Going just from those stats alone…

Out of all World Series they’ve been in …
The Red Sox average 6.67 games per series.
The Cardinals average 6.4 games a series.

So I predict there will be seven games.

(If you think that’s normal…the NY/SF Giants average 5.9, the Yankees average 5.4, and the Oakland/Philadelphia A’s average 5.35)

So…judging from history…who will win?

The Red Sox have a .555 won-loss record for series, and a .55 record for total games.

The Cardinals have a .600 won-loss record for series, but a .500 record for total games.

It’s pretty much a toss-up here, so since I’m wearing red today, I’ll say Cardinals.

The below is stolen from Major League Baseball

World Series Stats – by team

Series  Team Total Win Loss  Arizona Diamondbacks 1 1 0  Atlanta Braves 5 1 4  Boston Braves 2 1 1  Brooklyn Dodgers 9 1 8  Chicago Cubs 10 2 8  Cincinnati Reds 9 5 4  Florida Marlins 2 2 0  Los Angeles Dodgers 9 5 4  Milwaukee Braves 2 1 1  New York Giants 14 5 9  New York Mets 4 2 2  Philadelphia Phillies 5 1 4  Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 2  St. Louis Cardinals 15 9 6  San Diego Padres 2 0 2  San Francisco Giants 3 0 3		Games  Team Total Win Loss Tie  Arizona Diamondbacks 7 4 3 0  Atlanta Braves 29 11 18 0  Boston Braves 10 6 4 0  Brooklyn Dodgers 56 20 36 0  Chicago Cubs 53 19 33 1  Cincinnati Reds 51 26 25 0  Florida Marlins 13 8 5 0  Los Angeles Dodgers 49 25 24 0  Milwaukee Braves 14 7 7 0  New York Giants 82 39 41 2  New York Mets 24 12 12 0  Philadelphia Phillies 26 8 18 0  Pittsburgh Pirates 47 23 24 0  St. Louis Cardinals 96 48 48 0  San Diego Padres 9 1 8 0  San Francisco Giants 18 6 12 0
Home  Team Total Win Loss Tie  Arizona Diamondbacks 4 4 0 0  Atlanta Braves 14 7 7 0  Boston Braves 5 3 2 0  Brooklyn Dodgers 28 14 14 0  Chicago Cubs 27 7 19 1  Cincinnati Reds 26 12 14 0  Florida Marlins 7 4 3 0  Los Angeles Dodgers 23 16 7 0  Milwaukee Braves 7 4 3 0  New York Giants 41 21 20 0  New York Mets 13 8 5 0  Philadelphia Phillies 14 5 9 0  Pittsburgh Pirates 23 12 11 0  St. Louis Cardinals 47 24 23 0  San Diego Padres 4 1 3 0  San Francisco Giants 9 4 5 0		Away  Team Total Win Loss Tie  Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 3 0  Atlanta Braves 15 4 11 0  Boston Braves 5 3 2 0  Brooklyn Dodgers 28 6 22 0  Chicago Cubs 26 12 14 0  Cincinnati Reds 25 14 11 0  Florida Marlins 3 4 1 0  Los Angeles Dodgers 26 9 17 0  Milwaukee Braves 7 3 4 0  New York Giants 41 18 21 2  New York Mets 11 4 7 0  Philadelphia Phillies 12 3 9 0  Pittsburgh Pirates 24 11 13 0  St. Louis Cardinals 49 24 25 0  San Diego Padres 5 0 5 0  San Francisco Giants 9 2 7 0

Series  Team Total Win Loss  Anaheim Angels 1 1 0  Baltimore Orioles 6 3 3  Boston Red Sox 9 5 4  Chicago White Sox 4 2 2  Cleveland Indians 5 2 3  Detroit Tigers 9 4 5  Kansas City Royals 2 1 1  Milwaukee Brewers 1 0 1  Minnesota Twins 3 2 1  New York Yankees 39 26 13  Oakland Athletics 6 4 2  Philadelphia Athletics 8 5 3  St. Louis Browns 1 0 1  Toronto Blue Jays 2 2 0  Washington Senators 3 1 2		Games  Team Total Win Loss Tie  Anaheim Angels 7 4 3 0  Baltimore Orioles 33 19 14 0  Boston Red Sox 60 33 26 1  Chicago White Sox 26 13 13 0  Cleveland Indians 30 14 16 0  Detroit Tigers 56 26 29 1  Kansas City Royals 13 6 7 0  Milwaukee Brewers 7 3 4 0  Minnesota Twins 21 11 10 0  New York Yankees 212 127 8 1  Oakland Athletics 32 17 15 0  Philadelphia Athletics 43 24 19 0  St. Louis Browns 6 2 4 0  Toronto Blue Jays 12 8 4 0  Washington Senators 19 8 11 0
Home  Team Total Win Loss Tie  Anaheim Angels 4 3 1 0  Baltimore Orioles 17 10 7 0  Boston Red Sox 31 18 12 1  Chicago White Sox 13 6 7 0  Cleveland Indians 15 9 6 0  Detroit Tigers 28 12 16 0  Kansas City Royals 7 4 3 0  Milwaukee Brewers 3 2 1 0  Minnesota Twins 12 11 1 0  New York Yankees 103 62 40 1  Oakland Athletics 17 10 7 0  Philadelphia Athletics 20 12 8 0  St. Louis Browns 3 1 2 0  Toronto Blue Jays 6 4 2 0  Washington Senators 10 6 4 0		Away  Team Total Win Loss Tie  Anaheim Angels 3 1 2 0  Baltimore Orioles 16 9 7 0  Boston Red Sox 29 15 14 0  Chicago White Sox 13 7 6 0  Cleveland Indians 15 5 10 0  Detroit Tigers 28 14 13 1  Kansas City Royals 6 2 4 0  Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 3 0  Minnesota Twins 9 0 9 0  New York Yankees 108 65 44 0  Oakland Athletics 15 7 8 0  Philadelphia Athletics 23 12 11 0  St. Louis Browns 3 1 2 0  Toronto Blue Jays 6 4 2 0  Washington Senators 9 2 7 0

