Here it is, the end of the line. The reason they all play (aside from the money): The World Series. Who will win it this year? If Rufus is right, it’s the Chicago Cubs.
Now, Rufus isn’t into Cub Luv, but there’s no denying that they have the best team in baseball. A lot of things [...]
It’s pretty stupid to try to predict awards, but no one ever accused Rufus of doing the smart thing. Here are some folks who will be in the running for the top awards for the 2009 season.
Rufus used to hate the AL East with all its money and history and money and people and money, but in my older age, I’ve mellowed. I’ve realized that nothing is more American – and possibly patriotic – as giving a man millions and millions of dollars to wait for something to happen and fail [...]
Top to bottom, it’s the toughest division in baseball, mostly thanks to years of bad baseball in the AL Central. But all those high draft picks have come to maturity, creating one intense group of teams that could all finish above .500 and any one of them could win the division. Although the World Series [...]
In another example of the inequality in baseball, the AL West is the smallest division in the league. With only four teams in the division, it’s the easiest route to the playoffs since 1995. Is this really fair to the other 26 teams in the league – especially the 6 that battle it out in [...]
The East Coast thinks it’s so great, with all its people and its history and pollution and anger. Well, Rufus don’t want to get in a fistfight, so I’ll leave it at that. Despite having the returning World Series champ in its division, the NL East ain’t that great. But, I’ll yap about them anyway.
