So, I nailed 50% on my last prediction. That still counts, right? No? Fine.
I freely admit that I have consistently, without any real basis, underestimated the Phillies. I really thought the Dodgers would win that series (and I don’t think being a fan influenced me that much). It was truly an instance of underestimating. The [...]
My first set of predictions weren’t too far off. The Red Sox’s loss to the Angels was my only miss. I thought the Red Sox would snap out of their season-end decline once they hit postseason, but the Angels seriously manhandled them on their way to the 3-0 sweep. Boston’s pitchers were [...]
Following are my 2009 postseason predictions (updated with notes of which team I’m rooting for). Take it for what it’s worth.
Following are my 2009 postseason predictions. Take it for what it’s worth.
First, congratulations to the Boston Redsox. You guys pwnd the Rockies, plain and simple.
Dear God, if anything ever qualified as “an ass whooping,” tonight’s Game 1 is a hands-down contender.
Hey, at least I predicted the final two teams correctly. Yeah, after being so wrong for so long … it’s the monkey/Shakespeare thing.
If my numbers are right, there have only been 10 teams down 3-1 which have come back to take the series. And if memory serves, Josh Beckett lead one of those teams.
Shorpy has an awesome photo of the first base grandstand at Shibe Park during the 1913 World Series.
Yeah, my first predictions were so awesome … Whatever. Here’s my picks for the final stretch.
