The Morning After…

(on a train somewhere between Milwaukee and Chicago)

I’ve known Roger Riley for 40 years dating back to our days in San Diego.

Wednesday night after the Diamondbacks eliminated Milwaukee, the Senior Director of Travel for the Diamondbacks was standing off to the side of a collection of champagne bottles about to be opened by a bunch of boys wearing goggles. Yep, the celebration shower. “It never gets old”, Roger said to me. We had a quick laugh as the corks were popped and the bubbly flowed freely. Roger is one of the few “originals” left. Good things happen to good people…

Does this group of players know that they aren’t supposed to be here? No they don’t. It’s like they’re a travel ball team rolling in to play over on field 11. A bunch of kids who just flat ball out. Fall behind and have the composure and confidence that they will come back. Alek Thomas launching a homerun down the right field line started the comeback. Back in Spring Training did anyone have Thomas as the player that would start a comeback in Game Two on the road in Milwaukee? How about Ryan Thompson or Andrew Saalfrank out of the bullpen? Beauty of baseball…

So now the “Beat LA” chants. Guessing that there will be more than a few sick days used this Thursday after Game Three on Wednesday(bosses plan accordingly).
The Dodger lineup is loaded and Clayton Kershaw has been his usual self, but the Dodgers don’t have Julio Urias as that top-shelf number two…

We are the busiest sports market in America that not many talk about. Cool to have a story like this to follow…