We are the best in American League, we earned that. However, you saw us get blanked twice in the World Series, and I have a theory as to why.

We’ve got the power and the strikeout pitching, classic AL ball. But, we need to close out games and play small ball (aka manufacture runs via sacrifice flys, bunts, steals, etc.).

We are getting motherfuckers on base like clockwork, but failing to bring them home, even with the bases loaded. With less than two outs, hit a deep fly ball. Score a snarf. Win the close game. Win the extra-inning game. 80% of our wins might be easy like 5-1, but if it’s 0-0 through nine, we gotta get it the hard way. We are 2-6 in extra innings this year.

Jose Valverde is our man. Support him, snarfs. Remember how many times he’s been there.

If we can keep Papa Grande healthy and manufacture runs when we need them, we will climb the mountain of Major League Baseball by beating the National League at their own game.