Tag: MLB Playoffs

Lola strikes. I suppose I should view this with greater anticipation but I’ve been watching Yankees / Red Sox all year (19 Games!). The sad thing is that these are the only two teams in post-Season I care about even a little. The Red Sox will start David Price (L, 16 – 7, 3.58 ERA) …

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Well that was a good nap. Rockies are down by one which is a big deal in a 5 game series but it was a road game and you kind of expect to lose those. The Brewers looked much more credible than I thought they were so this may be the year that makes Mel …

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Wild Thing. Other than that it’s hard to get enthused about an Indians / Astros matchup. Indians of the Land of Cleves will hurl Corey Kluber (R, 20 – 7, 2.89 ERA) against the ‘Stros Justin Verlander (R, 16 – 9, 2,52 ERA). Last year Kluber lost his game in the Division Series with 10 …

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You know, just writing that makes it clear, I have no dog in the Senior League this year. These are the two teams I hate the most. I can’t stand to watch either of them. If you must the Dodgers are my least favorite team because they’re traitors. The Braves are Division rivals and I …

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Ugh. I can hardly describe how indifferent I am. The Rockies and Brewers are 2 teams from minor markets that I rarely even notice. The Brewers will send forth Brandon Woodruff (R, 3 – 0, 3.61 ERA) against the Rockies’ Antonio Senzatela (R, 6 – 6, 4.38 ERA). Three days of agony at least, when …

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Ok, so my beloved Metropolitans once again did not make the big dance and the underdog Cubbies (108 years folks) have disappeared from radar. Is there no hope for the widow’s son (Richard was alive and kicking 10 minutes ago). Oh, those guys in the Bronx. What were their names again? That’s right, Damn Yankees. …

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One or done, the Rockies meet the Cubs tonight in a Wild Card game. I have almost nothing nice to say about the Rockies other than they’re not quite as objectionable as some (looking right at you Dodgers) whereas the Cubbies are lovable losers who are now on the rise in addition to being one …

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This is the 32nd deciding game in World Series history which seems remarkable only if you don’t think the 2 best teams always advance (and they don’t, another way of looking at the same statistics is that flukes and mismatches are the norm, representing almost 70% of all cases). Baseball fans tend to be numbers …

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It was at this point in 1986 that my Metropolitans delivered the blow that should have made it impossible to wear my Cap outside of Fairfield County (which is about 50% Red Sox anyway). After Bill Buckner’s error gave them Game 6 of a Series that was no better at that point than this one …

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Sigh. I have to admit it hurts. In 1969 I was the beneficiary of probably the greatest choke in Baseball history when my Metropolitans soared from a 9 1/2 game deficit on August 19th to an 8 game Division lead. To be fair we went 23 – 7 while the Cubs tanked 7 – 18 …

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