A no-hitter? Dreams do come true

I watched the last two innings of Marlins' Anibal Sanchez's no hitter last night with my husband, my father and my youngest son. Nick loves baseball. Wait, love is not the appropriate word. It's not hefty or encompassing enough. If it were up to him, he'd play baseball all the time.
In any case, you can imagine his excitement -- and mine -- to watch baseball history in the making. This is what sports is truly about: the weeping by the 22-year-old, the standing ovation by fans, the celebration from teammates. Sometimes we forget that when we're assaulted by stories of steroid use and contract fights.
The irony of this is that we might not have been able to see the game on TV if not for the downpours earlier in the day. Nick's opening game of travel league was postponed, so we got to stay home.