Baseball has been around now for what seems like forever. It has been through "The Great Depression" "World War I" "World War II" "Martin Luther King Junior's era" virtually everything. Baseball has always been something to fall back on, even nowadays. Let's say you have girlfriend problems (that is if you can get one). You get in a fight with the MRS. and need to get away, what do you do? turn on the tube and watch some baseball. Sometimes the fights even start from baseball. Like your other wants some "One On One" time with you, but you'd much rather watch some baseball!!!!! This goes for both men and women who just love the game.
Now October baseball, playoff baseball, just turns it up another notch. Like when you are driving in the car with the radio on, and your favorite song is on, and you just have to blast it no matter how obnoxious it may sound. (Personally mine right now is Leavin' - Jesse McCartney. Well October baseball is just that. The time of the season where it's all guards down, time to let everything lose, for the goal of a championship.
The best thing about it is the games themselves, obviously......It is perfect when 2 teams who virtually hate each other end up meeting. For instance, the 2008 ALCS has AL East rivals 1st place Tampa Bay Rays (<----- can't stand) versus the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox (<3) If you can remember these 2 teams have fought not just for the AL East but literally. When Tampa pitcher James Shieldsthrew a pitch at spunky Coco Crisp a brawl was unleashed. Coco pulled some Floyd Mayweather boxing dodge while throwing a punch of his own to Shields. Both benches charged each other like a scene from 300.
Or how about the NLCS, between the LA Dodgers and PHI Phillies. Game 3 pitcher Hiroki Kuroda threw a retaliation pitch at Shane Victorino for hitting his catcher Russell Martin (Victorino didn't throw the pitch) The pitch sailed above Victorino's head and all h311 broke lose. Victorino said "IDC IF YOU THROW AT ME, JUST THROW AT MY RIBS NOT MY CHEST!" and blah blah blah. When in all reality the pitch was way the hell over his head. Fast forwarding next pitch Victorino wiffs and next pitch he grounds out to first baseman James Loney. Kuroda comes over to cover the base and I'm guessing words were thrown around (hard to believe since Kuroda speaks broken English) Besides the point the two yell, benches clear, future Hall-of-Famer Manny Ramirez gets heated (which was cute :]) and two coaches go out at it. No punches, no suspensions, just words, just intensity.
We are lucky to have playoffs where the 4 teams are so evenly matched and bring intensity. You can tell the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays,Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Dodgers are all in it to win it. Not being satisfied with reaching the Championshp Series. They re bringing the same intensity as if it was Game 7 of the World Series, and in that is what I love about October baseball.
Sincerely,
Compton Ass Alex
