Off to the World Series!

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“I’m just so happy,” Kathy said, as Soto’s homer cleared the centerfield fence.

Just prior to that I said:

“I don’t know if he’s going to get a hit here, but this is one of the greatest at-bats I’ve ever seen.”

The thing is, the games against Cleveland were simply amazing. 

Three straight instant classics.

Cleveland did the only thing they could do as they didn’t have great starting pitching - they rolled out one big arm after another - but the Yankees have some great hitters and when you see them every night…

…Judge and Stanton bother homered off Clause.

…Judge and Soto both homered off Gaddis.

…Stanton homered off Smith and two more.

Cleveland just kept thinking they could get Stanton out, and it didn’t work.

So, off to the World Series and for those bitching about payroll?

The team was built through trades, dumpster diving for deals and one huge trade for Soto that hurt - they gave up 5 pitchers for him including a front line starter.

Cleveland received more money from revenue sharing than what they spent. Their owner has more money than Hal Steinbrenner.

Spending money guarantees nothing.

I hate hearing that garbage because I’ve watched the Yankees battle hard all year.

The amazing thing about the championship series was how great baseball is.

There weren’t 26 penalty flags.

The clock didn’t run out.

Two men battled - the umps just in the background - not front and center- deciding the outcome and the point spread.

There wasn’t a single lost time incident in the series.

They didn’t have to drive an ambulance onto the field, or hit anyone with the paddles to get a heart beating again.

“How can anyone watch baseball and football and think, ‘Man, football is a better game?’”

“I don’t know,” Kathy said. “I’m just freaking happy.”

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