I figured the Yanks would get there, prior the Game 5. Hats off to Tampa, but sucks for New York. Such is life.
Not that the Lakers have anything to do with what occurs in Baseball, but based on trends & success over the past quarter century, the Yankees seem to win it all around the time LA does (early 2000s, late 2000s).
Anyway, sucks New York didn't make it, but that meant the Rays are heading back to face the Astros in a rematch. This time the stakes are much higher. Houston is tough, but Tampa has been rather resilient over the past year. Definitely rooting for them, and not because of whatever the Astros did. I would've pulled for them anyway. It'll be tough, however, but given the fact that the Rays were one of Houston's "victims" over the past couple of years, there is some momentum going into what should be a great series