By Tom Gabert
Just like many of us predicted, the Yankees and Phillies made it to the World Series. The Championship series however was somewhat of an upset and left me only thinking, were did those last few hours go?
The National League series between the Phillies and the Dodgers seemed to last a lot longer than it should have. The Dodgers went down quietly, with one of the games ending in a shutout. No postseason game should end in a shutout. Not only does this disappoint your fans but it also makes the game really boring. Besides the pathetic showing of offense by L.A., Philadelphia managed to take them out early in the fifth game of the series resulting in the Dodgers losing their second consecutive National League Championship.
The Phillies, however, won their second consecutive NLCS and are looking for their second consecutive World Series title as well. Although I may have been pulling for the Dodgers, it was made obvious that the Phillies are just a more spectacular offensive as well as defensive team. Now I can only hope they beat those damn Yankees.
The Yankees and the Angels series hasn’t been much different than the National League’s. The American League though is a lot more discouraging than the National since, well, the Yankees are the ones winning all the games. I am sorry, but my dislike for the Yankees continues to grow with the more games they win. Not only do I feel like they ruin the game of baseball, but when you have a team stacked full of all-stars it’s almost unfair to the rest of the league.
These last few games have been entertaining to a point but once the Yankees start rolling they become rather boring as they march through their opponent. Of course, to a Yankee fan this is probably very entertaining. I just don’t see how the challenges your team faces can be exciting if your team has so many of the best players.
Take CC Sabathia for example. This guy is unstoppable. Both games that he played against the Angels he pitched eight innings. He is a pitcher that only the rich can afford and he continues to prove himself every time he plays. Although I hate to say it, I do look forward to watching him in the World Series.
Another one of their players that just seems unstoppable is Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod is a machine, having six homeruns in the postseason let alone a great batting average. The whole team is stacked just like this.
So the Yankees can afford an amazing team. What’s the big deal? The big deal is that this is taking the fun out of the game. It’s like playing the All-Star team in MLB ‘09 against the Pirates; it’s just going to be a blowout, and frankly I don’t find those to enjoyable, just really long and tedious. All I am trying to say is that although the Yankees have a phenomenal team, I still hate them and think they could make the game of baseball a lot more fun if they didn’t buy out many of the best players.
The World Series starts this Wednesday with Phillies versus the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. New York is coming in hot and should have been undefeated in the postseason. Being as it may, it would be nice to see the Yankees make it all the way to the World Series only to have them lose it all. So let’s start this thing already, Go Phillies! Boo Yankees! See you here next year, Brewers.
