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[susandennis]

Last night's game was one for the record books. We were ahead. We were behind. We tied and then got ahead. We nearly lost it. We finally won. My nephew, born a Red Sox, joined me via texts when we were losing and then winning and then maybe losing and then winning. If we had lost, it would have been very good for Boston.

But, we did not. I was just really hoping that we didn't have to play today after a loss last night. That would have been so sad. Today we might lose and that will be ok. If we win, our trip to the post season will be dependant on other teams' losing.

siobhan63 linked to a great article that explains all the magic that has to happens if the Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox and Mariners all win or lose and all the combos. As she so very validly points out we are all hoping the Yankees lose because, well, Yankees. But the other three? What amazing fun.

Several years ago the MLB declared that all games will start at the same time for the last game of the year. Since the Mariners were traditionally eliminated from playoffs, it never mattered to me. By the last game I was ready to move on with my life.

But today, having them all start at the same time makes it even more wild and crazy and most interesting. 12:10 on this coast, 3:10 on the other one and the rest in the middle.

I used to date a guy who had 4 TV's in his living room so he could watch all the sports all the time. I met him at a baseball game. I wonder what he's doing today. (He also felt earthquakes a full half a minute or more before everyone else. I remember his being in the kitchen and yelling 'earthquake!'. I was distracted and yelled 'what?' and by the time he repeated it, I felt it. It was kind of freaky. And he raced Porches. He was a systems programmer. Interesting guy.)

The Mariners sold out all three games this weekend. The last sold out game was one in mid 2019. I'll bet three sold out games in a row has not happened in a decade. I had a ticket to today's game and returned it and I'm fine with that. I'm not wild about joining 40K+ yelling people probably a good 30 to 40% of whom are not vaccinated. (that percentage is probably high but still) Plus, I'm really just as happy watching it all here where I can repeat if necessary and keep all the games on.

I have not gotten a reminder from Macy's about my chair delivery yet today... I'm worried (not really). BUT I did get notice that the package I dropped at the post office is on its way despite the signs there that told me it would be Monday at the soonest so yeah for my making that extra effort!

I might make some oatmeal cookies before the game starts. I'm nearly totally out of cookies in this house.

Comments

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Here is where baseball (and now days nearly all sports) and I part company. Every game mentioned in the article requires a membership to MLB.TV to watch.

Baseball long ago killed the golden goose with strikes cancelling the World Series (a near sacred event in America at the time) and then have the nerve to whine about how no one watches anymore. The same has happened with the NFL.

If they had any brains at all they would make the last game available on broadcast network and hype the day rather than sucking the life out of what is a nearly unique event.



Good luck to the Sox and the Mariners.

[susandennis]

You are more right than you know. I get a free MLB.TV subscription with my season ticket. BUT all of the Mariner games are blacked out.

PLUS, the games are only televised on a regional sports network ONLY available via cable TV. Way to reel in the younger fans, guys!! They have, just this year, added a streaming service. $80 a month is the predicted price but, of course, it's not available yet so who knows.

S U C K S

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten about the Mariner's blackout for you. I'd have put the blackout rule on my list of marketing idiocy too. No one thinks it makes sense but it keeps going and keeps hurting the image of sports.

[siobhan63.livejournal.com]

Which is why I am very happy to be in Canada. The Jays are owned by the same company (Rogers) that owns the network that has the rights to their games (Sportsnet). No blackouts anywhere in Canada, not even here in Toronto. And today, the various Sportsnet channels are also carrying the Boston and Yankees games. None are carrying the Mariners' game, probably because what they do doesn't impact Toronto as much as what Boston and NY do (we need one of them to lose — the Mariners losing doesn't help us at all).

[sunshine-two.livejournal.com]

what do you do with all these cookies you make? You can't possibly being eating them all. Do you freeze some?

[susandennis]

when they aren't great, i toss 'em. i've tossed a lot. i do freeze about half. but i also eat a LOT of cookies!! :)

[sunshine-two.livejournal.com]

lol

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

The Mariners have had a wonderful season. I am very impressed regardless of the season outcome.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

your nephew was in the Red Sox?

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a heck of a game!

[kensmind.livejournal.com]

I didn't get what I wanted for my birthday — the Mariners to make the playoffs. The Yankees and Red Sox have such a huge advantage with the way they're able to spend money on free agents.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

And after all that, both the Red Sox and the Yankees won, so it didn't matter what anyone else did.

I would have preferred to have the Yankees lose, so they would have had to play Toronto today, giving whichever team won a bit of a pitching conundrum. On the other hand, I'm kind of glad not to have to face the Jays.

Another reason to be glad to Sox don't have to play today is that it's supposed to rain.

Oh. and by the way, we're planning to go to the game tomorrow night, by which time the rain is supposed to be over.

[susandennis]

i hope it is fun tomorrow! i'm looking on the bright side... 90% of my season ticket for next year is already paid for!