World Series? What’s the World Series some of you may ask. Have you ever heard of the Super Bowl, the Finals, or even the World Cup. Well the World Series is like a Super Bowl, but for baseball, except the way it’s played is different. The World Series could have up to 7 games, there are 2 teams that go head to head to win the title of the World Series. The series could be shortened if one team wins 4 games before the other team, whoever wins 4 games first wins. Last year in 2016 the the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians. This year in 2017 the Houston Astros and the L.A. Dodgers played. Last night on November 1st the Astros and Dodgers played game 7, and the Astros won the series and took home the gold.
Coy Lister, an 8th grade boy at SJHS, enjoys to play and watch baseball. Coy likes to watch baseball because it’s calming, when you are able to sit and watch a good game. Since Coy also likes to play the game he is able to watch the MLB players, especially the teams and players that made it to the World Series , and learn how players play their positions, learn from their mistakes, and pick up new things that they didn’t know about in the first place. Coy wanted the Houston Astros to win this year. Coy said, “I want the Astros to win this year because the Dodgers are my least favorite team.” Since Coy’s favorite team is the Giants he wants the Astros to win because the Dodgers are the Giants rivals.
River Jackson, a die heart Dodgers fan, loves to watch and play the game of baseball. He was really excited this year to know that his team had made it to the World Series. River has been playing baseball since he was in 2nd grade, he plays center field and 2nd base. “If I could play for any team in the major league, I would play for the Dodgers, since they are my favorite team.” said River. River would pick the Dodgers and the Red Sox to play in the World Series if he had the chance to, since they are is favorite teams. His favorite player is Joc Pederson, he says that he just likes him and enjoys watching him play.
Who would you want to play in the World Series? Would you play in the World Series?