan), and Johnny (Johnny Bench).

This has been a good baseball year for me. My TCU Horned Frogs went to the college World Series and now my Texas Rangers are going to the World Series. I have suffered a long time with my Rangers and I am enjoying every minute.

But, also the boys have been playing baseball and we have spent a lot of time playing catch and taking baseball practice in the backyard. I love this time we have together and I love watching them improve. I just hope they have fond memories of these times.

The Sports Weekend

This past weekend was setup to be a great sports weekend but turned out to be a bust. First, the Rangers had an opportunity to win the ALDS either Saturday or Sunday and lost both games. Then the Cowboys played at home on Sunday against Tennessee and also lost. My only win was TCU which beat Wyoming.

But, the two best games was Chase's braves versus the Blue Jays and Seth's Longhorns versus the Tigers. Watching their games are my favorite and they both are doing so well.

Chase has a lot of natural ability and Seth has so much heart. They both are out there doing their very best. I look forward to their games every week.

Quote from Chase

Chase and I were talking about the girls in his class and I was kidding him about getting married.

He replied "I don't know who I'm going to marry because I haven't met that many girls yet."