What do Seattle, Chicago, and Boston have in common? All three cities have a baseball team with die hard loyal fans despite their teams records. I, myself, am a Mariners fan and it looks like they might actually stand a chance this year. (Don't' worry, I just knocked on some wood.)

The game tonight, for example had a really bad start. Felix Hernandez, the brilliant starter who the other day pitched the entire game and gave up one hit, gave up a few runs in the first inning before taking himself out of the game. It turns out that he had some tightness in his pitching elbow, which was quite evident. The team was kind of in a slump for most of the game and then almost pulled it out in the seventh inning. For the rest of the game it was intense as to whether or not they would be able to pull it out of the bag. It was close, but they still lost. By the way, they were playing the Minnesota Twins, who basically gave the Mariners a spanking the night before. They almost pulled it through. Almost.

So there you have it. I consider myself a die hard Mariners fan. Say what you will about them, but they have the heart, as well as the skill.