How to get over World Series woes
Written by Taesian (Photo: LA times)
Hello Tumblr I’m back. Perhaps this is long overdue, and I might be back here after some Life Misfortunes and Life Miscues.
SO I am a big Dodger fan. I’ve been to over 200 Dodger games since 1997.
Most memorable game, is when we hit 4 HRs back to back to back to back,
2 off HOF Trevor Hoffman, followed by a Nomar HR in extra innings,
Game I want to forget: Fernando Tatis hit 2 Grand Slames in 1 inning against ChanHo Park.
Oct 1st was pretty tough for me.
More to follow on that on my next novel.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS had the best record in MLB.
On to the playoffs. We waited for the winner of the NL Wildcard team, as division rivals Arizona Diamondbacks played the Colorado Rockies
(2 of 3 teams in MLB using State in their names, I’ll consider NY teams as NYC)
I said if we lose to them, I was going to move out of State, just hop on my Harley and head East until I found something or someone to settle on.
Then we faced the Cubs in the NLCS, rematch of last year’s,
and we beat them pretty smoothly.
I thought we were UNSTOPPABLE…………
WORLD SERIES -
Great series. But it was turbulent. It was emotionally, mentally, and physically draining. It was up and down. It was like my parents’ marriage. It frustrated me to watch like how this tumblr page is lagging. I stared at the TV blankly for 6 minutes straight until the commercial break when Brian McCann hit the HR at the end of Game 5.
Series ended. It ended on a ground ball to Jose Altuve, who I call Venezuelan Mighty Mouse, as he threw to first, and the Houston Astros celebrated their first World Series at Dodgers Stadium. On Blue Heaven. On the Cathedral.
Congratulations Houston,
But it just felt shitty. It was a shitty way to go. I heard this series was better than last year, and I have to disagree. Indians were down by 1 at the end of the game last year. Both teams were fighting 50+ year championship droughts.
I felt very void. It felt like I was dumped. It felt like “the great hope” was washed away just like that.
I received more “get well” messages than the times I tore my ankle, knee, shoulder - combined.
That was Wednesday. Back to work Thursday.
Thursday I worked by USC Culver City. Many people had LA hats on, blue jerseys, Dodger t-shirts. I worked until 6:30 PM and as I drove by DTLA, I saw the sign for the Kings game. I bought a last minute ticket and went to the game by myself.
I saw the LA Kings jump to a 5-0 lead. Yes!
(like how the Astros got to a 5-0 lead…… 0_x)
It was Jonathan Quick’s 500th game.
I saw a player score his first ever NHL goal.
Then there was some BS call, then the Maple Leafs scored on a penalty shot.
The Maple Leafs came back and made it closer, score 5-3. Kings eventually won, but it was a very uneasy 5-3 game. Entertaining game at Staples.
Friday night, I have been invited back to the Staple Center for a Laker game. It was the return of DLOas the Brooklyn Nets came to LA, as Brook Lopez, Dlo, Mozgov, Corey Brewer played their former teams.
Brook Lopez went OFF score 30+ points 10+ boards, my new favorite Laker Kuzma got a double-double as well. I saw more Dodger jerseys there, almost as many as Laker jerseys.
I am fortunate to live in a great city, with all these great sports teams.
Every year the Dodgers with the new ownership have gotten further into the playoffs, and at this rate, they should WIN the WS in 2018.
The Vegas odds have the Dodgers 5 to 1 to win the World Series in 2018.
To get over the World Series woes, I am staying optimistic in the management, manager and coaches, and the players, and the baseball gods, that all things will align and the Dodgers will win their first world series in 30 years. 7th title will come to boys in Blue.
OPTIMISM of my town will get me through the World Series blues.
