Baseball As America....

Although part of me secretly wanted to see the Astros knock off St. Louis just so we could have a Texas-Massachusetts matchup in both the World Series and the election. But oh well.

Still, the St. Louis v. Boston matchup still provides plenty of metaphors. Think of Boston as the Democrats. They claim to be the team/party of the people, but they still spend exorbitant amounts of money and have a fan base consisting mostly of the Boston Brahmin elites...the only folks who can afford their exorbitant ticket prices. They go on and on about being cursed, and I'm sure if it was possible, they would have dragged Aaron Boone to court after game 7 of last year's ALCS.

The Cards are like the Republicans, revered all through Middle America as a hardworking bunch who kick ass when needed. They don't whine, they win. If they lose, they suck it up, reload, and move on.

Cards in 6.

After tennis, went to what might be one of the most mundane bars I've ever been to last night, Gannon's Pub on Lincoln Avenue. What kind of bar doesn't have a Thursday night food special or waitress service on a busy night?

Now on to the locks. 1-1 last week, 7-5 on the season. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY:

Kansas City -4 Atlanta

Seattle -7 Arizona

I'll be catching the Bears-Bucs game in person. Catch y'all on the flipside.