The baseball playoffs continue with the start of the league championship series. Unfortunately, for fans wanting to see great playoff action, the first round was in large part a dud. Yes, the Twins and Yankees had an entertaining game two, but the Cards were a bust as were the Red Sox.
The only series that really held your attention was the Phillies and Rockies, but that might have been because most of the fans were shivering so much they couldn’t move from their seats. Hell, I was cold watching game three and I was home in front of a TV set.
I understand that major league baseball was put in a difficult spot when game three was postponed due to snow on Saturday, but come on, what were they thinking when they decided to make two teams play in the mountains at 8pm at night right after a snowstorm?
They knew it was going to be miserable weather and would only get worse as the game went on and just how many people were up on the east coast at 2AM watching the conclusion of what was a very exciting finish? Yes, the Broncos were playing at home in the afternoon and baseball didn’t want to compete and TBS probably didn’t want the game to be moved to TNT, but that should have been a day game.
It was a disservice to the players, and the fans to schedule that game when they did. Watching Jason Giambi bat in the ninth inning with ice hanging off his muttonchops doesn’t make for entertaining baseball.
That said, I’m impressed by the resilience of the Phils and now think they’ll be back in the series. They showed the grit you expect from a championship team and watching them face off against either the Yankees or the Angels could make for some entertaining baseball.
You have to think the Yankees will be the team they face. Not only do they have a killer lineup, but it appears A-Rod has finally overcome his postseason demons and this fall could be one to remember for the New York third baseman.
Let’s just stop playing games in the middle of the night with the temps below freezing.
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