Wednesday, October 29, 2008

World Series

What a crazy World Series it has been with the suspended game that is scheduled to resume in a couple hours. I read some great stuff yesterday about how the Rays spent their off-day in Delaware because of the bad weather in Philly. Should be an interesting chess match tonight between the managers right from the get go. Who will Charlie Manuel use to pinch hit for Cole Hamels? Will Joe Maddon go to the bullpen before a pitch is even thrown? How early will we see David Price? These are only a few of the questions we should see answered almost immediately when the game resumes. The managing will be analyzed over and over after this one. On paper, I saw the Phillies have an advantage because of better bullpen depth. However, Price, unlike any star Phillies reliever, can go multiple innings. Also, the fact that they are at home gives the Phillies an advantage. Despite the apparent Phillies advantage, I still like the Rays in this one and I will stick with my prediction of Rays in seven. I can't tell you exactly why, but I just have this feeling after Carlos Pena got that clutch hit to tie it on Monday that the Rays will find a way to get this series back to Tampa. If they do, chaos will ensue and everyone will want to see if Charlie Manuel would bring back Cole Hamels on short rest for Game 7. A 3-1 series that looked over could get very interesting, very quick. Should be a good one tonight for die hard baseball fans like myself.

Also, I'm excited to watch at least part of the Wolves opener tonight as well. I'll try to post my reaction as soon as possible after, along with some questions the Wolves must answer this season.

Thanks for reading.

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