There's a kid in all of us

Today has been kind of weird for me. I think back to the very start of the season, when we took two out of three from the yanks. I remember back when I thought Antonio Perez would snap out of his mini-slump, and replace scoot for good. Then there were the "dark ages". We dropped ten out of eleven, including two awful losses to KC. After that, we lost two out of three from Arizona: the series that set AN in flames. Complete chaos. Everyone feeling down except a handful of hopefuls. Remember how we were in first place at the time? Ridiculous. Look back and laugh on it now. Remember when Frank hit that three run bomb to win the first game of the LAA series? We shouldn't have won that game. We lost the next three. The rest of the season was kind of a blur. The trade deadline approached. Thank god Billy stood pat. Most of us knew he would, though some wished for Sean Casey. We started winning. A lot. I think we had the most wins after the trade deadline of all time.  Frank started mashing. 50 Rbi later, whispers of MVP ran across athletics nation. (OK, maybe really quiet type strokes). Frank's curtain call Vs the Chi sox was my favorite memory of the season. MVP! MVP! That took me back to Tejada, and the 20 game streak. That was cool. Really cool.Then we won the first game vs LAA. In the back of my mind I did not think we would clinch at home. Then that first loss of the season to Seattle. Admit it, you were nervous. And now, I am so nervous it hurts. When I started this diary, I was going to talk about how nervous I was for the series, but now I have a list of my memories from the 2006 season. I realize this is what being a fan is all about: The memories. This is why I go on AN waaay more than I should.  I have that giddy feeling in the pit of my stomach. That feeling I used to get on the night before my birthday, right before I went to sleep. I feel like a kid again. Tomorrow, when you go to work, or go to school, you will be scheming on the best way to watch the ballgame. You will watch gameday, and cruise AN if you can. While you watch the game, the last thing on your mind will be work. Just like a kid. Whether the A's win or lose the series, suck it up. You will have great memories regardless (see: game winning bunts). Root for the A's like you always have, and always will. Even a kid could not ask for much more. Cheers to 2006.