Baby it's cold outside. Normally I would just stay inside but a friend of mine offered me a ticket to the Sunday night Redskins/Cowboys game a couple of weeks ago.  How could I say no to that? She asked if I wanted to tailgate. Of course I wanted to tailgate. I like tailgating almost as much as I enjoy the actual football game. Here was the problem. I grew up in Florida. In my mind tailgating a football game involves sunscreen and plenty of water so that you don't dehydrate. 

I was so excited the other day when I heard that Japan had signed its first professional female baseball player. Eri Yoshida signed with Kobe 9 Cruise. Kobe 9 Cruise is part of the new Japanese Baseball League. Wait, it gets better. Eri is a pitcher. Eri is a pitcher with a mean knuckleball. Most Major League Baseball pitchers haven't mastered the knuckleball. Wait, it gets even better.  Eri Yoshida is still in high school. She is sixteen years old.

Can you believe that the NFL season is more than half over? The playoffs start in about six weeks. I'm not sure if I should be more panicked about my Fantasy Football team or Christmas shopping. I suppose it is both premature and bad luck to wish aloud that the Bucs will become the first team to play in the Super Bowl in their home stadium? What? Why are you laughing? Since there haven't been any massive scandals in Sports this week (I know, it is a first. Usually someone is caught doing steroids or wielding a gun or a various misdemeanor drug infraction.

If you really wanted to know who was going to win the Presidential Election before Tuesday you could have just stayed up really late the night before watching the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers play on Monday Night Football. Sound ridiculous? Of course it does. But guess what?

I know everybody is saying that you should go vote tomorrow but I don't want you to. Here are three reasons. 1) If you don't vote, my vote counts more. 2) If you don't vote I won't have to stand in line all day long. This is especially important if you live in my neighborhood.