Champions

Is there anything better than October baseball?

I live close enough to Dodger Stadium to hear the fireworks after a hometown victory. And last night's ka-BOOM was particularly apt, capping off a thrilling World Series-clinching win. 

It was an uphill battle for most of the evening. But in the end, all eyes came to rest on a single pitcher and a lone batter. It took all 185 pounds of Walker Buehler to snap the final pitch past a swinging Alex Verdugo. A curveball wielded like a dagger, and just like that, Dodger Nation claimed its eighth championship banner.

Dodgers v. Yankees. East Coast v. West Coast. Pinstripes v. Dodger Blue.

October baseball. The stuff that dreams are made of...

"Baseball. It breaks your heart. It's designed to break your heart." - A. Bartlett Giamatti (former commissioner of Major League Baseball)