Joey Votto was at a bit of a loss to describe what had happened to the Reds. Two games, 22 innings and zero runs: Just like that, Cincinnati and its faltering offense had been eliminated from the MLB playoffs by the Atlanta Braves.“There's so few opportunities to show your true selves in a two-game series,” Votto said Thursday.For fans who enjoy chaos, drama and sheer randomness, the past three days provided it.
For good baseball teams that endured months of semi-quarantine, COVID-19 protocols and eerily quiet stadiums, watching a season end in less than 36 hours was brutal.It's not just the Reds who are done.
The Cleveland Indians were swept away by the New York Yankees, the AL Central champ Minnesota Twins were bounced by the Hosuton.