September: My Favorite Time of Year

Traditionally, September is the most anticipated month of the year for sports fans. The climax of the pennant and wild card races, along with the start of the college football season... What more could you ask for?

As we enter the home stretch of the Major League Baseball season, there are some incredibly close races - especially in the NL. Who will emerge victorious is anyone's guess: Philly, Mets, Cubs, D-Backs, Dodgers? Who knows... and more importantly, who cares?

The real story is the surging Angels! Currently on a four-game win streak, the Angels boast a 5.5 game lead over the Mariners in the AL West after a convincing series sweep of the boys from Seattle. And the Halos (79-54) are only a half-game off Boston (80-54) for the best record in the bigs! It's gonna be a dog fight!

College football is here and I couldn't be happier! This is my absolute favorite time of year. The season didn't exactly start off with a bang though - yesterday saw four nationally ranked teams take on four complete patsies and the outcome(s) were embarrassing: The four ranked squads (#2 LSU, #10 Louisville, #16 Rutgers and #24 Boise State) beat the unranked J.V. squads (not worth mentioning) by a combined total of 212-20. I doubt the Nielsen Ratings registered much of a spike.

So, boys and girls, let the races continue and the march toward New Orleans commence.

It's Fall baby! And the Lord says, "It is GOOD!"