Right Through the VERY Heart of it ...

I am pleased to report I did NOTHING last night that I should have done (IE, making more of a dent in a report I am writing about all the academic testing I've been doing on him), and instead watched the baseball game from a little after 8 until just before midnight.

Happy little camper right now; both that I was so careless with my responsibilities (working from 7 - 7:30 or 8 or 8:30 five days a week, I do that A LOT), and also... the results.

Not that we won the game; that the season was justified.  These men put their hearts and souls into each game this season. They worked hard to function as a team, not individual guys who happen to show up to work each day in the same outfit - even A-ROD, one of the game's biggest showboats has learned this year 'what's good for my team is good for me' and toned his ego down a few million degrees (I mean, I was actually almost CHEERING for him this season!).  They learned how to have FUN together, and it was obvious that this season was special.  It just ended on a high note, but even if we lost last night and tonight, I would still be so proud of all they accomplished this year.  Together. 

My favorite part of the night, however, was when they showed the reaction shots of different people on the field when the final out was made.  Pidge who made the final catch, Mo on the mound, Jeter behind him, etc.  Everyone primal and excited. 
Then they finally showed me Girardi's face, watching the ball get hit, passed between his players, and the out recorded.  Seeing Joe... I broke down.  He has been my hero since I was 11 years old and I first started following him as a player.  He's taken so much heat being the manager, especially because of last year; he's been second-guessed about EVERYTHING, but he's remained the calm and respectful Joseph Elliot Girardi I have loved for so long.  I am so happy he gets his moment.

Hey; only about 101 days until Pitchers & Catchers Report : )