Just when you think that you're down and out...

I'm expecting none of you to read this because it's about baseball.
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Game 5 of the ALCS [American League Championship Series] starts at 8:07 tonight.
I am ready to fall out of my chair.
The Rays are currently winning the series 3 games to 1 over the Boston Red Sox. If the Rays can win tonight, they've got themselves a trip to the World Series. If not, however, they will have to come back to good old Tampa Bay and play Game 6. And possibly 7. Though we're really counting on them winning tonight so as to avoid all of that.
Personally I think it would really be quite nice to kick the snot out of Boston at their home field, and stain their clubhouse with champagne and Ray-excitement. Since we know St. Petersburg will be having enough parties of their own tonight, should they win.
So, in honor of their awesomeness, my dad is currently fixing my yorkie's mohawk, and I've been listening to Down and Out by Tantric over and over and over again.
The significance of the song, you ask?
Duh. Evan Longoria's batting song. And considering how much of a wrecking ball he's been in himself, what can it hurt?
Yes, it's the second song on my playlist. Go listen. Give some home team support, will you?
Now let's shoot over to the NLCS [National League Championship Series] for a sec.
PHILLIES WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN.
*Ahem*
They beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 1. [Let me mention now that you play seven games. Whoever wins four first wins the series and goes to the World Series. If one team wins four before you get to the seventh game - or even the sixth or fifth - then you've no need to play the extras.]
Granted, I would have liked the Dodgers to win more than one game, what with former Yankees manager Joe Torre being their manager now and all...But it's all good. I wanted the Phillies in, anyway.
So if the Rays [er, WHEN the Rays] beat Boston, it'll be both our hometown teams in the World Series.
How cool is that?
...I know you're confused. Yes I'm from New Jersey, no Philadelphia, but my parents went to a bunch of their games, and it really was pretty close. Plus there isn't a New Jersey team. So there.
Dasuke Matsuzaka is pitching for the Red Sox tonight - we lost to him in Game 1 of the series - and it's Scott Kazmir for the Rays, in place of James Shields, who was slotted to start tonight, but instead would start Game 6 in Tampa, should it be needed. Hopefully not.
Hope Kaz got some rest yesterday. Maybe we can make it another home run derby like the last three games?