Will Red Sox Nation Watch Any Playoff Games This Postseason?

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Oct 2, 2010

Will Red Sox Nation Watch Any Playoff Games This Postseason? For the first time in three years, the Red Sox will miss postseason play, and as Sox fans have become accustomed to watching baseball in October over the past decade — it feels more painful this time around.

What makes this season especially hard is the hopes that hung over this season last spring. The team still had the core of the World Series rosters, plus an additional starter, a Gold Glove slugger and a shortstop that had fans singing Phil Collins all season long — it seemed like the Red Sox would close out the first decade of the Millennium with three World Series' trophies under their belts.

The injuries started in April, continued into June, peaked in July and culminated in August. The core of the championship team was replaced by a few diaper dandies, and they put up a good fight, but in the end the tough AL East competition took over and the Red Sox succumbed to a bitter early exit.

Now that we're all in a better mood, we enter October and we wonder — will anyone in Red Sox Nation still watch playoff baseball? We still have a month left of exciting play left, but will New England be watching?

The Rays and Yankees still have some unfinished business in the regular season with the AL East crown yet to be decided, but both will be playing when the playoffs start next week. Minnesota and Texas secured their bids long ago, and though they are far from the AL East, you can't rule out their rosters when it comes to providing some exciting fall ball.

Out in the NL West, the Padres were commanding the division throughout the season, surprising everyone with their dominance. However, a 10-game losing streak toward the end of the season finds them two games behind San Francisco, but will they dig their heels in for a last-minute push?

The NL wild card race is still red hot. Atlanta's been clinging to a one-game lead, but San Diego or San Francisco could threaten that position come Oct. 3.

With all this excitement happening toward the end of the regular season, the postseason is guaranteed to be packed with dramatic comebacks and walk-off homers. It won't be the same because it won't be the Red Sox, but it's still worthwhile television and playoffs are almost never boring.

What's your plan, Red Sox Nation? Have you given up on baseball for 2010 and moved on to football and hockey? Or is there still a desire to catch some October baseball?

Share your thoughts below.

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