BASE-BALL

[kurumi]

Congrats to the Nats on their first pennant!

[US 89]

Congrats to the Nats on their first pennant!

I will be rooting for the Nats in the World Series no matter who wins the ALCS, but especially if it’s the Yankees. (And before you ask, no, I’m not a Red Sox fan either.)

[CNGL-Leudimin]

With the Nationals making it to the World Series for the first time ever, the Mariners become the only team to never have reached them.

Like most of you, I'll be rooting for the Nats. The Yankees have too many titles, and the Astros won recently.

[nexus73]

With the Nationals making it to the World Series for the first time ever, the Mariners become the only team to never have reached them.

Like most of you, I'll be rooting for the Nats. The Yankees have too many titles, and the Astros won recently.

As was said about the Washington Senators, "First In War, First In Peace and Last In The American League!".  Between them and the USFL's Washington Federals, there are some teams which can never win in certain cities.  At least Seattle set a record for regular season wins.  Washington MLB has been as cursed an enterprise as there is so that would make them the ultimate underdog. 

I'll be rooting for them!

Rick

[Max Rockatansky]

With the Nationals making it to the World Series for the first time ever, the Mariners become the only team to never have reached them.

Like most of you, I'll be rooting for the Nats. The Yankees have too many titles, and the Astros won recently.

Too bad that taste of the Expos tanking their way out of Montreal still lingers.  Suffice to say the Nationals are a long way from all that contraction talk of a decade and a half ago.  At least the Cardinals didn't make it, that would have been boring to see them in the World Series again.

[Henry]

What a difference 25 years makes! After that disastrous ending to the 1994 season (with a strike that wiped out the entire postseason and World Series), a contraction that nearly ended their existence, a big move across the border and the in-between seasons that ranged from mediocre to downright disappointing, the Expos-turned-Nationals have redeemed themselves in a big way with their first NL pennant. Next, they'll face the monumental task of ending their city's 95-year championship drought, no matter who their opponent is, but if they perform as well as they did against the Cardinals (whom I absolutely despise with a passion), then they have a very good shot at it.

[Max Rockatansky]

What a difference 25 years makes! After that disastrous ending to the 1994 season (with a strike that wiped out the entire postseason and World Series), a contraction that nearly ended their existence, a big move across the border and the in-between seasons that ranged from mediocre to downright disappointing, the Expos-turned-Nationals have redeemed themselves in a big way with their first NL pennant. Next, they'll face the monumental task of ending their city's 95-year championship drought, no matter who their opponent is, but if they perform as well as they did against the Cardinals (whom I absolutely despise with a passion), then they have a very good shot at it.

The worst thing that probably can happen is the ALCS going long and the Nationals get cold.  The ALCS might have a rain out today, having a long layoff doesn't usually doesn't bode well for maintaining a hot streak. 

[triplemultiplex]

Josh Hader's choke job in the Wild Card tastes less acrid now.

[Alps]

I'm rooting for the Expos. Not the Nationals though.

[NWI_Irish96]

What a difference 25 years makes! After that disastrous ending to the 1994 season (with a strike that wiped out the entire postseason and World Series), a contraction that nearly ended their existence, a big move across the border and the in-between seasons that ranged from mediocre to downright disappointing, the Expos-turned-Nationals have redeemed themselves in a big way with their first NL pennant. Next, they'll face the monumental task of ending their city's 95-year championship drought, no matter who their opponent is, but if they perform as well as they did against the Cardinals (whom I absolutely despise with a passion), then they have a very good shot at it.

The worst thing that probably can happen is the ALCS going long and the Nationals get cold.  The ALCS might have a rain out today, having a long layoff doesn't usually doesn't bode well for maintaining a hot streak. 

The World Series starts on the same day regardless of how long each series goes, unless one of them has more than 2 rainouts.

[jp the roadgeek]

What a difference 25 years makes! After that disastrous ending to the 1994 season (with a strike that wiped out the entire postseason and World Series), a contraction that nearly ended their existence, a big move across the border and the in-between seasons that ranged from mediocre to downright disappointing, the Expos-turned-Nationals have redeemed themselves in a big way with their first NL pennant. Next, they'll face the monumental task of ending their city's 95-year championship drought, no matter who their opponent is, but if they perform as well as they did against the Cardinals (whom I absolutely despise with a passion), then they have a very good shot at it.

The worst thing that probably can happen is the ALCS going long and the Nationals get cold.  The ALCS might have a rain out today, having a long layoff doesn't usually doesn't bode well for maintaining a hot streak.

Absolutely true.  Look at the 07 Rockies who tore through the Division Series and NLCS and sat there while the Red Sox/Indians ALCS went the full 7.  Sox swept the Rockies in the World Series and it wasn't really close (ok, but still better than the Cards effort against the Nats).

