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Who will win the World Series? [18 vote(s)]

LA Dodgers
38.9%
Philly Phillies
27.8%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
27.8%
Boston Red Sox
5.6%
MrsCavalluzzi


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Did you know that the World Series was so named because either (a) a newspaper called the World sponsored the original one or (b) news reports after the 1884 matchup between the Providence Grays of the National Leauge and the NY Metropolitan Club of the American Association in "The Championship of the United States," several newspaper articles referred to the victorious Grays as the "World Champions" (there is conflicting history as to which of these accounts is most true)?  Either way, the name has nothing to do with it being any sort of global championship (which should make sense since Canada is the only country besides the U.S. to ever have a team compete in it :) )

A little more releveant to our course (though the World Series, as an event that involves millions of fans worldwide as participants, prospects, and spectators, is certainly a legitimate contemporary world affair), did you know that from 1952 to 1976, if the American League won the World Series in a Presidential election year, the Republican candidate won the election, and if the National League won, then the election went to the Democrat?  Might change who you're root, root rooting for when you sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" :) !! (see a full article about this, that also includes other election-year superstitions, at: http://americanhistory.about.com/od/elections/a/baseballpres.htm )

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Dodgers Vs. Tampa Bay

Dodgers in 5

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philly vs tampa
philly in 6

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Philly vs Tampa

Tampa in a sweep

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PHILLIES!

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Well, i feel comfortable with Billingsly pitching tonight, also the fact that the phillies are starting Myers who has givin up about 5 runs per game.

Just keep BROXTON out!! That fool scares me.

Dodgers will tie up the series tonight with ethier, loney, and manny gettin solo shots.


im looking at this as one game at a time. Dont wanta jinx anything. haha


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Dodgers vs Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay wins in 5

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according to both John McCain and Senator Obama, the Red Sox will never win the pennant, let alone the world series. This really upsets Bill Murray...

true enough...Cubs, Red Sox, goat, Babe, who can tell the difference anyway?! :)

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:50, 2008-10-10

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:51, 2008-10-10

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i thinking Phillies take the Dodgers in 5
Tampa over the sox in 6
then Tampa over Philly in 6

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drewtekulve wrote:

according to both John McCain and Senator Obama, the Red Sox will never win the pennant, let alone the world series. This really upsets Bill Murray...

true enough...Cubs, Red Sox, goat, Babe, who can tell the difference anyway?! :)

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:50, 2008-10-10

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:51, 2008-10-10



Hey i was tired last night when i watched it! not fair! :P



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phillies

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drewtekulve wrote:

 

drewtekulve wrote:

according to both John McCain and Senator Obama, the Red Sox will never win the pennant, let alone the world series. This really upsets Bill Murray...

true enough...Cubs, Red Sox, goat, Babe, who can tell the difference anyway?! :)

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:50, 2008-10-10

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:51, 2008-10-10



Hey i was tired last night when i watched it! not fair! :P

 


it's all good...like I said, close enough...all those teams in the not-gonna-happen bracket look alike anyway :)

GO DODGERS!!aww

 



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phillies vs. tampa

PHILLES IN 5

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(ABOVE) i like how both the teams you picked are in a 3-1 lead. NICE.

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well, sox are horrid, and im a phillies fan

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Ahhh another phillies fan. Wow, i guess their coming outta their holes now. ;D

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