I love a hostile crowd. My favorite playoff memory of the last decade (that doesn’t involve the St. Louis Cardinals) is from 2013—when a Pittsburgh crowd took full advantage of their first playoff appearance in two decades. There’s nothing like a raucous home crowd, but I do have a bone to pick with the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans.
The last three postseasons have featured multiple teams and fan bases who don’t usually find themselves playing in October. Fans in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Toronto, and the folks in Queens were all treated to rare and unexpected playoff runs.