Many baseball fans are in the similar position as me in trying to think of reasons why they should still watch the MLB playoffs after their teams have either been eliminated or never even made it. So I did my best to come up with 10 reasons as to why a fan of a team other than the Sox, Tribe, Snakes, or Rox might wanna watch the League Championship Series and onward.
10. Kaz Matsui- one of the biggest disasters in Met history is getting a chance to show exactly why the Mets paid him all that money. Except now he is on the Colorado Rockies and killing the ball. Is it possible this man can actually win the Rockies a pennant for the first time in their short history?
9. Watch the D'Backs succeed without a superstar player- Sure Justin Upton and Stephen Drew will become top talents one day, but right now the state of this team is a bunch of blue collar players who love the game. They seemingly find a way to win ball games. Yes they have Brandon "Lockdown" Webb, but after him name 3 other pitchers they have on their active playoff roster. Do the same for the position players sans Drew and Upton. Makes you wonder why a team like the Pirates can't win with unspectacular players.
8. The Yankees have been eliminated- It's always a joyous occasion when the highest spending team is weeping and getting an early start on their golf games. Especially for the 3rd consecutive year. This team has a ton of unanswered questions for next season, including who the manager is going to be.
7. Only because it fits with the number it's at is why it's not lower on this list. But the potential for the two greatest words in sport: GAME 7. Now with series being best of 7, there is a chance that heroes can be born in the clutchest of situations.
6. Can the Rockies stay hot?- This team's improbable run can add another chapter if they can stay hot and defeat a superior Diamondbacks team. As shown with the Cardinals in last years NLCS, it's not always the best team who wins, but who's playing the best. The Rockies are riding a Tsunami of Momentum right now that just might lead them to a World Title.
5. Football is only on tv on Sunday's and one game on Monday. So the sports fan can get their fix of exciting action multiple times during the week with baseball while being able to quickly feed their need for some gridiron greatness on Sunday.
4. Two teams, whose inception into the league occurred after my birth, have a chance to win the world series- Usually teams with already storied histories look to add to their resumes, but this time a team with a fairly naked resume has a chance to add a large ink blot to it should they win it all. Yes the D'backs have already won a world series, but honestly, what else have they done prior to or after that. Nada.
3. A chance to see just how badly closers Joe Borowski, Jose Valverde, and Manny Corpas can possibly blow it- I give John Papelbon a pass here because he has been dominant since being turned into a closer. It's very possible he could melt down in the postseason as well, but with these other 3 it's much more likely. Joe Borowski led the AL with 45 saves, but had a 5 plus ERA. Valverde is a head case and has never been here before, and Corpas has been a closer for all of two and a half months. None of them are at Trevor Hoffman like levels of sucking in huge situations, but they have the chance to gain ground on him this year.
2. Manny being Manny- Not only are his antics worth watching, but he is starting to swing a lethal bat again. When Manny is on, he is a monster at the plate. Arguably the greatest run producer of our generation has the ability to put on a clinic that will bring smiles to the eyes of of everyone in Red Sox Nation and many a souvenir to people up in the Monstah seats.
1. Touch Em All Joe, the ball gets by Buckner, Mr. November- The potential for a history making moment for the ages. Kaz Matsui taking Paps deep into the cold Colorado night while they cap off one of the most improbable runs in sports history. Asdrubal Cabrera grounds one softly down to first only for it to go through the legs of 7'5" first basemen Tony Clark to keep the Tribe alive for another day.
Hey it could happen.......again!
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