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Nervous Wreck

October 1, 2017

This is how I’ll look from now until the end of Tuesday’s game. As Girardi said, a one-game wild card is like Game 7 of the World Series – one loss and you’re out. Done. Season over.

On the other hand, I didn’t expect this Yankees team to even make the postseason, so Tuesday is gravy and I’m excited as well as nervous. We can beat the Twins. Of course we can. We can hit. We can pitch (with a few exceptions). We can field (again, with a few exceptions). And we’ve got the home field advantage.

My dream scenario? Severino pitches a no-hitter or at least a shutout. Gary Sanchez has zero passed balls. Judge hits three homers with Bird, Sanchez, Castro and Didi adding bombs of their own. We make no errors, no mental mistakes. The crowd is loud and into it. Oh, and the Twins have an off night – all of which will lead to a blowout for us, AKA a Janer. I can’t take the thought of a close game with nail biting throughout.

I wish – and I know I say this every year – the games didn’t start at 8pm. Between all the commercials on ESPN and the pageantry of a postseason game, it’ll take forever and I’ll have to prop my eyes open with toothpicks. But bottom line? It’s great to be in it, late ESPN game or not, and I’m grateful. Thank you, Yankees, for extending our season. All rise.

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: postseason, Twins, Wild Card, Yankees

The Whole Wild Card Business

November 17, 2011

Selig announced the addition of two Wild Card teams today. Not sure when the new plan will go into effect (I think he said it could be as early as next year) and whether there will be a one-game playoff between them or a full-on series that would take baseball into November or December or the End Of Time.

I hate all this. I’m not a fan of the Wild Card system to begin with, but adding two more teams to the mix makes me crazy. Why? Because, as the article on MLB.com, states:

The new format means that 10 of the 30 teams will make the postseason.

Yup, that’s the part that gets me fuming. What’s special about a postseason in which virtually one third of the teams play in it? I understand that having more playoff teams means more excitement for the fans in those markets and more money for the teams/broadcast networks, but doesn’t all this dilute the integrity of the sport?

I know, I know. Other sports have multi-tiered playoff systems, but baseball isn’t just another sport. Not to me. I liked it the way it was. Bah humbug.

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: Baseball, Bud Selig, playoffs, postseason, Wild Card teams

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