I wanted to take a moment to thank the Yankees for winning on Sunday night. After the Seahawks put up as many points as I had in football on Sunday morning, I fully expected to have a day of nothing but sports angst. At least this way, I had a brief moment of happiness before baseball went dark for the rest of this week, now that all of the LCS teams have been settled.

And on the LDS series: shit or get off the pot. This 5 game nonsense is just that: nonsense. Either get rid of the thing or make it a proper 7 games, like the NHL does.

Otherwise, I am somewhat intrigued that the ALCS and NLCS teams have shaped up like they have. First off, there’s two teams from the NL West: waaaaai? Looks like we’re getting an East vs West no matter who wins – if the ratings are off this year, maybe we can put the “not enough of the nation is involved” battle to rest, finally. In addition to that, the top four teams from the MLB have made it to the the LCS: it’s almost like going back to the days before the Wild Card. I can’t remember the last time that happened – maybe it hasn’t since the Wild Card started?

Onto the “Curse of A-Rod”. I don’t think it’s A-Rod that is carrying a curse… I think it’s another person that’s very much beloved by lifetime Yankees fans: Donnie Baseball. Has anyone else noticed that it? I mean, Mattingly left the team after playing in the post season in 1995. The Yankees won the Series in 1996; they hadn’t been to the Series since 1981, the year before Donnie came up in 1982. Breaks my heart that Donnie played for the team all that time with no Ring to show for it, but what can you do? Well, in our case, we can bring him back to the team in the form of a coach. His first year with the team again was 2004 and we know how that year turned out… *sigh* It’s just a trend I see. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think I am.

Oh, and just for tradition’s sake: fuck you, Boston!