LA guy named Gretz on X posted a top ten list of the most dominant MLB postseason runs ever.
MAnd he put the 2005 White Sox at number one? I already hate it.
LHe literally asks, "Would you change anything?" I would change a lot.
MThe White Sox went 11-1. The '99 Yankees went 11-1. Give me the dynasty.
LNo, no, wait. Chicago lost only ALCS Game 1 to the Angels. Swept the rest, first title since 1917.
MThat's the problem. One magical year. The '99 Yankees were the middle of three straight.
LThat's exactly my point! The pressure on Chicago was heavier, and they still rolled.
MThe Yankees had to sweep a World Series too. Their lineup was better.
LThe White Sox rotation was the best in baseball that October. You know it.
MI'll give you dominant. Number one? Not when both are 11-1 and the Yankees won more around it.
LThe assignment is the postseason run. Not roster on paper.
MThen give me the '99 Yankees because they didn't just win, they demoralized everyone.
LYou're punishing Chicago for not winning before? That's not the list.
MFine. Top two, but I'd flip them. The White Sox earned number one on style.
LGood. Someone will post their own top ten and we'll fight again tomorrow.
MSpeaking of baseball legends, a woman named Layla Ellie on X posted an entire Wikipedia entry on Shohei Ohtani.
LIt starts with "Introduction." On X. Like a term paper.
MHer opening line calls him "The Greatest Two-Way Baseball Superstar."
LBecause he is. He's doing something the modern game has never seen.
MBabe Ruth pitched and hit in the same era. He set the standard.
LRuth did it a hundred years ago. Ohtani is doing it against hundred-mile-an-hour fastballs and wipeout sliders.
MBut Ruth changed how baseball was played. Ohtani is an incredible unicorn, but "greatest ever" needs more than a few great seasons.
LA few? He's won MVPs. He's been an elite arm and an elite bat in the same season.
M"Elite" is doing a lot of work. This year he didn't pitch, and he's still an MVP candidate.
LSo he's so good at hitting he doesn't even need to pitch. That helps my case.
MI'll say this: he's the greatest two-way player of my lifetime. "Ever" belongs to Ruth until Ohtani does it for a decade.
LIf he stays healthy, I think he passes Ruth. And I don't say that lightly.
MThat's fair. But the post reads like a book report, not a breaking take.
LWe got a 700-word bio and no actual news. That's modern X.
LDifferent energy now. A Bluesky account called Ashtyn Butuso says the Trail Blazers are the best team in the NBA and demands we "say it back."
MThey're fun. Best team? Come on.
LThey're not even top ten. But I respect the full confidence.
M"Say it back" is the energy. I'm not saying it back.
LNeither am I. But Portland's young core is building something.
MBest team in the NBA? That's a Friday morning take before coffee.
LWe could use some coffee. Now here's the feel-good one.
LA Bluesky post from Now Employed T-Mill says Braden Smith and Zach Edey did the jersey swap last night.
MThe Purdue guys. The post claims they were "instrumental" in getting each other to the NBA.
LEdey is seven-four. Smith helped him, but Edey got himself there.
MExactly. I love the Purdue love, but Edey didn't need a point guard to get drafted.
LStill, that jersey swap is the kind of thing college teammates do after making it. It's cool.
MAgreed. And on a Friday morning, I'd rather see that than another ranking.
LSaid the guy who just spent ten minutes defending the '99 Yankees.
MI'll defend them forever. But the jersey swap is a nice moment.
LAnd that's a wrap on this hour.