Despite ominous skies, we watched the first game of the 2011 World Series from a sky box high atop Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The hometown Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 3 to 2 that night and went on to become the World Champions in seven games. When I hemmed and hawed about traveling to St. Louis in the middle of a busy week at home, Jeff said it was a "once in a lifetime" opportunity (second for him) thanks to our generous and thoughtful friends whose companionship is more easily enjoyed near sea level or lakeside in Wisconsin, Chicago or Arizona.
The air was electric with spectator excitement and patriotism as Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden paid tribute to the military and their families.
The fall classic signals something else besides the best of summer baseball. The coming of winter and the mad rush to the end of the year holidays.
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