It's cool to be ranked but it really doesn't matter when it comes down to it. It's more of a status than anything and that's why you play the game. Hell, if rankings really mattered they would just take the top 8 teams and go to Omaha. It's easy to look and say "we're playing the #3 team in the country we might not as well play". You have to accept it as a challenge because it's just another team. If you play into the rankings you're most likely going to lose because you're expecting to lose. The bases are still 90 feet away, the mound is 60 feet 6 inches, and they put on their uniform the same way as you do. The series is going to be a dogfight but it's a great feeling to be the underdog when no one expects you to win the series or even a game. Then you go into their house and quiet their sellout crowd. I don't think there's anything better than seeing the stunned look on the faces of the players and the fans.
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