Liberty In A Close Games Series Win Their First WNBA Crown, Dodgers (4-2)– In All Routs Games, To A 22nd W.S.– 12th vs The Yankees

The New York Liberty, an original WNBA team, in the league’s 28th season won their first crown, prevailing (-6) by 5, in overtime vs the Minnesota Lynx in the decisive 5th game, 2 nights back.

Four of the five series games were truly close, another as cited in the next to most recent post, close until a Liberty “pull away” in the final say 5 minutes.

An opposite situation manifested throughout the Dodgers 4 games to 2 NLCS triumph vs the Mets, which sends the once Brooklyn team (the Liberty title, still a “minor” one was just the second ever for a Brooklyn based team, unlike the Dodgers they are the N.Y. not the Brooklyn Liberty) to their 22nd World Series and 12th vs the Yankees. (The Yankees hold an (8-3) edge, going (6-1) vs the Brooklyn and (2-2) vs the L.A. Dodgers. Quickly more 3-8 “stuff” as the Yankees are (3-8) at L.A. in W.S. games and 8 of the previous 11 but not the upcoming 12th opened at the Yankees’ home field, Yankee Stadium, this to be the 3rd incarnation of that venerable edifice to host a Yankees/Dodgers W.S. tilt).

L.A. won games 1,3,4, and 6 by respective (9-0), (8-0), (10-2) and (10-5) scores while the Mets won #’s 2 and 5 by (7-3) and (12-6) scores.

Certainly controversy reigns regarding the WNBA result, as players on both teams were “sent” to el foul line in game or potential game deciding situations, thrice, however I “wrap” this short shrift shared, (there is some alliteration), summary of the WNBA final, stating Bri Stewart showing courage and clutch, in making 2 “given” FT’s to send #5 into O.T. and in dealing with the sick, horrible threats sent to her. (The Cleveland fans cheering when Mr. Watson suffered a serious injury, is another example of you do not need “Sherlock Holmes” to tell us we are in a sick, “sports too important” society).

As you can see on the trophy, she Jonquel Jones is holding, (is she a “Mrs. Jones and Billy Paultz, not “Me And Mrs. Jones singer, Billy Paul played for another N.Y. type/minor type league though I “dug” the A.B.A. title team, the ’74 Nets) Jones was series MVP as the Liberty overcame pretty poor (5-34) combined “floor” shooting from Stewart and Ionescu, to overcome the Lynx, who deserve much credit, their (4-1) (#3 was a spread winner for each team) “spread” record a good illustration.