Bleach
Seeing as the baseball playoffs are more of a crapshoot, than, well, a craps table in Las Vegas, a fan must look for extraordinary circumstances when trying to predict the World Series winner.
Whether its just good Karma (which the Yankees are missing), rolling a lucky eight-sided die or interpreting a dream you had, unusual methods are needed for any serious gambler.
This is why the Minnesota Twins will be smiling in November.
The Twins may have momentum, the soon-to-be AL MVP and the support of every small market fan who opposes the Yankee, Red Sox, Angels and Dodgers big bucks approach, but none of those reasons are why they will win the World Series.
Nope, the reason the Twinkies will be hosting the Commissioner’s Trophy — what an awful name MLB’s defining hunk of metal — is the power of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
That’s right, that horrible eyesore plaguing Minneapolis will be solely responsible for the Twins’ fourth World Series Championship.
Again, you must think outside the box. Its not that the carpeted surface or loud atmosphere or any other traditional home field advantage will help the Twins.
Simply put, the Metrodome just doesn’t want to let go of its beloved baseball team. With the AL Central champs moving next season, the Dome will ensure it can hold as many more games as possible. The Dome’s thinking? If the Twins win one more World Series, maybe they won’t leave me. If I (being the dome) can just deliver one more championship, the nostalgia will be too intense to abandon such a historical structure.
Call it magic, call it sorcery, call it a really tired writer at midnight, call it whatever you want. I just know I’m calling a Twin’s World Series win.
Braun
OK Bleach, I’m really happy for the Twins too. But I’m not ready to say they’re the best team in baseball.
As of now, the most impressive team since the All-Star break has been the St. Louis Cardinals. When they acquired Matt Holliday, their offense was completely revamped, with Albert Pujols running away as the MVP favorite.
No offense to the Twins, but the Cardinals were able to dominate their division, while Minnesota had to make a ridiculous run to even be in contention. Right now, the Twins’ pitching is suspect and has no real ace at the top of the rotation.
The Cardinals have by far the best pitching rotation to go along with their 1-2 punch in the middle of the lineup. Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright are the top two Cy Young candidates along with Tim Lincecum.
Say what you will about momentum and fate, but there’s no question that the Cardinals have the tools and the willpower to win the World Series.
