Miss October by Steve T

The title is not related to any kind of beauty pagent. It's just that my favorite month of the year is ending and it will be missed. I'm huge on March Madness & there might not be 2 better days than the Thursday & Friday to start the Big Dance. That said, for sustained sports brilliance, nothing approaches October for my money. As it begins baseball's regular season winds down and evolves into the playoffs. College football teams have started to form their personality with big out of conference games and suddenly it's the cutthroat nature of league play. The NFL is well underway working it's way from the first few weeks as teams see how those draft picks, off season moves and injuries impact their fortunes. Then as Halloween arrives, it's halfway through the year and the value of the games skyrockets. We also get the beginning of both the NHL & NBA seasons. More importantly than all this nonsense, Steve's birthday is October 4th. Am I missing something? Is there a greater sports month all year? Let us know your thoughts.