The Dodgers just finished playing the Yankees and lost 2 of the 3 games. This doesn't bother me much because regular-season meetings seem to mean less and less every year when it comes to the postseason. But you know the hype machine. Just about every media outlet, after mentioning the Dodgers and Yankees were playing, would follow with "a possible World Series preview" in the next sentence. Of course it's a POSSIBLE World Series preview. So was the Indians-Braves a few weeks ago. I don't remember anyone mentioning that matchup as a potential World Series preview. Personally, I don't think anyone is getting past the Astros this year. And if the Yankees somehow manage to beat the Astros, then I don't think I want to follow the rest of the postseason. But all the mentions -- Yankees-Dodgers World Series! Yankees-Dodgers World Series! -- you can't help but think about it a little bit. The first World Series that I saw most of was the Yankees-D...
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