By Steve Lombardi

A World Series sweep is an exceptional incident. It also stirs either extreme jubilation or great sadness for hometown fans of the participants. For the winning side, the source of utmost delight is obvious — your team excelled while never experiencing the finality of a loss. For fans rooting for the eventual losing team, the pain is numbing — having the still somewhat fresh and resonating joy of the triumphant Pennant chase completely washed over by a tidal wave of their Series opponent’s dominance, without striking even a single shot against their foe. (more…)