All You Need To Know About MLB World Series 2021
The 2021 World Series is Major League Baseball’s (MLB) continuing championship series for the 2021 season. The World Series is a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros in its 117th edition. The series began on October 26 and is expected to conclude on November 3 with a Game 7 if necessary.
Where will the MLB World Series 2021 take place?
The World Series is expected to take place in the Minute Maid Park in Houston. This of course gives the Houston Astros the home field advantage.The match has come down to a standoff between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros. This is a particularly tense match because the Braves were one game shy of winning this point last year, and the Astros have been strong contenders for the title since 2017.
You can jump right into the juicy meat of the conversation if you bring up scandals that the baseball world has seen. In 2017, there was a cheating scandal among the Houston Astros where they used a camera to steal the signs in their series against the Dodgers. Even though the Astros won the series, they were still punished. It was a sore point with many baseball fans that the Houston Astros were allowed to keep their championship rings; some are upset even to this day.
Speculation on Who is More Likely to Win the World Series
Tread lightly here as you may experience the passionate defence from dedicated and loyal fans of the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves. Either way, you will definitely hear their history and a quick run of player strengths, the possible plays they might use and how they will help ensure victory.
Concern Over Declining Interest in Baseball
There is nothing that affects baseball fans more than the thought that their favorite sport dy\ing out. They are proof of the growing popularity of sports tourism. Ask the fans what they think might be a reason for it. If they stand firm and refute your claim, you can always quote the statistic that the viewership of the 2020 World Series has dropped to 9.6 million as against the 23.2 million viewers in 2019.
Some Highlights from the 2021 World Series
Mike Shildt was fired as the St. Louis Cardinals Manager because of ‘philosophical differences’ when the Cardinals lost the match against the Dodgers.
The Tampa Bay Ray’s president claimed it was ‘next to impossible’ to have total season baseball in Tampa. This follows their best starter Shane Mcclanahan who is a solid player but not someone you can call the cream of the crop. Especially in the face of their controversial ground-rule double in the ALDS Game 3 loss to Boston Red Sox.
The Chicago White Sox had a good showing in the series. The good news is that Tony La Russ will be back for the 2022 World Series.
The Dodgers had a solid pitching that helped them against the Giants. It was hard for the Giants to break their pitching, which contributed to their loss.
The troubles with the Brewer’s Offensive, predicted in April, showed up in the October games. This, when combined with Yelich’s hitting struggles.
The Boston Red Sox offense was the best seen all season, at least until the lead up to the game with Houston’s Astros. They had a good season, and they did upset the Yankees.
It finally comes down to the match between Houston’s Astros and Atlanta’s Braves.
