"This, citizens, is why you put your kids into youth sports and then spent all those extra hours yelling at other parents' children. This is why you bought all those unnecessary rounds at the tavern and needed to leave your car behind to get home. This is why you blocked out all those Sundays and didn't attend family gatherings because there were games into which you needed to immerse yourselves. All for this, a day with three win-or-go-golfing games in succession."
"True, it wasn't quite what we all hoped for, the rarefied Agony Grand Slam when every series goes the distance, and true, a three-game series rather than the more ideal best-of-seven rather cheapens the effect, but baseball did its damnedest. It produced delightfully taut shows in Cleveland, Chicago, and New York. All were constructed similarly, in the all-hands-on-deck, all-ideas-in-play style that separates the postseason from some Tuesday night in July."
Postseason baseball produced three tightly contested, emotionally charged games that rewarded fan investment and sacrifice. Teams that lost Game 1 mounted powerful, cinematic Game 2 comebacks. The three-game format still delivered the postseason’s all-hands-on-deck, all-ideas-in-play ethos that separates October baseball from regular-season evenings. Frequent pitching changes created moments of brilliance and moments of disaster, keeping long stretches of play engaging. The Dodgers overcame an early Reds lead to win 8-4 and advance, while other series in Cleveland, Chicago, and New York showcased competitive depth and theatrical playoff drama.
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