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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-10-15, Page 44 Times—Advocate Wednesday, October 15, 2008 =CNA Editorial Opinion TIMES ADVOCATE PUBLICATIONS MAIL REGISTRATION NUMBER 07511 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs. Canada lift etroland Media Group Ltd. Deb Lord — Manager Scott Nixon — Editor The Times -Advocate is owned by Metroland Media Group Ltd. 424 Main Street South, P.O. Box 850 Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S6 • 519-235-1331 Doug Rowe -General Manager, Southwestern Ontario Division EDITORIAL Give your time ATstory about Midwestern Adult Day Services on page two in this week's imes-Advocate serves as a reminder of how important volunteers are to our commu- nity. While Adult Day Services needs volunteers, so do many other charitable organizations in the area; in fact, many of them depend on volun- teers, as do the people who use their services. The fact this month is `Community Support Month' is a reminder of the importance of giv- ing back to your community. And we see exam- ples in the T -A every week of special people who tirelessly give of themselves to make their community a better place. These are the people who help their community operate. We need more of them. We've seen the results of volunteering recently with the success of the Exeter Communities in Bloom committee, which returned from Gravenhurst last month having earned three `blooms' out of a possible five. The committee now hopes to spread beyond Exeter to the rest of South Huron (provided it gets the volunteers from those communities) and that will no doubt lead to further success next year. The group was rightly congratulated by South Huron coun- cil recently for its efforts. Midwestern Adult Day Services and Communities in Bloom are but two organiza- tions which need volunteers; in truth, volun- teers are needed throughout the community for a variety of tasks. And as our population ages, the rest of us will be called on even more to lend a hand to help those who need it. 1 tnbuted by Canadian Artists Syndicate Inc. Anything is possible in this World Series It's been an unusual baseball season to say the least. Many baseball fans have witnessed some unusual feats this season. Seeing the New York Yankees miss the playoffs for the first time in 13 years is a stunning fact and with the Major League's best pitching staff in the Toronto Blue Jays you would think they would be in the race for a playoff spot, but they were never close. The New York Mets faltered again this year as they were going down the stretch and were beat out by Philadelphia Phillies for the second year in a row. The usual bottom dwelling Tampa Bay Rays came out of the basement in a big way to climb atop the American East division. In the playoffs I'd have to say everyone's expectations and hopes have been flattened in this World Series playoffs as well. Expectations to see the Chicago Cubs in the World Series is now out of the question as they were given their 100th year anniversary vaca- tion compliments of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Angels were ousted by the defending champion Boston Red Sox in four games. In these playoffs it goes to show that if you are going to win, you are going to need to play well when need- ed, and count on the entire team to come through when the team needs a boost. The Angels and Cubs boasted the best records in the MLB but weren't worthy of the pressure and intensity of the playoffs and that cost them. Same goes with the Chicago White Sox who were league leaders in home runs in the regular season, but were washed out by the Rays who are arguably the best overall team in the league. Good playoff teams need to find balance and depth in their roster to be a serious playoff contender. In the playoffs however, there will be some upsets that clearly can't be explained. For example, the L.A. Angels had good solid starts from starters Jon Lackey and Scot Shields but both came up on the losing end of the scoreboard The Milwaukee Brewers were a disappointing team despite having C.C. Sabathia in the rotation. As a team they hit a dismal .254 slugging percentage and hit one home run. The Philadelphia Phillies are a surprise to many peo- ple considering they were almost not going to make the post -season. To their credit they got exceptional pitching from their starters and the Phillies have been a terrifying force for opposing pitchers. With Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard and Chase Utley in the heart of the order of their lineup and playing well, they will continue to be a force to be reckoned with. The Dodgers have been the biggest surprise in the baseball playoffs. With a complete upset to the Cubs they have become the favourite from the National League. Averaging seven runs a game shows that there is more to their team then Manny Ramirez. Let's not forget the Red Sox who are still the type of team to contend for the World Series once more and have a reliable lineup and stellar pitching starting with their ace in Dice K. Matsuzaka. These playoffs are supposed to be an exciting time for fans and for once in a long time there may not be a guaranteed team favoured to win the World Series. So sit back and cheer for your team because so far as shown, anything's possible in the playoffs. TJ ZIELM AN About the Times -Advocate Address & Office Hours Times -Advocate, 424 Main Street South, P.O. Box 850, Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S6. 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