To the three people reading this blog, let me explain: The Toledo Mud Hens are my local triple-A minor league baseball team. They are the farm team for the Detroit Tigers. And they had the best record in their league this year. They are in the playoff for the Governor's cup--the top award for their league.
I went to their game tonight. They are in a best-of-five series with the Norfolk Tides, the farm team for the NY Mets. They won, 4-2.
It may possibly have been the best game I've ever seen.
There is something you must understand: Triple-A minor league baseball is the top tier of the minor leagues. Players in this league are only one step away from playing in the majors. As a result of this, they are driven, determined, and hungry. That means they spare no effort. Most of them are young (only one Mud Hens starter was born before 1976), and they all want a chance to go to "the show".
As such, there are no boring games at this level. Case in point: The Hens scored 3 of their 4 runs tonight with two outs.
Tomorrow night they have a chance to win the best-of-five series. I won't be there in person, but I will be cheering them on--while watching my beloved OSU Buckeyes as they take on Texas.
The minor leagues have saved baseball as we know it more times than I can count. And I am grateful that they will always be there, regardless of what happens to the major leagues.
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