Cardinal Fever!

In case you haven't been watching, the Cardinals are in the World Series. In mid-September, they were all but out of it. They kept winning and the Braves kept losing and somehow they managed to sneak into the playoffs as the wild card. Then they beat the Phillies. Then the Brewers. And now they're playing the Rangers in the World Series.

This is amazing because a) it was so unlikely they would make it this far and b) STL is a baseball town with awesome fans, including my family members.

My cousin Matt flew in for a playoff game from San Francisco and decided to dress up like the Rally Squirrel.

My cousin Matt preparing for a playoff game

What's the Rally Squirrel you ask?

Well, in the Phillies series a squirrel ran across home plate during a pitch in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Cardinals won that game and the Rally Squirrel was born.

Cards fans (including me - in case you forgot I went to college there and love the Cards) have embraced the squirrel. His rodent mojo continues to help the Cardinals win, so let's hope they can pull off three more and clinch the title!

World Series Game 1 - so far the squirrels are working!