I watched last night's heroics with mixed feelings. If the Indians beat the Yankees, they advance to the next round of the playoffs. If they lost, they would have to face the Yanks in a do-or-die match tomorrow night in Cleveland.
I had 5 tickets to tomorrow's game and would have loved to go. But as last night's game progressed, I found that what I really wanted was to knock off the Yankees as soon as possible. This is a very powerful, experienced team with a lot of weapons. So I was thrilled when the Indians built a big lead and then hung on to win, 6-4.
Next up: The Red Sox, another formidable adversary. But I think this is the Indians' year. As I mentioned in an earlier post, God is an Indians fan. He sent a plague of gnats to confuse the Yankees on Friday night, so it's pretty obvious that the Man Upstairs will take care of any obstacles the rest of the way.
;-)
Toledo, Ohio
Oct. 9, 2007