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This is kind of a tricky question because in order to answer it, you have believe in luck, or at least have a clear definition of what luck actually is. What is Luck? Baby Don’t Hurt Me, No More Roman philosopher Seneca once said “Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity”. Every bit of […]
With COVID-19 an issue for a second straight year, the 2021 Major League Baseball season will look like a cross between what we knew before COVID-19 and what was adopted last season as a means of lessening the impact of the pandemic. 2021 Schedule Because of last season’s shortened schedule and to reduce travel, teams […]
The San Diego Padres had a pretty good 2020. There was last season’s grand slam home run streak, the win over the Cardinals in the Wild Card series, and a runner-up finish to the Dodgers in both the National League West and the Division Series. The Dodgers have now won the division eight straight years. […]
The baseball architect that built championships in Boston and for the Chicago Cubs is unemployed. Theo Epstein stepped down from the position with the Chicago Cubs earlier this month after a nine year stint. Epstein was able to bring a World Series to the longest suffering fans in sports, the Cubs of Chicago, after a […]
The 2020 Covid shortened baseball season came to an end last night as the Dodgers dealt the Rays a death blow. The Dodgers won the series 4-2. A questionable decision by the Rays manager seemed to hasten the series and all but doomed the Rays. The Dodgers were able to take the lead late in […]
The Rays are backed into a 3-2 corner with the Dodgers threatening to ruin their dreams of winning their first World Series in franchise history. The Dodgers seem to be much too much for Rays at times but the team from Tampa has a lot of grit and keeps battling back. Can they force game […]
Its a seesaw battle and currently the seesaw is currently tilted toward the Dodgers side of the playground. They lead 2-1 and are favored to win tonight’s game. In fact, you can pretty much bet that they will be favored in every game simply because of their star power as well as many more people […]
The World Series has been an exciting one for those die hard fans of baseball and sports bettors alike. Even though World Series ratings are suffering their lowest point in the modern era, action for the series has been quite steady at sportsbooks. Sportsbooks were relieved to see The Rays come back to life and […]
In three hours time the Tampa Bay Rays and their $23M payroll will take on the second most spendy team in the league, LA Dodgers ($77M). Odds are favoring the Dodgers at about 2/1 in this series. Game one sees the two aces square off (Glasnow vs Kershaw). The Dodgers are -165 and Rays are […]
The Dodgers are clear favorites in this years World Series, which starts tomorrow evening. In fact they are about a 2/1 favorite to win the series. But in my humble opinion the odds are inflated. This is probably due to several factors: Market size (LA vs TB) Popularity and history of the team People’s perception […]
