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So, yes indeed - Baseball is a HUGE part of my life...but this World Series won't be.
Despite yours truly following America's favorite past time with much adoration for over 30 years -tonight, like the head line reads:
Iâm going to watch Grey's Anatomy
, rather than the World Series!!!
Hereâs whyâŚ
Two and ½ years ago I wrote in this siteâs ABOUT page that the guys who work on WaiverSharks simply love baseball. (BTWâŚI wonder if many even think about glancing at any websiteâs ABOUT page? Hmmm. I personally never ever doâŚso I think Iâll change that soon!)
Anyways, today Iâm very happy to say, I still love baseball. But If I'm writing from the heart, and being completely honestâŚI have to admit that I just have no real interest in watching the 2009 World Series.
Yep. Iâm just not a fan of either of the teams playing in it. If you areâŚgood for you, enjoyâŚand party like itâs 1999 if your respective team wins. I have no problem watching ANY two teams in the NFL square off in the Superbowl, but to invest 4 to 7 nights of my life in a Series where I really donât give a rats behind who wins is just silly, and unproductive.
Personally, I would have been actually more apt to tune into the 2009 edition of the Fall Classic had the Kansas City Royals been taking on the San Francisco Giants. Giggle and snicker if you want, but watching the Kung fu Panda, Pablo Sandoval slap an RBI triple off of an out of the strike zone looping curve ball served up from American League Cy Young candidate Zack Greinke would have intrigued me.
And no, I donât HATE the Yankees. If I did, like many Iâd probably tune into Fox just to route on the opposing team. But, I canât bring myself to hate this group of YankeesâŚI mean, are there really more likeable MLB players than the loosy goosy Nick Swisher and his Free Agent friend C.C. Sabathia?
Yankees hatred is nothing new, but seriously, can ya HATE the amiable âShecky of New York â - Nick Swisher?
Thereâs also no underdog this season either. Being an underdog fan has its charms, and even can boost some serious sports watching adrenaline. But, alas â NO underdogs here!
So, while Major League Baseball has dollar signs darting from there eyes and Admen everywhere licking their chops at the thoughts of capitalizing on this big market show down; I plan on turning my tube onto other things. Sure, there's a decent chance, the 105th World Series could go down as an unbelievable 7 game classic!
But I have zero plans to witness a single "LIVE" inning! Instead - I will take solace in catching some highlights, checking some box scores, and pondering who to keep in my 12 team mixed Fantasy league next year. All the while, hereâs some other 'stuff' I may tune in to while the majority of baseball fanatics in North America are glued to this supposed super series:
1) Dexter
â Well, so much for Agent Lundy! His quick exit proves; when you retire from the police forceâŚyou should maybe actually retire!
Ah well, at least the olâ man got one last roll in the hay with Dexter's real life wife, but Showtime Sister - Jennifer Carpenter whose Deb character went from romancing two men to zero in less than an hour! I'm still getting the occasional 3rd Rock from the Sun flashbacks when seeing John Lithgow on the screen, but heâs such a good actor that Iâm as excited as an axe murderer at an axe convention to see where he takes Trinity!
Bobble Note: New Dexter Bobblehead
coming this November â this time everyoneâs favorite serial killer is donning his Kill Outfit! I'm still kicking myself for not bidding on a Dexter 'Bloody Variant' Bobblehead when it came up on eBay about 6 months ago. Now, that particular Limited Edition version of the Dexter Bobble head appears to be quite rare, and could command some decent collectable coin down the blood stained road.
2) Curb your Enthusiasm
â I try to avoid reading any forums, or blogs where fans & critics are writing about a TV series during a shows season. Helps me make up my own opinions. So, Iâve read absolutely zero thoughts on this years weekly dose of Larry David. But, despite a Seinfeld
reunion which could naturally bring about some "Jump the Shark" theories, I think Curb Season 7 has so far been prettyâŚprettyâŚpretty good! The wheel chair dating episode (Denise Handicapped) had me in stitches, as did the latest with the "splashback" and the fashion 'gutsy' secretary with the bare midriff! Several episodes throughout Season Seven have actually had me rolling on the ground! With the exception of perhaps Episode 4 with the Doctor's phone number; which felt a little bit like a filler week, the latest dose of Curb Classics have been a resounding success in my book!
