(Damn Internet Explorer, why do I even use it at all? Didn't notice I was posting in it and, of course, the browser crashed. The previous version of this post was better. Sorry.)
Of course, this is my favorite time of year, the baseball postseason. And this one *could* have actually been weirder but it is strange enough as it is. Seven of the eight teams in are decided, with a one game playoff today. Trust me, the possibilities were frightening to behold.
So, I won my fantasy baseball league yesterday. More to the point, my adversary, who was behind in wins, was trying to beat me in that stat by picking up Tommy Glavine of the Mets, who was trying to get his team into the playoffs and avoid one of the most spectacular team collapses in baseball history. He got hammered for seven runs and only managed to get one out prior to getting yanked. The Mets lost 8-1 and lost the division and a chance at the playoffs to the improbably impressive late run by the Phillies.
In doing so, Glavine put up awful numbers, as did Cordero and Burnett for my opponent, all who shot his ERA into the stratosphere - or at least past me, which won me a tie-breaker. Yay me!
So, today is game 163 of the season. The Padres lost at Milwaukee and the Rockies won at home against the D-Backs. Colorado has won 14 of their last 15 and seem damn near unbeatable. Should they win the day and move on, there is the outside chance that we could actually have snow ball in Denver later this month. Frightening. The Dugout takes a look at this.
All that said, and despite the Red Sox vs. Indians and Angels vs. Yankees (go Angels! and anyone against the Yankees!), the series I'm ready for are the Cubs vs. the Diamondbacks. Here's a preview.
Whew!
And I'm on a big project back in Arizona - again. Wish me luck, but send some good vibes towards Chicago. I'd really, really like to see the Cubbies in the Series before I die and this has been their best chance in my lifetime (and yes, I'm refusing to discuss 2003). To put it in perspective, my dad was two the last time they even were in the Fall Classic. Of course they lost.
A couple human interest stories to end the regular season on related to two new amazing players in the majors. They are both Native Americans and are rising stars on the Red Sox and Yankees rosters. Read more about Jacoby Ellsbury and Joba Chamberlain.
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