YAWN

Well, another World Series is about to pass. Over the past three years, this is what has happened....

2007 Boston beats Colorado 4-0

2006 St. Louis beats Detroit 4-1

2005 Chicago White Sox beats Houston 4-0

2004 Boston beats St. Louis 4-0

So in other words, over the past four years the World Series Winners have won a total of sixteen games, while over the past four years the World Series loser has won a total of one game.

To quote Nothing Ever Happens On Mars (from Waiting For Guffman), "Boring. Boring. Boring."

This year the World Series has been especially disappointing because the regular season was so exciting. There were a lot of great individual milestones (not just Barry Bonds' home run chase), some exciting pennant chases, and some magical teams to watch.

So the one game playoff between the Pardes and the Rockies before the playoffs series even started was probably the peak of the season. Everything since then has felt like a slow march towards the inevitable: the crowning of the Red Sox.

So I'll put a wrap on the season with two final thoughts.

1. People who dislike the Yankees with their ungodly payroll and arrogance, should have equal disdain for the Red Sox.
2. The Twins were disappointing this year, and I predict they will disappoint even more next year.