No matter who wins between Houston and St. Louis, this world series will be a rare thing - an all Heartland World Series. Only four times in the last 50 years has the world series featured two teams from states that did not border an ocean: 1968, 1982, 1985, 1987. As some one who has been born and raised on the prairie, all I can say is, "It's about time." Of course, I can also say, "Screw you Boston and New York."

In response to Crumley,

There's nothing like a Central Time Zone World Series! That has happened only three times in the last 50 years. I'm sure the ratings will be huge in New York, Atlanta and Boston.

At the beginning of Vikings home games, the Vikings have a inflatable boat that the Vikings run out of as the starting line-up is announced. Everyone in Minnesota is wondering is they are going to do away with the boat this week or have a little humor and add a couple Georgia strippers to run out with the boys.

I don't know who he was for the KC football game, but, right before KC ran for a touchdown, the TV "analyst" said about three times, with conviction, "They going to have to throw a quick slate pass." Wrong.

Also, why did they have to kick the extra point? I remember reading about some game where the fans overran the field after the winning downtown was scored. They made both teams line up for the extra point. There were about six players remaining on the losing team but they had about 20 fans lining up with them, with an equal number of fans on the other side of the ball. Very funny.

You need to look beyand the east coast for a change.

In St. Paul (that's in Minnesota which is the center part of the nation. It's ok to look at a map), the incumbent mayor, Randy Kelly, is about ready to get voted out of office by a challenger. One of the main reasons is because the came out in support Bush last year.

thanks to Tim Grieve for bringing up one of the great sports stories, the Ali-Forman fight, to make a political point. And, to hear George tell it, after Ali asked the question, George thought to himself, "Yep, that's all I got."

We are not far away from the time that another George is going to look himself in the mirror and ask the same question and give the same answer.

Your article failed to mention, or was written, before what I consider to be the true final tipping point for the Bush Administration. Bush's quick exit from a press conference to a pair of locked doors that he can't open. This is the landing spot for a president that has gone from the Supreme Commander in Chief to National Joke. Think about that. This guy will never be taken seriously again. And, we have him for three more years.

I agree with King completely. Get rid of the kicker in Football, no field goals, no extra points kicks, no kick-offs. As far as the kick-offs, hell, just adopt the touch football rules of having someone throw the ball deep.

When we get rid of the field goal, the NFL should adopt the rule that you get 2 points when you get the ball past the 20-yard line. So you get 2 points when an team get the ball to the 20-yard line, four more points for scoring a touchdown and 1 point for the point after touchdown. This will make the end of the close games more exciting, knowing that a team only has to get it to the 20 yard line to win a tie or one-point game.

How could you come back and not write about the coolest play of the football intensive week-end? Doug Flutie drop-kicking an extra point.

The last time someone did that you were still writing your column on a regular schedule.

I just couldn't watch poor Tony Dungy lose the game so when there was an obvious interception which clinched the victory, I turned off the TV. Imagine my shock when I heard about the finish as I turned the TV back on to watch the start of the second game!

All the talk about bad officating has overshadowed one of the great hustle plays of all time in any sport. Ben Watson running about 120 yards to catch Champ Baily before Champ ran 100 yards to make it to the end zone. I was really rooting for New England to lose, but still thought this was an all-timer never-give-up play.

I suggest you award an annual Ben Watson Hustle award.

I have always said that there are two reasons to watch sports, to see the athlete come though in the clutch (think Joe Montana or Michael Jordan) or the athlete choke (think of the poor SOB who was leading the British Open by three strokes going into the last hole). Both are highly entertaining.

Everyone is over-reacting to Hillary and here is why. She will not have the nomination handed to her. She will have to win it. If she wins the nomination, she will be seen as a winner who overcame much resistance to her nomination and it will lead to her winning the election. If she loses the nomination, whichever Democrat defeats her will get massive momentum that will carry him (because it will be a him) to the election.

A suggestion to Hillary. If you want to be the next President, you need to take a week and visit SC, GA, AL and MS. Appear on the most conservative talk radio stations and in the conservative churches in those states and let everyone take their best shot at you. If you can demonstrate that you have the intestinal fortitute to change the opinion of the citizens in those states, then you might deserve to be President.

Go Russ Feingold!