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...actually believe that there is a hereafter, there's a solace, there's consolation if a dear one is lost that assuages whatever grief or guilt there is, or even your own death. Whereas for someone who says, "There's no there there," as Gertrude Stein said about Oakland, nada, that's all there is, well, it's a little tougher...
RLISP: “Runners left in scoring position.” Often this term is associated with a team devoid of “clutch” players. Sourcebook articles indicate Oakland A’s as most lucid case study...
...abstract, the theory of “inevitability.” Tie it specifically to the role of the Yankees in the postseason. Include in your discussion a survey of recent Yankees playoff history, incorporating “clutch” and the return of their offense against Oakland...
Don’t get be wrong—Oakland is my favorite team and the Yankees are my least favorite. It’s not as if I am going to have to think long and hard about which team I hope prevails. Nevertheless, there will not be many Yankees Elimination Parties this year if New York is, in fact, defeated. If the Yankees happen to win the Series again—which would be quite an accomplishment—New York and the nation would celebrate. It would be quite a scene to see a ticker-tape parade...
...Yankees do defeat Oakland and advance into the ALCS and then to the World Series, I might just find myself whistling, instead of bristling, to the sound of “New York, New York...