The 2019 MLB Season Heads toward Final Games

What a treat for a Mets fan. Walking on the Lower Eastside with my dad, we came upon this store on East Ninth Street called Mr. Throw Back so we went inside and I tried on a vintage 1980s Mets jacket. Not bad, eh?

The 2019 MLB playoffs are almost over and all fans are focusing on the final games of the World Series.

The NL Wild Card Game was pretty fun, it was 3-1 going into the 8^th, then, Juan Soto hits a single with a bunch of errors which scores 3. That changed the outcome of the game by 58%. Then, the Nats’ bullpen thankfully shutout the Brewers offense, which is surprising knowing how their bullpen has been the whole season. The AL Wild Card Game between the Rays and the A’s was the same, with the Rays winning, 5-1. The score was cruising normally the whole game with short gains here and there but those gains made the difference. Avisail Garcia of the Rays made the biggest difference with a two-run shot in the bottom of the second off of Sean Manaea of the A’s.

The Divisional Series were much more fun. However, the Twins and the Yankees were the least fun, with the Yankees sweeping the Twins and soundly defeating them in each of the games, with Gleyber Torres being my MVP. The Astros and the Rays played the second ALDS. It looked like a surefire sweep to everyone, but the Rays were determined and they tangoed for 5 games, with the Astros coming out on top, and Jose Altuve the A’s being my MVP. In the NLDSs, the games were a little more interesting. The Cardinals and the Braves played and again, the Braves looked like a surefire win, but no, the Cardinals win in 7, probably the most exciting series in all of the playoffs so far, with Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals being the MVP for me. The Dodgers and the Nationals played and everyone who knows baseball would know the Dodgers would smoke the Nats in 3, but no, the Nats fought their hearts out, the series going back and forth until Game 5. Then, Howie Kendrick of the Nats, who’s having an electric postseason so far, smacks a ball for a Grand Slam off of Joe Kelly and the Nationals continue their Cinderella story. The Nats’ Anthony Rendon is my MVP.

The Championship Series weren’t projected to be very fun or interesting, however they were for sure. The Nats and the Braves weren’t too interesting, with the Nats winning 4-0 in the series, with the offense fighting and being crazy good. The series MVP is Howie Kendrick leading his team in almost all categories. The American League Conference Series was interesting as ever. The Astros eventually won the series in 6 games but it was soooo fun to watch. It was 3-1 in the series, in the last game in New York. James Paxton was really good in that game, in 6 innings pitched, only 4 hits allowed and only one run allowed. The Yankees looked like favorites in this game, going back to Houston, but it took till the 9^th to define a winner. With the Yankees’ lights out reliever Aroldis Chapman on the mound, everyone was thinking extra innings was bound, with two outs, Houston’s Jose Altuve steps to the plate. With a 2-1 count, Jose sends a ball to deep left-center field to send the Astros home. GAME!!!!

Now onto the World Series between the Nats and Astros, which is tied at 2 games apiece.