Not even in my wildest imaginings of how this season would play out did our club feature in this, its final act. That said, as I mentioned in one of the updates, once I saw how competitive we were I really wanted us to see it through. Well, now we have the chance to do just that.
A good chance, I believe, against a Yankees squad that is obviously talented or else it wouldn’t be here, but also one that has its shortcomings. As do we.
Our game plan here will be a fairly simple one: try and stay in the game and then hopefully get to their bullpen—easily the weakest part of their setup, even before Stottlemyre went down. Simple, yes. Straightforward, no. They have a great rotation and a lineup with many tentacles and many ways of beating you. We will have to be way more disciplined than we have been throughout the season, way more consistent, way more clinical. If we can find a way to do so then we are in this one right up to our eyeballs. If not, the Yanks will have their 7th World Championship.
Roberto Clemente rejoins the squad, but Scoop Oliver will likely play little of the first game or two.