Well, it's halftime and the Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball.
I guess there was something to them casting off the Devil from their name after all. Or maybe it's because their third baseman's name sounds like Eva Longoria.
I went to a Rays-Red Sox game in St. Pete last September and there were so many Red Sox caps I thought I was at Fenway Park. But Monday and Tuesday when the Rays hosted the Bosox, the Tropicana Field crowd actually cheered the home team.
Think 1969 Mets. Could another team go from worst-ever to first? I'll get back to you in October.
If the season ended today, the division playoffs would open with the White Sox at Tampa, AL wild-card winner Red Sox at Angels, Diamondbacks at Cubs and the NL wild-card winner Cardinals at Phillies. Some interesting possibilities there for Chicago Norm, dontcha think?
Of course, the Mets proved last year that you actually do need to play out the season before declaring a champion.
For the record, if the 2007 season ended on June 30, which is when many teams had played 81 games, the Mets, Brewers and Padres would have won their divisions and the D-Backs would have been the NL wild card. In the AL, the Red Sox, Indians and Angels would have won their divisions and the Tigers would have been the wild card.
Now that you have all this information, here's your midterm quiz:
1. Who would you rather see win the World Series?
A. Rays
B. Cubs
C. None of the above
2. Who would the TV networks rather see in the World Series?
A. Rays-Cubs
B. White Sox-Cubs
C. Yankees-Cubs
D. Red Sox-Cubs
3. Who would Chicago Norm rather see in the World Series?
A. White Sox-Cubs
B. White Sox vs. Anyone But the Cubs
C. Anyone But the Cubs.
Feel free to answer any or all questions. Whoever leaves the best comment gets to choose a picture subject for an upcoming post.
Comments (6)
1.A
2.C
3.B
May the Curse of the Billy Goat never be broken. Cubs' fans have a heritage unequalled in baseball history. Let them cherish it forever.
Delaware: I worship the Billy Goat. If I were Harry Potter, my patronus would be one.
Isles: No time limit.
BTW. After watching In Plain Sight, I have to ask: Are you in witness protection?
Use facebook to tell (or show me) what this picture is.
1. A. Just to watch how Hank Steinbrenner reacts. I also want to see whether Curt Schilling begins blogging that he's always had a yearning to play in Florida. That way he can start telling us about how Dwayne Wade behaves during time-outs.
2. C. Yankees-Cubs. In 2003, 2004, and 2008, they would have loved Red Sox-Cubs. But the Red Sox are no longer so much fun. Last year at the Stadium, etc. Perez Hilton interviewing A-Rod about whether he's having his sleepovers with Jeter again. Lou Pinella base-tossing contests. Hank Steibbrenner signing the goat.
3. A. Chicago Norm wants to cut down his traveling. Besides, Ozzie and Lou, round two, on who looks and dresses better? Forget Jessica Biel.
A
C
B
Sam Zell doesn't deserve to celebrate a WS championship before he unloads the Cubs!
question 3 cannot be answered, considering how Chicago Norm Sr. wants the Cubs to be humiliated... A if ChiSox win against the Cubs... or B to laugh that they didn't make it to the World Series...It's only been 100 years since they won it.