[spooky]

I'm rooting for the Expos. Not the Nationals though.

Vive Les Expos!

[Mark68]

Congrats to the Nats on their first pennant!

I will be rooting for the Nats in the World Series no matter who wins the ALCS, but especially if it's the Yankees. (And before you ask, no, I'm not a Red Sox fan either.)

As will I.

I think all right-thinking baseball fans who are not in New York or from New York should loathe the Yankees.

[Stephane Dumas]

I saw this one in another forum.
https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/2019-nlcs-3-st-louis-cardinals-vs-wc1-washington-nationals-wsh-wins-4-0.2696275/page-8#post-165492721  However, I think Bud Selig shouldn't get all the credit, Donald Fehr played a part too. >_<

[Alps]

Congrats to the Nats on their first pennant!

I will be rooting for the Nats in the World Series no matter who wins the ALCS, but especially if it's the Yankees. (And before you ask, no, I'm not a Red Sox fan either.)

As will I.

I think all right-thinking baseball fans who are not in New York or from New York should loathe the Yankees.

Most of them shouldn't care. I don't care about the Lakers, or Cowboys, or [name popular franchise]. I hate my teams' rivals.

[Max Rockatansky]

Congrats to the Nats on their first pennant!

I will be rooting for the Nats in the World Series no matter who wins the ALCS, but especially if it's the Yankees. (And before you ask, no, I'm not a Red Sox fan either.)

As will I.

I think all right-thinking baseball fans who are not in New York or from New York should loathe the Yankees.

Most of them shouldn't care. I don't care about the Lakers, or Cowboys, or [name popular franchise]. I hate my teams' rivals.

When my team isn't involved I usually just root for teams that haven't been a championship series or game in a long time.  Personally I find a lot of the marque teams in sports to be more boring than something I hate. 

[Stephane Dumas]

The Astros won the American League pennant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8HRUTUxKw0

[kendancy66]

What a difference 25 years makes! After that disastrous ending to the 1994 season (with a strike that wiped out the entire postseason and World Series), a contraction that nearly ended their existence, a big move across the border and the in-between seasons that ranged from mediocre to downright disappointing, the Expos-turned-Nationals have redeemed themselves in a big way with their first NL pennant. Next, they'll face the monumental task of ending their city's 95-year championship drought, no matter who their opponent is, but if they perform as well as they did against the Cardinals (whom I absolutely despise with a passion), then they have a very good shot at it.

The worst thing that probably can happen is the ALCS going long and the Nationals get cold.  The ALCS might have a rain out today, having a long layoff doesn't usually doesn't bode well for maintaining a hot streak. 

There was interesting statistic that revealed that 7 NLCS champions have "swept".  They are only 1 and 6 in the world series.  The only sweep winners are the 1995 Atlanta Braves

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

What a difference 25 years makes! After that disastrous ending to the 1994 season (with a strike that wiped out the entire postseason and World Series), a contraction that nearly ended their existence, a big move across the border and the in-between seasons that ranged from mediocre to downright disappointing, the Expos-turned-Nationals have redeemed themselves in a big way with their first NL pennant. Next, they'll face the monumental task of ending their city's 95-year championship drought, no matter who their opponent is, but if they perform as well as they did against the Cardinals (whom I absolutely despise with a passion), then they have a very good shot at it.

The worst thing that probably can happen is the ALCS going long and the Nationals get cold.  The ALCS might have a rain out today, having a long layoff doesn't usually doesn't bode well for maintaining a hot streak. 

There was interesting statistic that revealed that 7 NLCS champions have "swept".  They are only 1 and 6 in the world series.  The only sweep winners are the 1995 Atlanta Braves

They closed out 8-2 against the state of Ohio. (Cincy in the LCS, Cleveland in the World Series)

[NWI_Irish96]

The American League has won every World Series in which the Astros have participated.

[jeffandnicole]

The American League has won every World Series in which the Astros have participated.

LOL

Maybe it'll finally work out for them this time!

[Stephane Dumas]

The American League has won every World Series in which the Astros have participated.

LOL
Maybe it'll finally work out for them this time!

Didn't the Astron won a World Series in 2017 when they moved from the National League to the American League?

[Max Rockatansky]

The American League has won every World Series in which the Astros have participated.

LOL
Maybe it'll finally work out for them this time!

Didn't the Astron won a World Series in 2017 when they moved from the National League to the American League?

They did, so the American League is 2-0 in their World Series appearances. 

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Well, at least the Yankees aren't in the World Series. Regardless of that, since the Astros won recently, I'm still rooting for the Nationals (or as those who got stuck in 2004 say, the Expos) to win it all.

[jp the roadgeek]