Tag: ALCS

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)

2022 League Championship Series schedule

October 18, 2022

In spite of a couple delays in the Division Series games, the winners of each series have been determined, and tonight kicks off the American League and National League Championship Series. Here is the schedule for the ALCS and NLCS, all times Eastern.

Tuesday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 1, Phillies @ Padres, 8:03 p.m., FS1

Wednesday, Oct. 19
NLCS Game 2, Phillies @ Padres, 4:35 p.m., FOX or FS1
ALCS Game 1, Yankees @ Astros, 7:37 p.m., TBS

Thursday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 2, Yankees @ Astros, 7:37 p.m., TBS

Friday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 3, Padres @ Phillies, 7:37 p.m., FS1

Saturday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 3, Astros @ Yankees, 5:07 p.m., TBS
NLCS Game 4, Padres @ Phillies, 7:45 p.m., FOX

Sunday, Oct. 23
NLCS Game 5, Padres @ Phillies, 2:37 p.m., FS1 (if necessary)
ALCS Game 4, Astros @ Yankees, 7:07 p.m., TBS

Monday, Oct. 24
ALCS Game 5, Astros @ Yankees, 4:07 p.m., TBS (if necessary)
NLCS Game 6, Phillies @ San Diego, 8:03 p.m., FS1 (if necessary)

Tuesday, Oct. 25
ALCS Game 6, Yankees @ Astros, 6:07 p.m., TBS (if necessary)
NLCS Game 7, Phillies @ Padres, 8:03 p.m., FOX or FS1 (if necessary)

Wednesday, Oct. 26
ALCS Game 7, Yankees @ Astros, 7:37 p.m., TBS (if necessary)

“Lets Go, Go Go White Sox”

October 13, 2021

I’m not a White Sox fan, but I admit I was lowkey hoping they’d at least advance to the ALCS, if only so that I could post this without it seeming awkward. But I also know that if I wait until after the end of the season, I run the risk of forgetting about this altogether, so here’s the White Sox fight song performed by Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers.

This song first appeared in 1959 during the White Sox’s run for the AL pennant, which was the team’s first league championship since the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. The song re-emerged and regained popularity in 2005, the year that the Sox swept the Astros in four games in the World Series.

Infographic: How much do Canadians love baseball?

January 13, 2021

This infographic baffles me in its sparseness. According to the Environics Analytics website, the graphic was created in light of the Toronto Blue Jays’ first playoff appearance in 22 years (going on to lose the 2015 ALCS to the Kansas City Royals). Compared to what appears to be less than 20% Canadian interest in the sport, a 2006 Gallup poll found that 47% of the U.S. public considers themselves to be baseball fans.

I haven’t been able to find a statistic revealing how many Canadians took the time to watch any of the 2015 playoffs, though attendance at the Rogers Centre was just under 50,000 for each of Games 3-5. Of course, Canadian attendance at Blue Jay games in 2020 was pretty much zero thanks to the pandemic and the Blue Jays getting kicked out of their own country for the season.

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