And The Baseball "Meek" Do Not Inherit The Earth

Where the underdogs came into the postseason hope and aspiration by the end of the DIvision Series round all hope has been erased. Tampa Bay, Oakland and Pittsburgh have been defeated by Baseball powerhouses Boston, Detroit and St. Louis to set up a Championship Series full of old school Baseball towns.

I was really looking forward to a Pittsburgh vs Oakland or Tampa Bay World Series. There was something innocent in that kind of match up. Three young, small market teams who play for franchises that either haven't been in a World Series in a generation (or two) or a team that has only been to one World Series in their brief history. I could afford to want that as a Baseball fan since my team didn't make the postseason. Alas, it was not to be.

In the American League the Boston Red Sox will host the Detroit Tigers starting Saturday while in the National League the St. Louis Cardinals will host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

All four came into the postseason with a World Series or bust mentality. Now it's up to two of them to get to the Fall Classic. May the best teams win.

Sisco Kid

Why Baseball Is A Beautiful Game

Only in a game like Baseball can the two most offensively charges teams and #1 seeds in both leagues get shutdown and eliminated in the first round. 

It just goes to show you that no matter how many people pick the favored teams, the games still have to e played and decided on the baseball diamond. With that the Phillies and the Yankees will be watching the Brewers vs. Cardinals and Rangers vs. Tigers with the rest of us...from home.

This wacky season has just gotten wackier. And for the record, even though I have substantial egg on my face for the two series I predicted wrong (Yanks and Rays winning their respective series in 4) and one I got partially right (Brewers in 4) I predicted the most improbable series right on the head: Cardinals over the Phillies in 5.

Wacky indeed.

FH