Let Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame.(The Orlando Sentinel)

Congratulations to the Anaheim Angels, winners of the 2002 World Series.

Thank goodness the S.F. Giants didn't win so they could pin the win on having Dusty Baker's 3-year-old in the dugout. You know, like a good luck symbol. After the Angels won Sunday night, there was a shot of Baker holding his crying son.

I can't say whether little kids should be banned from World Series dugouts. I have my own story from when I was a little shaver and got to sit on a bench at a sporting event. My dad was coach of a community team that was playing the great Harlem Globetrotters, and I sat on the bench during the game. I don't remember much about the game, just the thrill of being on the bench. And I'm sure I wasn't a good luck symbol because the Globetrotters always win (almost). I must have been about 8 or …