Claw! Claw! Antlers!

Something really weird has been happening to me this MLB postseason. I've felt it coming for a few days.

I'm becoming a Texas Rangers fan.

I love the Cubs. I will always love the Cubs. They will always be my number one team.

I don't know much about the Rangers; I follow CJ Wilson on twitter and one time he tweeted at me. At me, @junebugskippin, it made my life. I follow Michael Schlact because of his amazing positive attitude in dealing with his shoulder injury and recovery; he's an inspiration to me every single day. He actually sought me ought on Facebook and friend requested me. (HE requested ME.) That made my life all over again. He's in the Rangers minor leagues and it's on my life list to see him pitch in person.

Anyway, due to being close personal friends with these two awesome pitchers I had already been rooting for the Rangers to make the post season and started watching their games. When I made everyone make little brackets with me, I chose the Rangers to win the World Series this year. So especially in the post season, I have made a point to catch all of their games.

It is AMAZING the difference between watching them play and watching the Cubs play. The Rangers have this joy of the game, like they are just having a great time out there. I am sure part of that is because they are having an amazing season. But I don't think that's all of it. When you watch a Cubs game, this season especially, it's painful. It is disappointing to be a fan and I can't imagine how demoralizing it must be as a player, because we all know they're better than they were this year. They'd be great if they could just get it together. But 99% of the time it doesn't look like any fun whatsoever to be a Cub.

It looks like an absolute BLAST to be a Ranger. Seriously. Those guys are having the time of their lives. The claw and antlers thing they do get me every time, every single time. I don't know how that started but I'm such a fan of it. I do it right along with them every time.

And I'll have you know that I have never ONCE rooted against the Yankees, mostly because I've never seen the Cubs play them, but in this series I'm hoping they lose. That's saying something. They are my dad's favorite team and I grew up with a teddy bear from Yankee Stadium that is so well loved he barely has arms anymore. I knew who Andy Pettite was before I knew who Michael Jordan was. I got really offended when they started calling Andy Roddick "A-rod" in the tennis world. My point is - I grew up in a Yankee household. It's a big deal for me to root against them.

Dad criticizes my new choice because, as he says, "That's Dubya's team."
Well no, actually, it's Nolan Ryan's team now, right?
And at least it isn't the Red Sox, Dad, seriously.