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"The ALCS starts on Saturday." Noah told me, looking at his phone. "The A's get to be home for game one. Then travel to New York on Sunday, then stay for three straight away games: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Off Thursday, play game five on Friday, if they need to. Potential game six would be Saturday and game seven would be Sunday."

"It's a seven-game series." I stated, understanding that they might only have to play four games. Or all seven. It just depends. "Do you think the A's can win?"

Noah nodded. "Of course I do!"

I smiled. 

The rest of the school week flew by, with the only excitement coming from Friday's practice. We scrimmaged and then I got to face a few of the pitchers afterwards. After a month of this, most of the regular players stopped trying to pitch to me. 

"You feel any improvements among those repeat challengers?" Coach asked me afterwards.