Near the intersection of “Hell Nah” Ave. and “Toss It Into The Sun” St., sits the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees --- at least, according to most rival team fanbases. And basically anyone who would rather swan dive into a swimming pool filled with broken glass than see either team nab the Commissioner’s Trophy for the millionth time. Would a World Series between the two be watchable?
Duh, that’s not the issue. Neither is the idea that the money flowing in from that series would probably be enough to metaphorically fix the national debt. It’s just … been done before.
Now think: would the possibility of a loveable underdog team facing a terrifying franchise be enough to light a fire under the seats of die-hard baseball fans who are in mourning because their own team’s 2026 MLB season was roadkill a semi? On Thursday, Bleacher Report posted a video on social media that highlighted why more baseball enthusiasts should be rooting for Chicago as they look to face the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Division Series starting Saturday. And now, they just swept Houston for their first postseason win since winning the World Series in 2005,” the video continues.
That gap is now old enough to down Long Island Ice Teas at Buffalo Wild Wings and post about it on TikTok. Tteam’s two celebrations in the post is alone one of the hilarious reasons new fans should perk up and notice. The team heads to Progressive Field to take on Cleveland, who narrowly took the top spot in central standings.
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