I'm A Believer
Wow. Last week, my old college pal Mike wrote on his blog: "Anybody who doesn't believe that this is going to be the greatest post-season series of at least the last 25 years doesn't know baseball. This, my friends, is insane."
He, a non-native New Yorker with a passionate dislike of the Yankees, was talking about the Yankees/Red Sox matchup in the American League Championship Series.
At the time, I was pretty unimpressed. For those of you who haven't been watching, I'll explain.
The Evil Empire (New York) won the first two games, outlasting a Sox rally in each matchup. Then the Yankees crushed the BoSox in game three by a 19-to-8 margin. The game was the longest nine-inning game in postseason history. The Yankees led the best-of-seven series 3-0. Things looked pretty bleak for those poor Red Sox.
Then things got a little weird. Facing elimination, and another year without the World Series, The Red Sox didn't want to give up. Screw the Curse of the Bambino, they said. And in 12 innings, they beat the Yankees. Monday, it took 14 innings and Boston did it again.
A little trivia for you. No Major League Baseball team has ever won a seven-game playoff series after being down three games to none. In fact, no team has ever even forced a seventh game after being down three games to none.
That all changed about half an hour ago. The Red Sox held off a Yankees rally in New York to win game six of the American League Championship. Boston has forced Game Seven. It's all tied up now, three games apiece. The Red Sox now are just one win away from their first trip to the World Series since 1986(They haven't won a World Series since 1918).
So, if you get a chance Tuesday night, watch the Red Sox play the Yankees, in what will be a historic game. The game is on Fox at 8:00. If the Yankees win, they'll make their 40th (yes, that's right, I said 40th) trip to the World Series... and crush the hearts of nearly everyone in Beantown.
Oh, but if the Red Sox win...
Actually, I'm not quite sure what'll happen if the Red Sox win. I think it might a sign of the Apocolypse.
Oh, and root for the Cardinals, while you're at it. They need all the help they can get right now.
Wow. Last week, my old college pal Mike wrote on his blog: "Anybody who doesn't believe that this is going to be the greatest post-season series of at least the last 25 years doesn't know baseball. This, my friends, is insane."
He, a non-native New Yorker with a passionate dislike of the Yankees, was talking about the Yankees/Red Sox matchup in the American League Championship Series.
At the time, I was pretty unimpressed. For those of you who haven't been watching, I'll explain.
The Evil Empire (New York) won the first two games, outlasting a Sox rally in each matchup. Then the Yankees crushed the BoSox in game three by a 19-to-8 margin. The game was the longest nine-inning game in postseason history. The Yankees led the best-of-seven series 3-0. Things looked pretty bleak for those poor Red Sox.
Then things got a little weird. Facing elimination, and another year without the World Series, The Red Sox didn't want to give up. Screw the Curse of the Bambino, they said. And in 12 innings, they beat the Yankees. Monday, it took 14 innings and Boston did it again.
A little trivia for you. No Major League Baseball team has ever won a seven-game playoff series after being down three games to none. In fact, no team has ever even forced a seventh game after being down three games to none.
That all changed about half an hour ago. The Red Sox held off a Yankees rally in New York to win game six of the American League Championship. Boston has forced Game Seven. It's all tied up now, three games apiece. The Red Sox now are just one win away from their first trip to the World Series since 1986(They haven't won a World Series since 1918).
So, if you get a chance Tuesday night, watch the Red Sox play the Yankees, in what will be a historic game. The game is on Fox at 8:00. If the Yankees win, they'll make their 40th (yes, that's right, I said 40th) trip to the World Series... and crush the hearts of nearly everyone in Beantown.
Oh, but if the Red Sox win...
Actually, I'm not quite sure what'll happen if the Red Sox win. I think it might a sign of the Apocolypse.
Oh, and root for the Cardinals, while you're at it. They need all the help they can get right now.
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