American plates piled high with local delicacies

Not a puck did we see of Saturday’s All-Ireland hurling final replay.

The Ryder Cup passed us by — a few glimpsed shots on Saturday aside — and the usual melee of domestic rugby and soccer fixtures never passed our radar.

We would like to say that the last week in the USA was spent perusing artefacts in museums or attending events of a cultural nature. Suffice to say the all-too-brief trip to see friends in Chicago and Wisconsin was dominated by visits to ballparks and stadiums. Sad? Yes. Yes, it is, but we are what we are.