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With five playoff games in the books, I have seen 2 1/2 innings on TV so far. I saw two innings of Game 1 of the Oakland-Minnesota series and the bottom of the ninth of the Yankees-Tigers Game 1.
What have I learned? I think what I've learned from doing this blog is that in the last few months, I might not be as much of a partisan as I used to. I've grown up as a Dodgers fan, but the results of today's game just didn't seem to affect me. Maybe the games will as the series goes on, but right now, I have this feeling that whatever happens, happens. I may be happy. I may be sad. But I doubt I will be at an extreme. This could be a factor of not seeing the Dodgers winning a postseason series since 1988. I just don't expect a whole lot.
But for some reason, I seem to get fired up over the regular season more. Even though the point of the regular season, isn't to be fired up. The regular season is a day-to-day affair. You want to maintain an even keel. It's a story that unfolds over several months. But the postseason is a series of short and intense bursts of action. I need to adjust to that mentally. I may not get a chance to see a full game until Thursday unless the rain lets up in New York tonight. (The tarp is coming off the field as I write this.) I'm sure once I get a game or two under my belt, I'll feel differently.
Or maybe I will get into the swing of things once I get to Japan. Maybe some rhythmic clapping and chants of gattobase! will put me in the mood.
What I really want is a good storyline. Preferably a storyline that doesn't revolve around a big star. The postseason is a time for George Rohe, , Gonzalo Marquez, Brian Doyle, Billy Bates and Geoff Blum. Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols and the like will be with us for a long time, but I really like the story of the guy who gets to be in the right place at the right time and do the right thing and become a hero.
The A's smell like the team of destiny this year.
This year, though, I've got my heart and my wallet in it. Dodgers playing in October and preseason bets on an A's/Dodgers World Series gives me something to root for!
(Sure, the above is not all that funny, but I'm in school sneaking in a post. Give me more time, I can do better...)
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