Game 3 Tonight

Tonight’s World Series game 3 involving Cleveland (Indians) vs the Chicago Cubs is infinitely more important than the NBA semis redux, matching the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers visiting Toronto (Raptors).

Cleveland semi’d Toronto, en route to the NBA crown last season.

In baseball, Cleveland also won a semi-final series vs Toronto, the recently completed Indians’ 5 game victory vs the Blue Jays.

On the night of game 1 of the World Series, the first World Series ever to open in Cleveland, not only did the Indians win a World Series opener for just the second time in 6 World Series appearances, but the Cavs were honored at home, for their 2015-2016 NBA title.

Game 2 was different, a dreary night in Cleveland regarding weather and the Cubs eased (5-1) in their first W.S. victory in 25,952 days. Chi led (5-1) after 6 innings in the two games, 71 plus years apart.

However, back then there were comebacks and exciting games, the Cubs eventually winning (8-7) in 12 innings to force a game 7, in which Detroit (Tigers) beat them decisively.

Toronto teams, the NHL Maple Leafs (0-3), Blue Jays (2-5) and Raptors (0-1) are a combined (2-9) in semi-final series since the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967.

“Jeopardy” host, Alex Trebeck  (I preferred Art Fleming),  narrated the 1967 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs highlights film. Of course, the Leafs have not been in a finals series since that time.