Category: Baseball

Happy Red Sox Opening Day

I’m sitting at my desk at work, eating lunch.  Patiently I wait for 2:05 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time for that is the scheduled start time of the Boston Red Sox 2017 season opener.

My bologna sandwich is good, but the first win on the road to another world series championship for the Sox would be better.

We start the season at home this year which, given the fact we had a nor’easter two days ago, seems risky.  It’s supposed to be a nice day though so we have that going for us.  The reining Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello is our opening day starting pitcher.  Last year I jokingly referred to him as Cy Young Porcello when he won his first game.  Much to my surprise he just kept winning which kinda made me feel like I called it… even though I was trying to make fun of him after his crappy 2015 season.  Sorry about that, Rick.

Opening day is an interleague game.  I find that a little annoying.  I never liked interleague play.  It was a gimmick before and now it’s making me feel like a grumpy old man.  Hey Pittsburgh Pirates!  Get off my Fenway lawn!  I’m hoping that the work stars will align to let me listen to the game on the radio.  I don’t know.  It’s been busy today. Lunch time has been a lull.  That sometimes means that everyone is saving up the hurt for just after lunch.  Does that happen at other companies too? Probably.

Anyway, good luck to my home town team, the Boston Red Sox.  They surprised us all last season by winning their division and making it to the playoffs.  Here’s hoping they can top that this year.

Go Red Sox!

The Royals Win

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Kansas City Royals for making me look smart. I picked them, they won. Unlike last year, I got it right!

That’s seven correct predictions out of nine series. I would say that’s a pretty good score for a red head who didn’t watch a whole lot of baseball this year. Maybe I should fill out a March Madness bracket (I won’t… unless that billion dollar thing is happening again).

Congratulations to the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals! May the Boston Red Sox make you look like garbage next season!

Go Bruins!

World Series Match Up

I was so wrong.  After correctly picking the winner of both wild cards and all four division series, I got both league championship match ups wrong.  I’m 6-2 now.

I predicted a Cubs vs Blue Jays World Series, but we have Mets vs Royals instead.  Oh well, I guess I get to be a Royals fan again.  

Go Royals.

Go Bruins.

Baseball Playoffs

After picking both wild card games correctly, and then picking the first three Division Series’ correctly, it was probably too much to ask that the Dodgers win and let me run the table for a second round in a row. Jerks.

I picked the Cubs, the Royals, and the Blue Jays, but I failed to pick the Mets. That makes me 5-1 this playoffs.

Now, for the League Championship Series’, both of my favorites are still alive so I will pick them.

I’ve always liked the Royals, and I try to never pick American League East teams unless they are from Boston. This year though, I’m going with the Blue Jays, and after the way game five ended, how can you pick against them?

In the National League I am sticking with the Back to the Future prediction and going with the Cubs. If it works for Marty McFly, it works for me. Also, the Mets are from New York. Screw New York. Go Cubs.

So my prediction is for a Toronto vs Chicago World Series. Let us see how things unfold.

Epic Bat Flip

When it comes to home run show boating and bat flips… this is pretty close to the best ever.

The game was tied in the top of the seventh. The Rangers had a runner on third. After a pitch, the catcher went to throw the ball back to the pitcher and the throw hit the batter’s bat and rolled down the third base line. The runner on third scored to give the Rangers the lead. Weirdest thing I’ve ever heard of in a baseball game.

Then in the bottom of the seventh one Ranger’s player (sorry for not being up on the names, I’m doing this from the slightest bit of memory) made three (3) THREE! errors to load the bases. A single brought in the tying run. Then…

Jose Bautista destroyed the ball and drove it into next month, stood at home plate to watch it go out, then gave the meanest, angriest, most pissed off bat flip ever in the history of ever. Obviously the Rangers were pissed and the benches cleared.

Normally I am on the side of act like you’ve been there before and don’t show boat, but in this case? Following the dumbest play in the history of the playoffs? You flip that bat, Jose, and you suck it up and deal, Rangers.

Now, to change the subject, I should probably wait until tomorrow to mention this, but three of the division series have ended and the team I picked won all three. If the Dodgers win tonight I will be perfect in picks for the post season.

Obviously I just jinxed it though, so if you’re a Met’s fan… you’re welcome.

Oh yeah, and the Bruins won last night! Can you believe it? The standings as of this moment: The Patriots have four wins with 12 games to go, and the Bruins have one win with 78 games to go. It’s gonna be close!

Baseball

The Cubs won a playoff series!  Well… it was just a playoff game, but it counts if they advance to the next level.

The Division Series is set.  Both teams I picked in the wild card play ins won.  (I’m 2-0 for the post season so far!)

In the American League we have the Rangers and the Blue Jays.  Despite being an AL East team, I am picking the Blue Jays to win the pennant.  Why?  Because I hate it when pundits talk about how big moves at the trade deadline never have all that big an effect on the standings.  Well, the Blue Jays went all in at the deadline and took over the division after that.  So the pundits can suck it.  (The Mets did the same thing, but I ain’t picking them cause they are from effin’ New York.  Screw that)

We also have the Royals and the Astros.  As I said before, all the Astros get for winning the play in is the honor of losing to the Royals.  Enjoy it!

In the National League we have the Cubs and the Cardinals.  The Cubs don’t have a prayer but I’m rooting for them.  Why?  Go watch Back to the Future II and find out.  2015 is the year.  It’s destiny, and Marty McFly has money on it.

As for the Mets and the Dodgers?  I hate them both.  Not only that, they are both New York teams (sort of).  I have to decide which team I hate the least.  The Dodgers, I guess.  I’ll pick the Dodgers.  I’ve been to Dodger Stadium, so I guess that clinches it.

So in summation, the League Championship Series round will be the Blue Jays and the Royals in the AL, and the Cubs and Dodgers in the NL.

You heard it here first.

Baseball

Last night when I went to sleep the Yankees were losing 2-0 and I was happy.  This morning when I woke up I read that the Yankees lost 3-0.

Deep breath…
Sigh of relief…
And all was right with the world.

Now the Astros are clear to get pounded to pudding by the Royals in the Division series.

Baseball

The Major League Baseball post season has begun.  The Yankees are playing the Astros tonight and the Cubs play the Pirates tomorrow.  

I’m rooting for the Cubbies because of Back to the Future 2.  I’m rooting for the Astros because the Yankees are friggin’ EVIL!

The universe would be a much better place if the Red Sox were still in it.