For once the Baseball Goddess,

That teasing Siren, has deigned to shine her light on my Texas Rangers, to let me in to that beautiful palace of which I had ne'er in these 35 years ever been allowed to enter.

I think the hubris of some of the Tampa players, mocking our celebration symbols, pissed her off.

&, natch, it helps we had this guy:

Bring on the damn Yankees