3) The Cleveland Show
- "My name is Cleveland Brown, and I'm proud to be, right back in my home town, with my new family." Tell me Iâm not the only one who has felt a little bit better while humming the opening theme song every Monday morning at the water cooler?
4) Drag Me To Hell
â Okay, this is a movie, not a TV show, but seriously, ater the kids have finally settled down from the sugar buzz they experience from this years Halloween candy haul â break out this Sam Raimi horror romp! I also have heard The Orphan
will send some chills down your spine as well, but I have yet to catch that one.
5) Sanford and Son
â Call this one my guilty pleasure. My dad use to watch Sanford and Son
when I was a kid, and loved it, but I really didnât âgetâ the humor because I was so young. Now, if only I could buy a truck like that olâ vintage 1951 Ford F-1!

6) The Twilight Zone
â Iâve been re-visiting these old classics of late, and still am in awe of just how fantastic the writing of many of the episodes are. They have stood the test of time amazingly well for a show that dates back to the late fifties, early sixties. âNick of Timeâ remains a favorite of mine, as William Shatner successfully over acts with that special Shatner style he does so well. 'Walking Distance' is my other all time top Twilight Zone...simply brilliant stuff.
Twilight Zone Bobbleheads
of the Mystic Seer from the âNick of Timeâ episode were recently produced, as well as an âThe Invadersâ and "Talking Tina" Bobblehead as well.
7) Californication
â Wow, has Hank Moody been an out of control bed bouncer this season! I get a kick out of how he seems to revert to a college kids lifestyle, and humps more ass than Triumph the comic insult dog the minute Karen leaves him to fend for himself.
8) Greyâs Anatomy
â Okay, it wasnât just a cheeky title to fire up my machismo Fantasy Baseball loving brethren. As serious as a brain tumor I DO watch this show, and despite being in the mass male minority on this one, I don't mind it. I actually just started back watching it again this season with my wife. And yes, it even chokes me up from time to time. Before anyone passes judgement on me, go ahead and watch last weeks episode âI saw what I saw.â Yes, I understand this showâs justifiable âchick flickâ label with it's endless 'relationshippy' plot lines, but last week was just solid, well written drama if you ask me!
9) Hockey Night in Canada
â Good olâ HNIC! I love firing up by bunny ears! I have a retro indoor Radio Shack antenna that still manages to bring in the CBC perfectly! Yeah, kickinâ it old school, no digital, no cable â just me reeling in some free airwaves while drinking a couple cold ones, and harking back to memories of growing up on a steady dose of Bob Cole, Ron Maclean and the irreplaceable Canadian Icon Don Cherry
.
10) Baby Einstein
â My sweetheart baby girl is growing up so fastâŚ
She turned the ripe old age of âOneâ not long ago, and now sheâs on the cusp of learning how to walk (egad!) - & to talk (I promised my wife I am going to teach her to say âI'm very pleased to meet youâ)
With some lament, I realize soon she will inevitably start acting a little less âbabyâ like, and a little more âladyâ like. She still loves to watch âher moviesâ as we refer to Disneys Baby Einstein (Especially Lullaby Time before bed) series, even though she must have seen them all a hundred times.
Daddy watches them sometimes with her, and even impersonates some of the puppets.
He most certainly wouldnât trade the chance to keep watching them over and over with you 'Peetyuk' (Only Farley Mowat fans will get the obscure Lost in the Barrens reference, but what can I say - my  2nd pride & joy looked a bit like a little inhuit baby when she was born & the name has stuck) But...*sigh* ...Soon she will grow up, and she will become too old for a âher movies.â
All the more reason we are going to watch them NOW. Over, and overâŚand...
For as long as she is willing to sit and watch them. Maybe with a little luck, she will grow up to appreciate baseball as much as I do...and we can watch a World Series I have more interest in together.
Sweet Dreams âBaby Lambâ Daddy Loves You!