Bleary Eyes (by Thom)

Ever think about watching a baseball or football game on TV and think to yourself, "If the game starts at 7, it will end around 10pm and I have to get up for work in the morning. Hmm, maybe I should skip it tonight."?
We get ESPN International on our TV here in Senegal and while they mostly just show soccer, billiards and poker they also put on about 3 baseball games per week. Last night they aired the Tigers vs the Twins. My favorite team (Detroit), facing off against the 2nd-place team, in the last week of the season, with the playoffs on the line. I had to watch, right? The catch: if a game starts at 7pm Eastern time that's 11pm here in Senegal. The game ended at 2am and I had to be heading downtown at 8:30am. Regardless, I watched a great game as the Tigers expanded their AL Central lead to 2 games. Tonight they will be on again; I can't remember any other time they've been on TV twice in one week! Anyway, I'll be watching again tonight. Ah, the sacrifices we make living overseas.... :)