Cricket at the store

Wednesday, while at work, a guy told me that i get a lot of attention from the guys who come in the store. He said that such was the case for "attractive girls." I guess it was his shot at a compliment. I'd much rather be known for having brains than looking a certain way. The guys who were ahead of him were talking to me about the cricket games that are on now. They were making fun of me because I did not pay attention to baseball world series that was going on but i knew about the cricket world cup for next year. One of them asked me, "how much to the cricket guys make in their world cup?" I replied, "not as much as the baseballers!" Then i added, "maybe if they (referring to the baseballers) werent paid as much, then they wouldn't be able to afford planes that fly into buildings." They walked out the store laughing and I knew they were talking about me in the parking lot. One of them calls me "Smiley."
For many Americans the easiest thing is saying that it is just like baseball when there is really nothing at all like baseball except that you call the 'tools of the trade' a bat and a ball. I was happy to note that due to the Trini presence in S. Florida, a few of the people did know of what i was speaking.
Today, I saw an almost heart-attack providing match between India and the West Indies. As usual, i skipped all of the first innings and tuned in in the last 6 overs of the match. I told my boss that the WI would win this one but then I began to doubt it. It became almost excruciating to watch them struggle to make the runs. Really, it was a poor performance by the WI coming up to the ending and i thought that the Indian team gave away runs by bowling wide balls. I did not get the name of the guy who finally did it for the WI but he did it! He made the four! I felt almost as excited as i was earlier in this year when the FIFA world cup was on. Almost. nevertheless I did scream when i saw the last ball hit the boundary. Whoo hoo!
I thought of it after. Whether I should support the Indian team or the WI team and came upon the conclusion that it will go as West Indies, Sri Lanka and then India. Apart from my West Indies bias, I really like the Sri Lankan team. Haven't watched cricket in a while but it appears that a few players did change.