Did I Call It?

At the risk of offending you by patting myself on the back, did I call the World Series and it's winner early or what?  On July 19th I wrote the Dodgers and the Red Sox would play in the World Series and the Red Sox would win it.  Go to the third paragraph and you will find the prediction that called the outcome of the World Series three months before it was played.

I did well with this forecast, just don't go back and read all of the bad ones I have made over the past dozen years.

Game One = 3:52

I estimated it would take about three hours and 45 minutes to play Game One of the 2018 World Series.  Well, I missed it.  But, by only seven minutes.  The time of the game was 3:52.  And keep in mind that was for an eight and a half inning game.  A boring almost four hour long baseball game that was never in doubt when it ended at 12:03 Boston time.  But, for some reasons the Dodgers and Red Sox used a total of 14 pitchers between them.

Let's see what tonight brings.  My guess is it will be around that 3:45 mark.

Man Was I Wrong

If you read the post below this one you'll see I was wrong about the Cardinals and the Dodgers. The Dodgers swept the Red Birds and it was anything but a classic. In fact, the Cards were downright ugly.

It's taken about 24 hours for me to get past the loss, but as the old saying goes..."there's always next year". In fact Spring Training in Jupiter will start in a little over four months. The team was very good from late July to early September. There 33-11 record was better than any other organization. But, it was all down hill from there. Just like many clubs the Cardinals peaked too early.

The end was bitter, but it certainly was a fun summer.

Manny's Words Ring Hollow

Manny Ramirez must like to apologize. "Steroid Dude" has apologized for his latest screw up saying he made a mistake. Yeah, no kidding. But, he did the same thing last summer. He apologized to his teammates and his fans after he knocked down the travelling secretary. Too bad I don't believe him this time either.

Regardless of his apology Ramirez won't be on the field until the first week in July.

Manny the Cheater

Manny Ramirez has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games. Why you ask? Because he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance. Manny must be guilty as sin because he waived on an appeal and the suspension begins with tonight's game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles.

Oh and it will cost him over $7.7 million dollars, or roughly 31% of his annual $25 million salary.

I guess what goes around comes around. Last summer Ramirez physically abused his team's travelling secretary while with the Red Sox. All that happened was he was traded to the Dodger and then rewarded with that huge contract. Maybe there is karma.

A Century and Counting

It's been a century since the Chicago Cubs have won a World Series. And they won't be winning one this year either. The Scrubs completed their annual meltdown last night, being swept by the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

See you next year Cubbies. Have a good winter.

What's That Sound Coming from Chicago's North Side?

I watched the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs tonight 7-2 in the first round of Major League Baseball's playoffs. The North-Siders had everything going their way and still blew a lead. The Cubs made it through the National League season without having their August or September swoon and finished with the best record in the league.

But, every year you know the Cubbies are good for a collapse. It started a little later than most years, but I think that's the sound I hear tonight coming from the North Side.