Fine, okay, it's a blog already!

Television announcers seem to assume you can see everything in the game. Or they're flat out not as good. Take you pick.

Radio announcers don't have the luxury of visuals, so they tell you exactly what's happening. It was so much better for my son than my feeble attempts to be an amateur play-by-play announcer.

This story is about football, but the lesson applies to all sports. Leslie thinks I'm nuts for wanting to watch games on TV. Most of what I enjoy is hearing the little details I wouldn't pick up from a program.

But what I really love is listening to games on the radio. I swear, aside from getting the BBC, the part I enjoy most about having XM in the new ride is that I can listen to ball games.

There's an important lesson here for getting kids interesting in being a sports fan - and in keeping them one.