Crack! Thunderous Applause.

Those sounds you heard were the local major league baseball team climbing back into the pennant race with a 3-game sweep of the division leaders. After yesterday's 3-run ninth-inning comeback, they're 2 games out with 10 to play. It was front page news.

There are very few things more enjoyable than your team playing very meaningful baseball games in mid-September. A pennant race in your town is excurciating and wonderful at the same time.