The Given Day

More than any other sport, baseball is a game of the given day. In the Bigs this year, the Nationals have the league’s worst record. The Dodgers have the best. But if the Nationals beat the Dodgers one day, no one will be surprised. Anything can happen on one day. That’s why they play 162 games. That’s why a playoff series goes five games or seven games. When you’re deciding a champion, you can’t go one-and-done.

The Cape League is doing it, though, and it’s going to be very interesting to see how it plays out. The next round and the championship will still have a best-of-three format, but today, it’s win or you’re gone.

I’m still not completely sure how I feel about the new system. It seems slightly unfair, but at least this year, it worked out reasonably well. There wasn’t a huge gap. I think Cotuit and Wareham both deserve to be in. To a slightly lesser extent, Chatham could make a case, too. The Anglers were only two points off Wareham’s pace.

And now they’ll get their shot. Today is their given day, and regardless of what we think about it, it’s going to be really exciting.

I guess it’s just a like a game three, without the first two.

I’d love to break it down more — that was the plan — but my internet connection is freaking out. So I will leave you with some predictions.

Wareham beats Cotuit behind a strong start from Cole Green.

Orleans takes care of business against Chatham, getting some big hits from its big guns.

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