betrayal at the ALDS (not affiliated with the Mormon church)
another early morning phone call from my father reveals another startling baseball-related development: my expatriate aunt has become an Angels fan! the proof comes from boston.com's scenes of the game. among a gallery of fan shots, there she is:
now, she's lived in SoCal for a long time so i can understand following the local team, but this is the playoffs and her hat should have a "B" on it, not an "A". and did she get there 2 hours early? the stands behind her are virtually deserted, and she wouldn't be so happy if this were after the end of the game - how very un-LA (area). but how very LA to leave behind the painful masochism of Red Sox fandom for the trendy, monkey-powered life of an Angels fan. i'm half-schocked that she's not wearing a Kabbalah red string around her wrist. well, we'll show her. yesterday's game was un-scintillating and relatively relaxed, but i'm already nervous about tonight. Pedro has about 12 pitches to prove to me he can still get it done.
***UPDATE*** the official word on the hat is that she was supposedly went to the game with "all Angels fans" but was pulling for the Sox. that still sounds a bit fishy as plenty of Red Sox fans (including one in the picture) showed up wearing the proper gear. she was there 2 hours early, though.
Comments
that picture is hilarious!
you're only giving pedro 12 pitches? wow, you're tough. you're going to be a tough dad! how many chances will you give your kid to not spill his/her apple juice before giving up on him/her?
Posted by: dan | October 6, 2004 05:09 PM
i don't know how many it will be, but it will be a lot fewer if s/he has gone 0-4 in his/her last 4 starts with the Division title in the balance.
Posted by: jamie | October 6, 2004 05:50 PM
what kid?! is there a niece/nephew on the way, jamie?
Posted by: allison | October 12, 2004 06:47 PM
allison on blog patrol! nice! i do find it interesting that he hasn't responded to your question yet. very very interesting, don't you think?
Posted by: dan | October 14, 2004 05:52 PM