You may think of baseball as a summer sport, but the Major League Baseball post-season has just begun.  There hasn’t been much talk about the World Series in Chicago, probably because we don’t have a team in the playoffs.  Nevertheless its time to Play Ball!  If you are not familiar with the rules of baseball, you can learn them here http://aupairinamerica.com/resources/life_in_the_us/baseball.asp

In my opinion, all you really need to know is what to do during the seventh inning stretch. Between the halves of the seventh inning of any game the fans all stand up to stretch, get last minute snacks and SING.  Yes, they sing  “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”.  Here in Chicago the late Harry Caray regularly led the crowd in a rousing rendition of the song, originally written by Jack Norworth.

“Take me out to the ball game; take me out with the crowd.  Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack, I don’t care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the CUBBIES, if they don’t win it’s a shame.  For its one, two, three strikes, you’re out, at the old ball game.”

So, au pairs, get some peanuts and Cracker Jacks and take part in a great American tradition!

Original Version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game

“Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd.  Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack, I don’t care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team, if they don’t win it’s a shame.  For its one, two, three strikes, you’re out, at the old ball game.”