Saturday, April 2, 2011

It's a Long Way to October...


I think it was '83 when TBS aired a special by that name. Since they were the SuperStation and almost all Atlanta's games were on TV, they had a lot to draw from. Manager Joe Torre and pitching coach Bob Gibson were often miked, the Braves won the division .... I still have it on VHS, need to watch it again. At the time, this was very mod TV...

And here we are, nearly three decades later. Time is the great mystery...

The game is the same tho. Above, the starting rotation of the NL defending champ Phillies. (Pic is from the NY Times.) And for the sake of argument, predictions:
NL: Phillies wild card, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Rockies are division winners
AL: Rangers, Minnesota, Boston win divisions, Angels are wild card.
In the World Series, Colorado beats the Angels.

Have a good season!