And with that,... that being the Red Sox four-games-to-two series win over the Cardinals, Major League Baseball 2013 comes to an end. I shan't wax nostalgic or bemoan the tribulations of the Nationals' season, mostly because the Red Sox, my favorite American League team, are the World's Champions--which means the H A T E D* Atlanta Braves are not. Nor are the L O A T H E S O M E** New York Yankees. Nor are the..... well, you get the idea. In 150 days or so the boys of summer will be the boys of spring training and the world will resume its proper cycles. Until then: work on the next book, Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey, the Army-Navy Game, furnishing the cottage, and other wintery pursuits shall prevail.
*Hated for the arrogance of their fans. Drop the chop, buttheads.
**Loathed primarily for their ownership and management. Although A-Rod has single-handedly driven the levels of both loathing and schadenfreude to new heights.
