On the way home from a walk the other night, I made sure to remind Alex that the fact that the Phillies have won the National League East in half of the baseball seasons that she has been alive should not, in any way, be taken as normal. I explained to her that I started watching baseball around Game 2 of the 1983 World Series – so I even missed the one game of that series that they won, along with the rest of that 1976-1983 run. So we’re trying not to take division titles for granted, even though I’d sure like to see Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Raul Ibanex and everyone else who joined the team after 2008 get their turn with a World Series ring. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I’m going to go back to pinching myself.
