Ahem, shouldn’t that be subjectively speaking? Still, agreed. Except for the 1960 Series between the Yankees and the Pirates when we listened on transistor radios…
I understand the critics' palaver about the team "buying" the World Series and I buy NONE of it. Many of us said that about the Yankees for decades: Whenever they wanted instant improvement they'd buy it from a player's current club. The Dodgers reconfigured the process by deferring some of Ohtani's money to acquire Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Don't reach for the smelling salts just yet because other teams will adopt this approach.
Let's also not downplay a couple of realitiess: Toronto ALSO spent a ton on talent -- and the Blue Jays are a great team. Not gas cans and the Series was decided by outstanding play on the field. On that score, BOTH teams delivered.
Take your pick among the moments that had your favorites teetering on the edge of obliviom. This Series gave renewed urgency to the national pastime. Let's see this happen every year!
We all have our candidates. Here's mine: the 2001 series when the Arizona Diamondbacks clinched against the Yankees. I'm a native Phoenician.. and it was just heaven watching the Big Unit win three games.
Yes, I've been reading about Randy Johnson's amazing performance in that WS. Like Yamamoto, he won three games including one in relief. He pitched 17.1 innings total (to Yamamoto's 17.2). And shared the Series' MVP award with Curt Schilling. (Yoshi won it solo.) Johnson became a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and Yamamoto seems to be well on his way to the same achievement.
Ahem, shouldn’t that be subjectively speaking? Still, agreed. Except for the 1960 Series between the Yankees and the Pirates when we listened on transistor radios…
Well, I thought I was being objective, and if you object, I'll just change the subject.
Well played, mon …
I understand the critics' palaver about the team "buying" the World Series and I buy NONE of it. Many of us said that about the Yankees for decades: Whenever they wanted instant improvement they'd buy it from a player's current club. The Dodgers reconfigured the process by deferring some of Ohtani's money to acquire Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Don't reach for the smelling salts just yet because other teams will adopt this approach.
Let's also not downplay a couple of realitiess: Toronto ALSO spent a ton on talent -- and the Blue Jays are a great team. Not gas cans and the Series was decided by outstanding play on the field. On that score, BOTH teams delivered.
Take your pick among the moments that had your favorites teetering on the edge of obliviom. This Series gave renewed urgency to the national pastime. Let's see this happen every year!
Hear, hear! Although I doubt we'll get a Series like this every year or ANY year but this one.
We all have our candidates. Here's mine: the 2001 series when the Arizona Diamondbacks clinched against the Yankees. I'm a native Phoenician.. and it was just heaven watching the Big Unit win three games.
I can't wait for next year!
Yes, I've been reading about Randy Johnson's amazing performance in that WS. Like Yamamoto, he won three games including one in relief. He pitched 17.1 innings total (to Yamamoto's 17.2). And shared the Series' MVP award with Curt Schilling. (Yoshi won it solo.) Johnson became a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and Yamamoto seems to be well on his way to the same achievement.