It’s been a long winter.
One of the longer one’s I’ve experienced. I can’t remember a season where so many big, premier names switched teams and instantly shifted MLB Betting Odds. And not just guys like Carl Crawford. I actually like him, but Crawford won’t make the Boston Red Sox more of a favorite to win the title anymore than Subway makes a better breakfast.
No, were talking Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, who instantly transformed the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers from contenders to flatout favorites for the American League crown. Continue reading
Billy Beane became all the rage this past year when Moneyball, the docu-drama narrative on his rebuilding efforts with the Oakland Athletics in the early 2000s, hit theaters. At the heart of the story was how he bandaged together a caravan of some of the finest transients MLB had to offer, and still managed to win 100 games in a season. Of course, none of that could have happened if not for an improbable 20-game win streak late in the year.
Going to one World Series is one thing. Going to two in a row means you are really onto something. Just like losing two in a row means you are missing something.