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Yay for Baseball

For those of you who don't follow baseball, opening day was yesterday. For those of you who do (anybody?), here are my postseason predictions:

NL West: LA Dodgers
NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals
NL East: Atlanta Braves
NL Wild Card: Philadelphia Phillies

AL West: Oakland Athletics
AL Central: Minnesota Twins
AL East: NY Yankees
AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox

NLCS: Phillies over Braves
ALCS: A's over Yankees

World Series: A's over Phillies

Yup, this is Oakland's year. For the record, I think the Giants will finish fourth in the NL West.

Speaking of the Giants, I'm currently reading Game of Shadows, the controversial new book from the SF Chronicle journalists who uncovered the BALCO steroids scandal. It's a great read, extremely well written in a narrative style and meticulously researched. Most compelling is the way the authors set up Barry as a figure straight out of a Greek tragedy; I can't read about him sulking around the clubhouse, the narcissistic superstar playing only for his own sense of pride, without thinking of mighty Achilles brooding in a tent somewhere outside Troy. I have a feeling that both fans and non-fans alike can find something worthwhile about this book, so check it out if you get the chance.

Labels: baseball

posted by nick @ 3:59 PM