Yankees Fans

In the first game of the World Series, Phillies starter Cliff Lee dominated the Yankees. It was not a fun game for me to watch. In the 8th inning, in the midst of my misery, my daughter popped into the room. It was very late, but I decided to allow her to sit with me and watch the end of the game. I believe this is the first experience we have watching baseball on television together and it really was a nice moment for me, a memory I will not soon forget.

She told me something like, "not tonight, but tomorrow we go see the Yankees?" I really enjoyed her interest and tried to explain that the Yankees play in New York. Having no other context to relate that to her, I explained that is where Pop-pop and Grandma live. She's been on our long car rides there so she knew it was far away. I told her we could see Wool E. Bull (Durham Bulls) next year if she wanted.

The next day I received the following email from Lisa:

"My Daddy is going to take me to see the Yankees where Pop-pop lives."  :)
This she tells me while she is doing a Dora puzzle, totally out of context with baseball, but obviously it was on her mind.

She may perceive any cursive writing as 'Yankees' and might consider all baseball teams as 'the Yankees' - or she might not like baseball that much, but I look forward to having something fun to share together and hope that it lasts for a long time.