Way To Go, Dodgers!


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!

 

Congratulations to the Dodgers!


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!

The Dodgers Have Won The World Series


And just like that, the 2024 MLB post-season came to an end.

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2024 World Series champions.  For five innings, it looked like the Yankees were going to pull off a miracle and keep the Series going to at least a Game 6.  But, during the fifth inning, the Dodgers tied the score, the momentum shifted, and they never really looked back.  Even when the Yankees briefly reclaimed the lead, it felt like the an eventual Dodgers win was inevitable.  The final score was 7-6, Dodgers.

Watching the World Series is a lot different when your team isn’t on the field.  I hoped the Yankees would win, because I’m an American League girl but what I really wanted was to watch was my team playing for the championship.  Unfortunately, the Rangers did not make it this year.  Maybe next year.

Now, how long do we have to wait for Spring Training to begin?

Hooray For The Yankees!


Hooray for the Yankees?

There’s something that I never thought I’d say but I also never thought I’d find myself cheering for the Yankees in the World Series, either.

Yesterday, the Yankees finally showed some life and defeated the Dodger for the first time during this World Series.  The Yankees have got a long way to go and the odds are against them.  The Yankees have won one game but the Dodgers are still just one victory away from winning the Series.  But I was still proud to see the Yankees actually playing the game as if they cared last night.

Game 5 is tonight.  The Yankees are playing to keep the series going.  The Dodgers are playing to bring it to an end.  I really hope the Yankees pull off another victory.  I’m not ready for baseball to end.

Go Yankees!

The Dodgers Are One Game Away


Congratulations to the Dodgers, who are now one game away from winning the 2024 World Series.  I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a World Series that was won in 4 but it could happen when the Dodgers and the Yankees meet tomorrow.  Usually, the other team wins at least one game.

I’ll still be cheering for you, Yankees.  I really want to see your team make a comeback, if just because I can remember how excited I was when the Rangers proved all their doubters wrong last year.  The Dodgers have the momentum now but it only takes one victory to change things around.  And, at this point, the Yankees can’t afford to lose another game.  Not if they want to keep alive their chance of winning their first World Series since 2009.

Good luck, Yankees!  I still believe in you.

The Dodgers Win Game One Of The World Series!


Congratulations to the Dodgers on winning Game One of the World Series!

What a game that was!  The Dodgers came from behind, tied up the game in the eighth inning and then won things in the 10th inning in the most spectacular way possible, with grand slam that brough four runs across the plate!  If you’re going to go into extra innings, that’s how you want to win the game.

Of course, I endorsed the Yankees earlier today so they better make a comeback of their own tomorrow!

For now, here’s the grand slam that won the first game of the 2024 world series.

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers


Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who clinched the National League Championship tonight and who will be facing the Yankees in the World Series!  It’ll be the west coast vs east coast and I’m not sure who I’ll be cheering for.  It’ll probably be the Yankees, because I’m an American League girl.

This will be the Dodgers first World Series appearance since 2020.  Even though neither one of them is my team, I look forward to watching the Yankees and the Dodgers battle for the championship.

And Then There Were Four


For the first time in years, I don’t have a team in the MLB post-season.

My beloved Rangers won their first World Series last year but they didn’t even make the playoffs this year.  I wasn’t happy about having to support the Astros but, since they were the only Texas team left, I cheered for them until they were eliminated in the Wild Card.

With the League Championships starting later today, there are four teams left.  Playing in the ALCS will be the Yankees and the Indians Guardians.  Meanwhile, the Dodgers and the Mets will be competing for the National League Championship and the right to move on to the World Series.

I’ve given it a lot of thought and, out of those four, I’ll be cheering for the Guardians.  I thought it was a largely performative and dumb move for Cleveland to change their team’s name but, of all four teams left, the Indians-turned-Guardians have gone the longest without a World Series win.  The last time Cleveland won the World Series was in 1948!  For Cleveland to finally win another World Series after a 76-year draught would be a great baseball story.  Who knows?  If the Guardians win, maybe it will cause all the other teams that have struggled to make it to or win the post-season to change their names too.

Good luck to all four teams in the Championship Series!

Go Guardians!

Congrats To The Braves and The Padres On Tying Up Their Series


Congrats to the Braves and the Padres, who both won Game 2 of their Divisional Playoffs today and who tied everything up.  The Padres beat the Dodgers 5-3.  The Braves beat The Phillies 3-0.  That means there will at least be a Game 4 for each of these teams.

I was so caught up in all the excitement around the Phillies making the postseason for the first time in 11 seasons, that I think I may have forgotten that they still have to beat two other teams if they’re going to make it to the World Series.  Today, the Braves reminded me to not take anything for granted.

For tomorrow, Go Astros!

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers For Winning The 2020 World Series in Arlington, Texas!


Tonight, the Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 6 of the World Series and another MLB post-season came to a close.  The last time the Dodgers won the World Series was in 1988.  It’s been a long and difficult road since then but this season, they played strong and they earned the victory.  Even though I was cheering for the Rays because they were the AL team, I’m very happy for both the Dodgers and the city of Los Angeles.  Here’s hoping that, next year, my Rangers will finally get their act together.

Of course, the real winner tonight was Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.  With the pandemic changing everything this year, the city of Arlington and the state of Texas stepped up and hosted the entire World Series and they did a great job.  No matter what the world looks like next year, every future World Series should be played at Globe Life Field.

Congratulations on a job well done, Arlington!