MLB Showdown Obsession

 There are some seasons that you could make a movie about. The kind where a scrappy team of underdogs rally together, defy the odds and go on an inspired run that no one thought possible. They take the league by surprise, overcome their rivals and claim a spot in the championship. Then, in an award worthy climax, they pull off a once in a lifetime upset over their heavily favored opponent in the final game to claim the championship as the screen fades to black on their celebration...or they get swept in the World Series by the New York Yankees. The 1950 edition of the Yankees went into the summer with Manager Casey Stengel looking to defend their '49 championship. The American League offered their usual competitors in the first division with Boston and Cleveland, but it was the Detroit Tigers that gave them the most trouble, splitting the season series 11-11 and coming the closest to dethroning them from the top, but the Yankees held on by 3 games to win the pennant with a 98-56 re...