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The Rays Are Going To The World Series!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Congratulation to the Tampa Bay Rays, who pulled out a win against the Guardians tonight and who will be going to their first World Series!  They’ll be facing the Brewers, another team who will be making their first World Series appearance!

For me, this is what baseball is all about.  The Rays were favored to win the American League Championship but the Guardians still proved themselves to be worthy opponents and they certainly didn’t make thing easy for Tampa Bay.  No one gave the Brewers much of a chance but they swept the Dodgers.  And now, one of these teams is going to win their first World Series!

The World Series starts on Friday and, if it goes for the full seven games, it will end on Halloween!

Go Rays!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 10/11/26 — 10/17/26

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Amazing Race (Wednesday Night, CBS)

I wrote about The Amazing Race here!

Austin City Limits (PBS)

I watched an episode featuring Olivia Rodrigo on Saturday morning.

Bar Rescue (Weekdays, Paramount)

I was up early on Wednesday so I could watch Sweet November on TCM.  After the movie ended, I watched two episodes of Bar Rescue on Paramount,  The first one was set at an Irish bar that needed some help.  The second one was at a North Carolina nightclub that was pouring cheap liquor into expensive bottles and then overcharging the customers.  John Taffer got mad and yelled at everyone, as he should have.

In between watching the first and the second episodes of Crystal Lake on Thursday, I ended up watching three episodes of Bar Rescue.  I only meant to watch one but I couldn’t help it.  I got drawn into all the drama and the shouting,

Baseball: Devil Rays vs Guardians (TBS, Tuesday Night)

My sister was so sweet about watching the Twilight films with me that I watched a baseball game with her on Tuesday night.

Baywatch Nights (YouTube)

David Hasselhoff and two Vikings!  I watched a classic episode this week.  Valhalla!

Carrie (Prime)

I finished Carrie on Sunday and promptly shared my thoughts.

Crystal Lake (Peacock)

My thoughts can be read here.

Diff’Rent Strokes (Tubi)

My friend Mark recommended that I watch an episode featuring Arnold, his younger stepbrother Sam, and an epileptic street performer.  The performer had a seizure in Central Park and Sam yelled, “It’s Karen!  She’s dying!”  Later, Arnold cracked a joke about the performer and got yelled at by his housekeeper, who was epileptic herself.  That served Arnold right!

The Ghost Writer (YouTube)

I watched this unsold pilot on Monday and I shared my thoughts on Thursday.

Holy Mass In Honor Of Our Lady of Fatima (EWTN, Tuesday Night)

Erin and I watched this on Tuesday.  It was very moving.

In Search Of…. (YouTube)

I watched (and shared!) a few episodes of this old Leonard Nimoy-narrated series this week.  They were pretty fun!  The entire series is on YouTube so I might watch them all.

Jail (Reelz, Weekdays)

I watched two episodes on Wednesday.  Just about everyone who was brought into the jail was drunk.  The deputies called everyone “buddy.”

Mother Angelica Classics (EWTN, Weekday Mornings)

In a show that probably originally aired in the 80s or the early 90s, Mother Angelica, the founder of EWTN, discussed the importance of faith.  At one point, Mother Angelica went to commercial because she was having “mic problems.”  It was a nice, humanizing moment.

Night Flight (Night Flight+)

On Friday night, I watched an episode about “women in rock.”  I’m pretty sure that I had watched that one before.

SCTV (Netflix)

Erin Nicole and I watched two episodes on Sunday.  Mel did his best to host Mel’s Rockpile, despite his audience not having much respect for him.  We followed this up with another Mel’s Rockpile episode.  Richard Harris came by to sing MacArthur Park.

Seinfeld (KDAF, weeknights)

Erin and I watched two episodes of this show on Tuesday night.  The first featured an old movie theater, Elaine losing a button, everyone thinking that George was crazy, and Lloyd Braun (Matt McCoy) acting strange.  The second episode features Kramer using butter to shave, Jerry purposefully bombing on stage to make Kenny Bania look bad, and Elaine and Puddy flying back to America after a European vacation.  George also pretended to be handicapped so he could get a job at a company that manufactured playground equipment.  Who wouldn’t?

Shawn’s Eyes (EWTN, Wednesday Morning)

This sweet short film from 2014 aired on EWTN on Wednesday morning.  It was a profile of Shawn, a 41 year-old man with Down’s Syndrome.  It was very touching.  Both Erin and I had tears in our eyes by the end of it.

Survivor (CBS, Wednesday Night)

I wrote about Survivor here!

Twilight Zone (Paramount+)

On Sunday, Jeff and I watched Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, with William Shatner and the Gremlin.

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers, who just won their first pennant and who will be making their first appearance in the World Series!  A lot of people, like me, assumed the Dodgers would win the series easily but the Brewers proved us wrong.  They swept the Dodgers and now, they’re going to the World Series, where they face either the Guardians or the Rays!

Good luck in the World Series and I hope the people of Milwaukee are celebrating tonight!

I Am Stunned

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Unknown Artist

I am stunned right now.

The Brewers are one game away from sweeping the National League Championship Series and keeping the Dodgers from returning to the World Series.  I honestly thought the Dodgers would dominate the NLCS as easily as they dominated every other series in the playoffs but they have really been struggling.  I never thought I would be hoping for a Brewers victory but I am.  They’ve never made a World Series appearance.  They’ve struggled to get the sports media to take them seriously as a contender.  I hope they do win tonight.  It would be a great baseball moment.

