The title of this blog is "Changing things up," one, because I felt I needed to change my topic or my head would explode, because I can write a story or two about how are water polo team is doing, but there is not much excitement to blog about.
So I decided to change it to my one true sporting love, baseball. At least for this one blog.
The other reason that my title is what it is is because of how the Major League Baseball playoffs have played out thus far. Things are definitely different than what most thought going into the MLB playoffs, as there one team in the world series that until a few days ago was one of only three franchises to never make it to the world series. The other team has not been there since 2002 when they were led by a huge, juicing Left Fielder. Their leader now? A 170 pound scrawny twentysomething named "the freak."
When I was younger, I lived, breathed, and died for baseball. I knew all the stats, all the players, what teams were good at, and bad, and I was proud of it! Now, I've expanded my appreciation to many other sports, so Im not as much an expert, however I know that some things that have always stayed the same, changed this year.
1. You can always count the Rangers out in AL West. (except this year :D)
2. The Yankees and Red Sox(Rays?) will finish 1-2 in AL EAST, and Rays will be bottom dwellers.
Changes this year...As evidenced in the standings: 2010 MLB Standings
3. The Giants can't succeed without Barry Bonds.(Buster Posey/Pitching?)
Rookie of The Year anyone?? A Little Bit About Buster
I, being a Mets and Angels fan, am very happy about 1/2 of the World Series contenders. I am incredibly relieved that the Giants defeated the Phillies in the NLCS, because there is only one other team I dislike more than the Phillies, the Red Sox.
The Rangers making the World Series is less of a thrill for me, as they did what the Angels failed to do last season, defeat the Yankees in the ALCS.
This has been a crazy year all around the MLB, with 6 no hitters(2 perfect games, and one in the playoffs, Roy Halladay's 2nd of the season), One perfect game thrown away by a missed call with 2 outs in the 9th, one surprise 50 home run man in Canada, the Buehrle meter, and many man more surprises.
So it is easy for me to say how much I am looking forward to this surprise World series. There are so many different stories going on, from the fakest real beard in the MLB to the ACE pitcher in Texas looking to bring a World Series trophy to his fourth team in two years. SEE: Cliff Lee Whoever your rooting interest may be, you will no doubt be able to find something intriguing in this all together unexpected series.
All these thoughts tie in to our school, because unexpected is exactly what we get from our baseball team. They had the best season in the history of the program last season, finishing 49-15 and earning a birth in the NAIA world series 2009 Record and it came out of nowhere, as the season before they finished a mere 5 games above .500. 2008 Record
I guess you can chalk these things up to the old addage, "that's why they play the game."
