Going out on a limb

Based on my baseball experiences in May, when I saw four baseball games in four different major league parks in two time zones in two weeks, I can make the following prediction: the Angels will win the World Series over the Giants.

I saw the Giants, at home, barely beat the Braves; six days later, I saw the Angels, on the road, soundly defeat the White Sox. Yes, I realize the White Sox were a worse team during the season than the Braves, so the comparison isn't that apt, but I'm sticking with this prediction.

I further realize that posting this prediction now, when the Angels are up 2-1 in the series, may draw yawns of boredom. But here's the truth: I meant to post this prediction before Game 1, but I got distracted and forgot. And you can take that to the bank. I didn't remember to post this until halfway through Game 3, the first game of the Series that I've watched this year, while trying to distract myself from having my brains leak out my ears as a result of listening to Tim McCarver.

I should point out that, right after seeing those baseball games in the month of May, I would have been much more inclined to believe the Giants would make it into the Series than the Angels, based on the impressive home run I saw Barry Bonds hit (into the water), and the fact that no Angel player really stood out. But, as it turned out, that's just how the Angels made it to the World Series...as a real team effort, with everyone playing his part.

However, what I really wouldn't have believed in May, after seeing the A's lose big to the Blue Jays at home, that they would have put together such an amazing consecutive win streak later in the season. You know, this was a pretty good year for baseball, and it isn't over yet. One might say it ain't over 'til it's over.