One Round Down

     I am back for some more sports blogging.  The NBA season is still just in the preseason games.  So not much is going on there.  For more important things, the MLB playoffs have already played the first series of their division.
     The playoffs are usually really close games and series but this year so far was kind of a change.  The Philadelphia Phillies, having one of the best teams in the playoffs completely destroyed the Cincinnati Reds in a three game sweep.  The first game they played the Phillies ace pitcher Roy Halladay threw a shutout, meaning the Reds did not even score.  Things did not get in better for the Reds, losing the next two games ending the series getting swept.  Another short series was the fourth ranked New York Yankees vs. the Minnesota Twins.  Many people thought this would be a good series but the underdog, the Yankees came out on top still.  This series was a high scoring one but the Twins just could not handle the veteran Yankee team.  As for a closer game, the Tampa Bay Rays played the Texas Rangers in a clutch five games.  The first two games were won by the Rangers, then the next two were clutch come back wins for the Rays making it a 2-2 series.  Then on October 12, game 5 was played and the Rangers took a good solid win with the final score being 5-1.  The last series was the San Fransisco Giants vs. the Atlanta Braves.  The Braves have battled many injuries this year and are not 100 percent.  You could tell in the playoffs. The Braves only got one win out of the whole series, making the Giants ease into the next round.

Yankees All Star third basemen

     There are now four teams left in the MLB playoffs.  The New York Yankees will be playing the Texas Rangers and the Philadelphia Phillies will be taking on the San Fransisco Giants.  This are all clutch games and the best team will come out on top.  Tune in next week on some more playoff baseball updates.