It is commonly thought by many Cardinals fans that the Cardinals are second to the Yankees in World Series appearances and Games, first in the National league. Saying this actually requires counting the San Francisco Giants and New York Giants separate, even though they are the same franchise. By winning the Pennant last night, we are now guaranteed to at least tie the combined Giants teams in games. [Statistically, if the new Washington DC team is named the Senators, they shouldn’t be counted with the old Senators…they’re a new team. But they probably will be by many.]

We are second to the Yankees (trailing far behind), and first in the NL, in World Series wins.

We are second to the Yankees in World Series Won with 9.

The Boston mayor is considering banning liquor sales during the World Series games in Boston, as well as banning live television broadcast of the games in local bars and restaurants.

That’s hard to imagine. A baseball game without liquor? I suspect there would be fans with tickets who refused to go to the stadium because they preferred watching at their home/dorm where they could drink.

There are Fenway tickets going for thousands of dollars on Ebay — selling one’s ticket might look appealing.

[Note: Subject title is the song that gave rise to the phrase, “Banned in Boston”]

Update: the above note is wrong. it goes a little bit further back than that, and possibly even further.

The Boston mayor is considering banning liquor sales during the World Series games in Boston, as well as banning live television broadcast of the games in local bars and restaurants.

That’s hard to imagine. A baseball game without liquor? I suspect there would be fans with tickets who refused to go to the stadium because they preferred watching at their home/dorm where they could drink.

There are Fenway tickets going for thousands of dollars on Ebay — selling one’s ticket might look appealing.

[Note: Subject title is the song that gave rise to the phrase, “Banned in Boston”]

Update: the above note is wrong. it goes a little bit further back than that, and possibly even further.

Go Crazy!

That's a Winner!

Slam-a-lama Ding Dong!

On to Boston!

I just got another last minute ticket! I’m going to the ballgame toinght!

I just got another last minute ticket! I’m going to the ballgame toinght!

Local Cub Scout banned from attending meetings because he is retarded.

“There are many, many stories of accommodation and success,” says Joe Mueller, spokesman for the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. “In this case the scout presented some extreme challenges, behaviorally and socially, that required [leaders] to consider the safety of the rest of the scouts first.”

But scout mothers who spent months with Irby’s son contend the seven-year-old never posed any behavioral problems. “He was a little slower than my child, but he participated just as well as mine did,” says scout mother Amy Aubuchon. “He wasn’t dangerous, or irate, or anything like that. He sat and did the same activities as my kid. He’s a great kid. I never found anything wrong with him.”

Walmart recently decided to remove “The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion” from their online store.

• Good. I’m glad they removed it.
• But what was it doing there?
• Why did they need to receive complaints before they realized it was a mistake?
• Inquiring minds want to know.

Both Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com sell “The Protocols” online but with strong disclaimers.

Foxman told Reuters that while he did not think he should tell Wal-Mart what it should sell, the company should have made it clear that the book was “a hateful anti-Semitic forgery. It was projected as a legitimate historic book. If it was going to be sold, it should be sold responsibly.”

Archon — the annual – First weekend of October — SF convention in Collinsville got a huge writeup in this week’s RiverFront Times

It’s not exactly a flattering portrait. It’s entitled: Geeks Gone Wild. It’s subtitled: If you can’t get laid at a science fiction convention, you can’t get laid!

It’s downhill from there.

I’m not saying its inaccurate. Everything the reporter describes as happening, I am willing to agree happened. (I heard and saw some of it.)

It’s just an incomplete picture.

But it is certainly likely to attract several non-sf fans who are willing to pay $45 for three nights of free beer.