Month: October 2024

2024 World Series schedule

October 22, 2024

The 2024 World Series teams have been decided, and the series begins in just a matter of days. I will come out and say that I will be rooting for the Dodgers in this series, in hopes that they can knock out the team that knocked the Royals out of the playoffs. Here is how the World Series schedule is shaping up (all times Eastern):

Friday, Oct. 25
Game 1: New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Oct. 26
Game 2: New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

Monday, Oct. 28
Game 3: Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

Tuesday, Oct. 29
Game 4: Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

Wednesday, Oct. 30
Game 5*: Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

Friday, Nov. 1
Game 6*: New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 7*: New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)

(*if necessary)

2024 League Championship Series schedule

October 13, 2024

Sadly, the Royals got eliminated by the Yankees in the Division Series this past week. I am proud of their season, however. When the season began, nobody expected Kansas City to do so well in 2024, myself included. Nevertheless, the postseason goes on, and here is how the schedule is looking for the ALCS and NLCS (all times Eastern):

Sunday, Oct. 13
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, NLCS Game 1, 8:15 p.m. (FOX)

Monday, Oct. 14
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, NLCS Game 2, 4:08 p.m. (FOX and FS1)
Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, ALCS Game 1, 7:38 p.m. (TBS, truTV, Max)

Tuesday, Oct. 15
Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, ALCS Game 2, 7:38 p.m. (TBS, truTV, Max)

Wednesday, Oct. 16
Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets, NLCS Game 3, 8:08 p.m. (FS1)

Thursday, Oct. 17
New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians, ALCS Game 3 (TBS, truTV, Max)
Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets, NLCS Game 4 (FOX/FS1)

Friday, Oct. 18
New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians, ALCS Game 4 (TBS, truTV, Max)
Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets, NLCS Game 5* (FOX/FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 19
New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians, ALCS Game 5* (TBS, truTV, Max)

Sunday, Oct. 20
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, NLCS Game 6* (FOX/FS1)

Monday, Oct. 21
Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, ALCS Game 6* (TBS, truTV, Max)
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, NLCS Game 7* (FOX/FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 22
Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, ALCS Game 7* (TBS, truTV, Max)

(*if necessary)

Conversation with Bob Kendrick

October 8, 2024

I discovered this podcast, History That Doesn’t Suck, a couple of months ago, and I really enjoy listening to it. Professor Greg Jackson has a way of talking about history that makes it seem like story time, and he’s quite engaging.

Released last week, the episode below deviates a bit from the podcast’s usual format. This conversation with Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick is equally engaging, however, and Kendrick is quite the storyteller himself. In the episode, he talks, of course, about the Negro Leagues, about Jackie Robinson, about the quality of play that could be found in the Negro Leagues, takes a look at the economics, and many other topics surrounding this bit of American history.

The above episode also mentions the podcast’s previous episode: “165: America’s Favorite Pastime: Baseball, the Negro Leagues, and the Great Bambino.” I’m not sure why episode 165 is not uploaded to YouTube, however, I did find it on Spotify, and I believe the podcast is available on other platforms, as well. Or you can just go to the podcast website and listen to episodes here. I definitely encourage you to check it out!

2024 Division Series schedule

October 4, 2024

The 2024 playoff season continues as we look forward to the Division Series, beginning tomorrow! Here is how these games are looking to line up:

Saturday, Oct. 5
Detroit @ Cleveland, Game 1, 1 p.m. ET (TBS, TruTV, Max)
New York Mets @ Philadelphia, Game 1, 4 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City @ New York Yankees, Game 1, 6:30 p.m. (TBS, Max)
San Diego @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 1, 8:30 p.m. (FS1)

Sunday, Oct. 6
New York Mets @ Philadelphia, Game 2, 4 p.m. ET (FS1)
San Diego @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 2, 8 p.m. (FS1)

Monday, Oct. 7
Detroit @ Cleveland, Game 2, 4 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, Max)
Kansas City @ New York Yankees, Game 2, 7:30 p.m. (TBS, truTV, Max)

Tuesday, Oct. 8
Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego, Game 3 (FOX/FS1)
Philadelphia @ New York Mets, Game 3 (FOX/FS1)

Wednesday, Oct. 9
New York Yankees @ Kansas City, Game 3 (TBS, truTV, Max)
Cleveland @ Detroit, Game 3 (TBS, truTV, Max)
Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego, Game 4* (FOX/FS1)
Philadelphia @ New York Mets, Game 4* (FOX/FS1)

Thursday, Oct. 10
New York Yankees @ Kansas City, Game 4* (TBS, truTV, Max)
Cleveland @ Detroit, Game 4* (TBS, truTV, Max)

Friday, Oct. 11
San Diego @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 5* (FOX/FS1)
New York Mets @ Philadelphia, Game 5* (FOX/FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 12
Kansas City @ New York Yankees, Game 5* (TBS, Max)
Detroit @ Cleveland, Game 5* (TBS, Max)

*if necessary

Go Royals!

2024 Wild Card Series schedule

October 1, 2024

MLB playoffs begin today! And I find myself particularly excited due to the Royals making their first post-season appearance in nine years. Here is how the Wild Card Series is looking to take place:

Tuesday, Oct. 1
Detroit @ Houston, Game 1, 2:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Kansas City @ Baltimore, Game 1, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
New York Mets @ Milwaukee, Game 1, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Atlanta @ San Diego, Game 1, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Wednesday, Oct. 2
Detroit @ Houston, Game 2, 2:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Kansas City @ Baltimore, Game 2, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
New York Mets @ Milwaukee, Game 2, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Atlanta @ San Diego, Game 2, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Thursday, Oct. 3
Detroit @ Houston, Game 3*, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
Kansas City @ Baltimore, Game 3*, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Atlanta @ San Diego, Game 3*, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
New York Mets @ Milwaukee, Game 3*, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

*if necessary