series are nerve-wracking, especially after these guys have played 162 regular season games. Anything can happen in three games. Nobody should ever assume you’ll make it to the World Series. As a hated Yankees fan, even I don’t ever assume that. For one thing, I’m baseball superstitious enough to think I’d be cursing them if I assumed they’d make it to the World Series. Speaking of superstition, we were eating a TJ’s peach tart last night while watching the game, which we then deemed a lucky peach tart. Then we realized that it was a summer thing that was in the freezer so TJ’s likely won’t have them again until next summer. So we pivoted to deeming the peach tart lucky only for the Wild Card series. Something else will have to reveal itself as lucky for the next series.
It IS interesting though...last season, we had one of the best records in baseball and dominated the AL Central. It was just assumed we'd make it to the World Series, so when we lost in the ALCS--to the hated Yankees, no less--it was both sad AND surprising. This year, we were so far back in August that everyone assumed we wouldn't make the playoffs, so it was a pleasant surprise when we did. And then of course we lost to the Tigers, who'd spent most of September crashing and burning before regaining their winning form against us in the wild card series.
I think we were 5 games back from first place in the AL East two weeks before the end of the regular season. We caught up to Toronto to tie their W-L record but ran out of time to win one more game than them. Their record during the season against us was better so they won the division. Now we meet again for a best of 5 series. Since they won the division, I think we should win the ALDS.
Now I'm rooting for anything but a Yankees-Dodgers World Series <g>.
It’s not easy being a Yankees fan. So many people hate us. I’m rooting for my Yanks to make it to the WS against anyone but the Brooklyn-deserting Dodgers. I’d love a Yankees-Phillies series.
