Local Dallas Cowboys Fan Can’t Wait for World Series

A New York-Los Angeles World Series may cause a collective groan for baseball fans in flyover country, but for Beckett Kelly, it’s a dream come true. Kelly, a 24-year-old senior at St. Thomas and a Stillwater native, spoke with Twins Daily about being one of the few local fans looking forward to seeing the high-payroll, high-visibility showdown.

I can’t help but notice you’re wearing a CeeDee Lamb jersey…you’re not a Vikings fan? Were you born there?

Lived in Minny my whole life, bro, but I’ve been a Cowboys fan from the jump. We’re America’s team, baby!

I see. But you do like the Twins, I assume.

I barely watch baseball. When I do, it’s when my Yanks are playing or the Dodgers are on West Coast time.

You don’t like the Twins, and you don’t watch much baseball, but you’re on tilt for the Fall Classic?

What’s that?

The Fall Classic. The World Series.

Oh, you should have just said that, brother. Fall Classic is what happens after too many shots at Plum’s. Boom, classic fall, get that guy an Uber!

Do you know anyone on either team?

Aaron Judge. Shohei Ohtani. Derek Jeter, The Captain.

Jeter’s been retired for years now.

Really? Damn. Missed that. Love The Captain. Gotta figure that makes the Dodgers the favorites.

I see. Just because I’m curious, what other teams are you a fan of?

My Duke Blue Devils, the Los Angeles Lakers, love the Crimson Tide in college football. Cowboys fan like I said, but damn I love Tom Brady. Played hockey growing up in ‘sota, so you best believe I’m a massive New York Rangers fan.

Not the Wild?

Nah, my first two stepmoms took me to a bunch of games when I was a kid, but I stopped going when my third stepmom got the season tickets in the divorce.

OK, then. Any predictions?

Like I said, gotta give the Dodgers the upper hand with Jeets out. The captain makes it happen.

But he’s not out. He’s retired.

Heard you the first time, bro, we’re all dealing with it. Not gonna let it distract me, been a fan of these teams my whole life, no cap. Can’t wait for Game 1.

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