It's All Over

It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder losing one. ~Chuck Tanner

I try to keep the sentimental posts to a minimum here, but I just can't help myself. Growing up playing baseball, there's always that one moment you dread like no other; the last out.

Today the Reds made their last out of the 2012 season. It ended like so many before it, with no hardware. But deep down anyone who's ever played know's it is more than that. It's the end of good weather, it's the end of a dream, but for fans like me today, it was just the end of another season in which I've invested too much of my mental well-being. I'll admit, I'm not the most knowledgeable or dedicated fan, but I will always be loyal. That's why I can't ever utter the phrase, "There's always next year." That's for the Cubs.

I'm sure I'll get over it, and I'm sure the nucleus of this Reds team will give us a strong showing in 2013, but it's still a tough pill to swallow. At this point, having won exactly 1 baseball tournament growing up, but none of any real consequence, I would be used to this. That will simply not happen.

To my readers who read for my beer content; thank you for putting up with my baseball all the time. I know there aren't many of you, but I'm thankful for the following I do have. Keep checking back here and at my twitter account for more reviews and the like.

For my baseball brethren, I'll leave you with one last quote. I'm no Bart Giamatti fan because of his role in the Pete Rose saga, but I think what you will read below sums it up. Until next time, just remember spring training is only 4 months away, and beer tastes a little sweeter with a few tears in it.
-Chris

***This is what I was trying to write. Shout out to the guys over at Redlegnation.com, they are real writers.

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. ~A. Bartlett Giamatti