So maybe, like many, you are not paying attention to the World Series. Maybe this is because the storylines do not trace back to baseball's primordial ooze, the way they did last year with the Cubs and the Indians. And maybe it's because you can't get your head around the idea of two National League teams playing each other, because that's essentially what you've got with the Astros and Dodgers.
(Yes, I know the Astros allegedly are an American League team now. But they've only been one for about five minutes, which means they're really not an American League team to those of us with some historical perspective).
Anyway ... you're not paying attention. Which is a shame, because you're missing one of the most insane World Series ever played.
Forget Game 2, itself one of the most insane World Series games ever played, with its record eight home runs and five from the ninth inning on. That was nothing. That was a warmup act.
Because here came Game 5 last night, and you cannot make this stuff up. The Astros won 13-12 in 10 innings. The teams combined for seven home runs, 28 hits and 25 runs. The Astros erased three-run deficits three times, two of them in consecutive innings. Then the Dodgers erased a three-run deficit in the ninth to force extra innings.
Insane. Totally, President L'Orange-quality insane.
And now it goes back to Los Angeles, with the Astros up 3-2 and (presumably) sending the virtually untouchable Justin Verlander to the hill to close it out. Those of you who have been paying attention know this means nothing. The Dodgers probably will light him up like a Roman candle. Then the Astros will light up the previously untouchable Dodgers bullpen again. There will be 10 gazillion homers and 50 gazillion lead changes and Justin (Hermit Period Jack Crabb) Turner's beard will catch fire, and by the time it's over, Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts will be calling his old Red Sox teammate Pedro Martinez to come out of the studio and save L.A.'s season.
What do you mean that can't possibly happen?
Hey. This Series passed Can't Possibly Happen awhile ago.
In case, you know, you weren't paying attention.
I thought Game 6, 2011 was penultimate, but I was wrong, twice in the same World Series. It's amazing that all fans everywhere still can't accept Houston as an A.L. team, and that's legit alright...H-Town is a NL town. But ya know what? This series is so outstanding I don't care. And I am for the team with two midgets, dwarves, or little people playing 2nd and 3rd bases...we all know Altuve's power, but Alex Bregman ? Who knew? I love the entire team now, and Gurriel's gaff? Not good, but I am willing to say the loss of five games' pay is punishment enough, and I also now think highly of Yu Darvish for his benevolent forgiveness...God, ya know---humans are really OK sometimes. And baseball is king, then, now, and forever.
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