It's my favorite

Those of you who have met me may have figured out that I like sports. I blew one young man's mind tonight after AWANA when I told him I knew football. Once you've learned I like sports, the inevitable question is what's my favorite.

You have no idea how difficult that is to answer. I like most sports. There are a couple that are at the bottom of my list, but I like most of them. The short answer, if you want to call it that, is it depends on the season. In fall, my top one would be football. In winter it's wrestling, and in spring and summer it's baseball. But in the fall I also like volleyball, softball, cross country and golf. In the winter, I like basketball. In the spring, I like track, golf and soccer. I'm not a true fan of soccer, that's true, but I like watching the kids improve throughout the season.

We watched a lot of football when I was growing up. Of course, the occasional televised Husker game was required viewing. We usually had a football game on TV on Sunday afternoon, and we kids usually got to watch the first quarter of Monday Night Football before we had to go to bed.

When we got cable, I got into baseball. At the time, WGN showed the Chicago Cubs every day, and I watched them religiously. I knew every player. I could probably list them in numerical order. My brothers and I had baseball cards, and I think my goal was to get all the Cubs. I'm not sure if I accomplished that - I should go check. Anyway, that year (1984) was the Cubs' first trip to the postseason in decades.

I've been a Cubs fan ever since. Sadly, WGN doesn't broadcast the Cubs much any more. But then, I'm usually at work, so I wouldn't be able to watch anyway. I've been watching the Royals the last couple years, mainly because they're on in the evenings when I'm home. And because of Alex Gordon, who's from Lincoln - just down the road from here. I think all of Nebraska claims him as a "hometown boy."

I've been thinking though - if the apocalypse does happen, and the Cubs and Royals meet in the World Series, who will I cheer for? When push comes to shove, while I like the Royals, I'm cheering for the Cubs. Go, Cubs, go!