![](https://images.hive.blog/DQmbjcXR2e5sWYntpHz38UMtXBq75MPnK12pGK6vepHWZnE/PXL_20240922_152022084.webp) The time has finally come and the Major League Baseball regular season is now closed out. The Detroit Tigers can start figuring out what they need to do to become competitive again, and the rest of the losers can follow suit. Meanwhile, the wild card games started yesterday and we are already seeing some pretty exciting baseball. I was talking to my brother in law this past weekend and I brought up the topic to him of whether the National League was just that good this year or it was something else. He emphatically said, "no, the American League sucks". That pretty much confirms that theory. He used to play baseball in high school and at university, so I value his opinion quite a bit. The interesting thing about the Wildcard games in the MLB is that they aren't "play-in" games like you might expect. I mean, for the most part they are play-in games but that would mean there were only three games yesterday happening between the six teams. Instead, we had eight games yesterday. That means all six wild card teams played as well as the lowest team from the division leaders. The other important thing to remember is these are three game series, so the fact that the Yankees absolutely hammered the Red Sox last night isn't necessarily the end of the story. So let's get to the scores. The Braves had a strong showing against the Phillies beating them 5 to 3 in the opening game. Since the Braves were the top team in their division, that isn't too surprising. Next, we have the White Sox who beat the Astros 6 to 3. With Tampa Bay clinching the American League East, that leaves The Yankees and the Red Sox left to battle it out, which really haven't we seen these two teams clash enough in the regular season? It's always kind of lame when teams from the same division have to play like that. Just because we have already seen it so many times before. Sure, it might make for a good payback plot, but I'd rather see some new match ups in the post season. Anyway, The Spankees killed the Sox 9 to 0. Finally, the Padres didn't want to miss out on the shut out love either, so they did the same thing to the Cubs beating them 8 to 0. Again, we've still got a lot of baseball to go. This is just the beginning of the story. Game 2s take place starting today at 2 PM and you better believe that each of those teams that lost will be fighting for their lives to not head home. ---------- ### [My Sports Account - @bozz.sports](https://www.peakd.com/@bozz.sports) ---------- #### Come hang out in [The Pub](https://peakd.com/c/hive-178138/created) [Find us on Discord](https://discord.gg/cCEMJXAEXk) Or Check out my [Grilling and Smoking Community on HIVE](https://peakd.com/c/hive-138631/created) ------------- ![TEAMUSAhive_footer_bozz.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/bozz/fXpCTKUZ-TEAMUSA-hive_footer_bozz.jpg) ---------------- *All pictures/screenshots taken by myself or @mrsbozz unless otherwise sourced*