Dedicated Tiger Fan in Padova (and it's not me!)

In case you were wondering, yes Bill is watching the World Series. He paid $10.00 to ESPN to watch the games live on our computer. This offer was only available to people with international computer hook-ups. So, he is getting up and watching the games from 2-5 am on a tiny little picture coming over the internet on our lap-top. I am, however, not doing this and just groggily ask who won the game when he comes back to bed. My only thought is that when the Tigers are getting ready to win Game 4, which I am sure they will do, that I will get up and watch the last couple of innings. And that my friends, is the difference between a true fan of the game and me, the ultimate fair weather fan. In fact, I just recently learned the names of the Tiger's pitching roster and will move on to the other players as the Series continues.

Addendum after the series: Well, we were really sorry that the Tigers didn't win the Series, but happy that they were the American League Champs and looking forward to next year's season. Bill did watch all the games in the middle of the night except for Game 4 on his little tiny computer tv screen. And, we had a lot of fun explaining baseball and the World Series to our Italian acquaintances who barely even know what baseball is - kind of like explaining the World Cup to most Americans.