It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
Every game played from this point on, is the most important game of the season. I’m not just talking about Red Sox games either, I’m also talking about every game played by the Yankees, Indians, A’s, Angels, and even the White Sox.
Okay, our lead in the East has shrunk to a measly 1 ½ games over the Yankees in the last week, and to make matters worse, we’re only one game ahead of the Indians, so if we blow this lead on the Yankees, we could very easily find ourselves out of the playoffs altogether.
It’s a time to be concerned, it’s a time to be nervous, it’s a time to be frustrated, and it’s a time to be losing a little bit of sleep every night. But as a baseball fan, it’s also a time to be excited. I don’t see how anyone can call themself a baseball fan if they do not get excited about the possibilities that could unfold in the next couple of weeks. And it’s even that much more exciting because as Sox fans, we have a stake in it.
The A’s and Angels are a game apart in their battle for the AL West title with the loser fighting it out for the Wild Card. The Sox and Yankees are in the same position in the East, with 1 ½ games separating them. The Indians have a half game lead over the Yankees for the Wild Card lead, but have picked up a lot of ground on the suddenly struggling White Sox in the Central, and are now only 4 1/2 games behind them with 6 to play against them, including the last 3 games of the season.
The A’s and Angels still have 4 games left against each other, and of course the Sox and Yankees end the season with a 3 game showdown at Fenway.
That’s 6 teams fighting it out for 4 spots, and there’s a good possibility that none of it will be decided until the last weekend, and possibly the last day. How much more exciting could it possibly get?
And that’s just the AL. Although the division races in the NL are pretty much wrapped up, there’s a good 4-team battle going on for the Wild Card spot.
In my 30 years of watching baseball, I don’t ever recall a season in which this much was in doubt, this late in the season, with this many possibilities, including the possibility that all, or most of it, could be decided on the last out. There’s even the possibility of all kinds of additional games needing to be played to decide some of it.
So, as a Red Sox fan, yes I am frustrated, nervous, and concerned that my team is fighting for it’s playoff life with a real possibility of not making it in at all, but as a baseball fan, I am just as excited about watching and waiting to see how it’s all going to shake out.
This is fun, this is what sports are all about, and it really doesn’t get any better.
Okay, our lead in the East has shrunk to a measly 1 ½ games over the Yankees in the last week, and to make matters worse, we’re only one game ahead of the Indians, so if we blow this lead on the Yankees, we could very easily find ourselves out of the playoffs altogether.
It’s a time to be concerned, it’s a time to be nervous, it’s a time to be frustrated, and it’s a time to be losing a little bit of sleep every night. But as a baseball fan, it’s also a time to be excited. I don’t see how anyone can call themself a baseball fan if they do not get excited about the possibilities that could unfold in the next couple of weeks. And it’s even that much more exciting because as Sox fans, we have a stake in it.
The A’s and Angels are a game apart in their battle for the AL West title with the loser fighting it out for the Wild Card. The Sox and Yankees are in the same position in the East, with 1 ½ games separating them. The Indians have a half game lead over the Yankees for the Wild Card lead, but have picked up a lot of ground on the suddenly struggling White Sox in the Central, and are now only 4 1/2 games behind them with 6 to play against them, including the last 3 games of the season.
The A’s and Angels still have 4 games left against each other, and of course the Sox and Yankees end the season with a 3 game showdown at Fenway.
That’s 6 teams fighting it out for 4 spots, and there’s a good possibility that none of it will be decided until the last weekend, and possibly the last day. How much more exciting could it possibly get?
And that’s just the AL. Although the division races in the NL are pretty much wrapped up, there’s a good 4-team battle going on for the Wild Card spot.
In my 30 years of watching baseball, I don’t ever recall a season in which this much was in doubt, this late in the season, with this many possibilities, including the possibility that all, or most of it, could be decided on the last out. There’s even the possibility of all kinds of additional games needing to be played to decide some of it.
So, as a Red Sox fan, yes I am frustrated, nervous, and concerned that my team is fighting for it’s playoff life with a real possibility of not making it in at all, but as a baseball fan, I am just as excited about watching and waiting to see how it’s all going to shake out.
This is fun, this is what sports are all about, and it really doesn’t get any better.
posted by Bob at 9/17/2005 10:44:00 AM
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