No The Walking Dead, Yes The World Series, & Kudos To Mister Bauer

Last night, for the first time in over five years, there was a new episode of  The Walking Dead being broadcast and I wasn't watching it.  Instead of asking Joe if we could read early, I watched game 5 of The World Series until a little after 9. Then we went to Joe's room and he read me a couple of pages from the Great Illustrated Classics version of Stories From the Bible, then I read him a couple of pages of Tarzan and the Castaways . . . the 24th Tarzan book by Edgar Rice Burroughs. And then I came back to the living room and resumed watching the World Series.

And you know, it was pretty exciting. And satisfying, too. In fact, in addition to everything else, there was a moment which renewed my faith in the existence of Good Sportsmanship. Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer hit a foul ball which careened towards the stands, and  Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward ran it down and made an amazing catch.

After making the catch, Heyward trotted back to his position. No jumping up in the air. No swaying of the hips. No flapping of the arms. And Bauer? He smiled. And applauded.

NFL? If you're taking notes, that's called Good Sportsmanship.