A baseball fan's perspective on a Washington Capitals game

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsLast night I watched a hockey game instead of the World Series (though I followed along with both until the Royals went up big). I have no experience watching hockey, but I think I was successful.

When I was growing up, baseball was the only sport in Baltimore. It's the sport I know best and the sport I'll always love most. But my interest in the NFL has faded to almost nothing, so it seems time to give another winter sport a try. Will it be hockey or basketball? Or neither?

I know the basic rules of hockey. Skate around, pass the puck, get it into the goal. There is something called icing. I don't know what that means but whenever anyone says it I imagine a hockey…