This was a great day for baseball!
The Dodgers have swept the NLCS and will be facing either the Mariners or the Blue Jays in the World Series! Congratulations, Dodgers! Though I’m usually not even a fan of of the National League, I still plan to cheer for the Dodgers regardless of which team joins them in the series.
Meanwhile, the Mariners are only one win away from vanquishing the Blue Jays and claiming the ALCS. Go Mariners! We’re all counting on you to keep Toronto out of the World Series!
Baseball update! The Dodgers have just defeated the Brewers in Game 3 of the NLCS! The Dodgers now lead the series 3-0 and are one win away from going to the World Series! As they are the only team that is not from a state (or country) that is at the very top of the lower 48, I am in the unexpected position of cheering for the Dodgers as the MLB postseason reaches its conclusion.
Now, it’s up to the Mariners to defeat the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the ALCS and we will be that much closer to the World Series that I want.
Go Mariners! Go Dodgers!
I don’t like the Blue Jays and the last thing I want is to see them win any games during the ALCS but, as a baseball fan, I have to give credit where credit is due. And, as a Rangers fan, I have to share this GIF of Rougned Odor flattening Jose Bautista.
A 13-4 victory over the Mariners cannot be ignored and the Blue Jays got it at the exact time they needed it. They’re still down in the series, 2-1. But they’ve proven that they’re not out of this.
I’m depending on you, Mariners. Don’t let me down!
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who earlier tonight won Game 2 of the NLCS, defeating the Brewers by a score of 5-1.
I am happy to say that the Dodgers are currently ahead 2-0 in the series while the Mariners are currently ahead of the Blue Jays, also by 2-0, in the ALCS. Hopefully, this will mean that the Blue Jays will not make it to the World Series (Thank you, Seattle!) and that the Dodgers will keep the both the Mariners and the Brewers from taking the Commissioners Trophy up north. (Thank you, Los Angeles!)
It’s not ideal but, after the season I just lived through, I’ll take it!
Go Mariners! Go Dodgers!
Congratulations to the Seattle Mariners! Tonight, they defeated the Blue Jays and won Game One of the American League Championship Series!
I know that I never thought I’d be cheering for Seattle but I’ll support any team that keeps the Blue Jays out of the World Series! Keep it up, Seattle! Your three games away from the pennant!
The final score was Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.
As for the National League Championship, it’s the Brewers vs the Dodgers and I don’t care who wins as long as they can beat Seattle in the World Series!
It’s a sad time to be a Southern baseball fan.
The regular season is over. The playoffs begin tomorrow. Despite giving me a brief moment of hope in the final weeks, the Rangers did not make the playoffs. Usually, when the Rangers don’t make it, I cheer for the Astros but they didn’t make it either.
Instead, the following teams will be contending for a spot in the World Series:
For the American League:
For the National League:
In other words, a bunch of yankees and I don’t just mean New York.
Who will I cheer for out of that collection of teams? I know who I don’t want to win. If the World Series comes down to the Blue Jays and the Phillies, I might just stop watching baseball all together. (I’d have to cheer for the Blue Jays in that matchup but I wouldn’t be happy about it.)
The Guardians are tempting, even if they did clinch their spot by beating the Rangers. They were the last team to make it to the playoffs and I love a good underdog story. They may have beat the Rangers but they’re not the team that I blame for keeping the Rangers out of the playoffs. (I’m looking at you, Astros.) Ohio may be up north but it’s not that much up north so I guess I can support the Guardians or even the Reds!
Go Guardians!
Congratulations to the Seattle Mariners, who pulled off one of the most amazing comebacks that I’ve ever seen and defeated the Blue Jays in the Wild Card! Starting with the sixth inning, the Mariners went from being behind seven runs to winning the game by 10 runs to 9! This is one of those games that reminds me of why I love baseball!
The Mariners are going to be playing the Astros in the Divisional Series. I’m a Texan so I’ll have to cheer for the Astros but that doesn’t make me any less proud of the Mariners!
Also, congrats to the Phillies and the Guardians. The Guardians defeated the Rays 1-0 and are now moving on to play the Yankees in the Divisional. The Phillies defeated the Cardinals by 2-0 and will now move on to play the Braves. That just leaves one more Wild Card game for tomorrow, between the Mets and the Padres. Whichever team wins will face the Dodgers in the Divisional playoffs.
Congratulations to all the advancing teams!
The MLB Wild Card has begun and the Seattle Mariners won their first game, 4-0, against the Blue Jays! Thank you, Mariners! At the risk of being petty, I don’t really care who wins the World Series as long as it’s not the Blue Jays. I’m hoping Seattle can eliminate that possibility early.
Go Mariners!
Through the Shattered Lens 