I’m still an American League girl and I’m still cheering for the Rays, though.  They will be facing Cleveland in Game 3 of the ALCS in about 15 minutes.  The series is currently tied up at 1-1.  As much as I love Major League, I’m still have to say “Go, Rays, Go!”

A Day Of Upsets

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

by B.N. Clark

If you’re a baseball fan, today was an exciting day.  Two games were played and both of them ended with an upset victory.

In Game 2 of the NLCS, the Brewers won their second game in a row by a score of 7 to 4.  If the Brewers ended up winning the National League pennant over the Dodgers, it’ll be both a huge upset and it will also be the team’s first time to go to the World Series.

Meanwhile, in Game 1 of the ALCS, the Guardians defeated the favor Ray by a score of 7-3.  I was cheering for the Rays but I like the Guardians too so this series is almost a win-win for me.

Personally, I’m hoping for a Brewers vs Rays World Series because it would be a first World Series appearance for both teams.  I’d love to see some history made!

For now, congratulations to both the Brewers and the Guardians!

Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Congratulations to the the Tampa Bay Rays on their victory in their Divisional series!  They swept the Yankees, winning in three games.

(I guess the Yankees forgot to renew their pact with the supernatural.)

The Dodgers also won their Divisional series so now it’s just a question of how who will be facing the Rays and the Dodgers for their respective League Championships.  The Rays will face either the Guardians or the White Sox.  The Dodgers will play either the Brewers or the Padres.

Go Rays!  I wish it my Rangers in the playoff but as long as an American League from the South wins the World Series, I’ll be happy!

I Watched The Beaning (2017, Dir. by Sean McCoy)

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

On August 17th, 1920, the Cleveland Indians were playing the New York Yankees.  Yankee Carl Mays was on the pitcher’s mound.  Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman was at bat.  According to contemporary reports, Mays was upset because he felt Chapman had been crowding the plate all day.  When Mays threw his next pitch, he aimed at Chapman’s head.  Chapman never even saw the ball coming before it smashed into his forehead.  The ball hit Chapman’s skull with such force and produced such a loud crack that Mays though Chapman had hit the ball with his bat and, when it bounced back to the pitcher’s mound, Mays threw it to first base.  Chapman collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, where he died 12 hours later.

Ray Chapman is the only baseball player to have ever died as a result of an injury that occurred in the game.  His death led to the banning of the spitball and a new rule that made it the responsibility of the umpire to replace dirty or worn baseballs that might be difficult for the hitter to see.  Chapman’s death also kept Carl Mays out of the Hall of the Fame despite Mays being one of the best pitchers of his generation.

The death of Ray Chapman was a tragedy.  Last night, on YouTube, I watched The Beaning, a 9-minute “documentary” that suggested that Chapman’s death was also a blood sacrifice that was arranged by the Yankees ownership as a part of a pact with the Devil.  That explains why the Yankees have won 41 pennants and 27 championships.  It doesn’t explain how poorly they played last night, though.

The Beaning argues that baseball was based on Masonic rituals and that the owners of the Yankees made a deal with the dark forces to make their team a success.  If you don’t like the Yankees, you’ll enjoy this documentary.  The documentary has plenty of archival footage and the recreation of the actual beaning is pretty creepy.  The catcher’s eyes even glow red.  For the record, I don’t think the Yankees sold their soul to the Devil but you should never underestimate was a team will do to make it to the postseason.  Who needs to make a deal with the Devil when you can just join the Astros?

 

Go Rays! An MLB Postseason Update!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

With the Astros and the Red Sox having been eliminated during the Wild Card round, the MLB postseason is now down to eight teams.

For the National League, the Braves, Dodgers, Padres, and Brewers are still in contention for a trip to the World Series.

For the American League, it’s the Yankees, the Rays, White Sox, and Guardians.  Since the Rangers did not win the games that they needed to win and I really didn’t feel like swallowing my pride and supporting the Astros, I have been cheering for the Rays since the season began.

Yesterday, in the first game of their divisional series, the Rays defeated the Yankees, 1-0.  That score still looks strange to me but a win is a win.  As a Rangers fans, I’m used to winning by either a small amount or losing by a huge amount.  You can score only one run and not give up a grand slam in the 9th inning?  I had no idea.

A Rays vs. Dodgers world series feels inevitable right now.  Last year, I cheered for the Dodgers because I’ll support any team against the Blue Jays.  This year — Go Rays!

 

 

Go Team!!!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

The MLB post-season is starting today and, with my Rangers not in contention, it’s time for me to pick a team to cheer for.

Usually, when the Rangers aren’t in the playoffs, I support the Astros because they’re the other team for Texas.  This year, though, there’s too many hard feelings.  I could justify cheering for the Rangers if they got into the post-season with an 81-81 record but I just can’t do it for the Astros.

When I can’t cheer for either the Astros or the Rangers, I usually cheer for whatever team is representing the South in the playoffs.  This season, that would appear to be the Braves but the Braves are a National League team and I just can’t bring myself to support the NL.

So, who am I supporting this year?

Congratulations, Tampa Bay!  I hope I’ll be cheering for you all the way through the World Series!

Go Rays!