I love baseball, and I love observing. Unfortunately, you won't find any constellations honoring the boys of summer; at least, no traditional constellations. During October, as the fall classic decides baseball's champion, go out one clear night and find the Baseball Diamond in the sky.
To form the Baseball Diamond, find the Great Square of Pegasus, which lies high in the sky during mid-fall. The Great Square's northwestern star (Beta [β] Pegasi) is the Baseball Diamond's home plate. From home, move eastward to the first-base star, Alpheratz (Alpha [α] Andromedae), southeast to Algenib (Gamma [γ] Pegasi), and west to Markab (Alpha Pegasi). Finding the square won't pose a problem — all four stars shine brighter than 3rd magnitude.
Once you've found the diamond, fill in the surroundings. Matar (Eta [η] Pegasi) is the catcher, and 71 Pegasi, which lies near the square's center, is the pitcher. He must have just been called up from the minors, glowing as weakly as he does — magnitude 5.3. Finally, magnitude 3.5 Mu (μ) and magnitude 3.9 Lambda (λ) Pegasi represent the batter and umpire, arguing as usual. The batter says the game's unfair — too many outfielders!
In 2007, the second week of October is the best time to find the Baseball Diamond. During this week, the Moon is near its new phase, and the sky will contain less scattered light, allowing you to see more than just the four "bases."
Later in the month, head out to watch meteors as the Orionid meteor shower peaks in the early-morning hours of October 21. To hear me wax poetic about meteor showers, see my blog, "The sky is falling," for November 27, 2006.
Expect to see roughly 20 Orionids per hour at the peak — a Saturday night/Sunday morning combo, which tends to lure more observers out. Add the 6 or 7 sporadic meteors we see each hour, and you can expect a streak of light about every 2 minutes, on average. Not too shabby!