Mazel tov to our local baseball stars.

The big hoo-hah around here a couple of hours ago was the Texas Rangers’ stupendous 15 to 5 win over the Detroit Tigers, earning them a second consecutive American League pennant and another trip to the World Series. Slugger Nelson Cruz, pictured below, easily won MVP for hitting several thousand home runs.

The only thing that could make me happier would be the Chicago Cubs in a World Series against ANYBODY, but I’m pretty sure I’ll never live long enough to see it. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908 or a National League pennant since 1945 — the longest drought of any professional sports team EVER. It’s enough to make a person kick the crap out of her Cracker Jack.

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