A fascinating series concluded with the Dodgers going to the World Series for the second year in a row. It was interesting to see Jansen come in early and then Kershaw come in and close out the game. I enjoyed the series but by the end, I was getting a bit tired of hearing about how awesome Hader is from the commentary. It's not like he pitched a no hitter game. Anyway, I look forward to playing Boston and would love to go but on checking prices, the minimum is $700 for nose bleed seats. WTF ?!
I agree - that was a really interesting series, and will probably cause a lot of managers to re-examine their options during the regular season next year. I only wanted the (hated) Dodgers to win because they represent "our" division, but truth be told, I feel like it would be a shame if the Sox don't win the WS after taking 108 reg season games.
I couldn't be more apathetic to a Dodgers or Sox win, and am becoming more and more dispirited with most major leagues, as they've all become a battle of one wealthy owner vs another. The Red Sox spent the most money in the entire league, and out-spent the closest team by nearly 30 million. So statistically a Red Sox World Series win is exactly what you'd expect from them. Absolutely nothing interesting about it.
On the plus side the lack of a salary cap exists for the benefit of the players, and rightly so, as it's them putting their necks out to play. Anymore I'm starting to look at the story behind these leagues as player-oriented. The story isn't the teams winning championships, it's the players who are strong enough to be recruited to these teams, and the accolades they achieve there.
How about what we do for future seasons is divide a teams number of wins by the number of millions they spent. Top 8 get in.