Monday, May 23, 2011

1918 Revisited

I took much interest in this past weekends Cubs-Red Sox series at Fenway Park.
It was the first time since the 1918 World Series that the Cubs played at Fenway.
While I'm not a fan of interleague play (example: Twins-Diamondbacks, Astros-Blue Jays) there are some perks and this was one of them.
It was especially appealing to watch Saturday night's game when both the Cubs and Red Sox wore throwback, logoless, baggy 1918 style uniforms.
They should have went all out and made the uniforms out of wool. I don't know if the modern day ballplayer would have gone for that.
What was also good about Saturday at The Fens was that the Cubs beat the Red Sox, snapping the Bostons 7-game winning streak. But alas, the Cubs couldn't take the series as they were stymied (as opposed to Alfalfed or Buckwheated) by Tim Wakefield's knuckleball in a 5-1 win over Chicago last night.
The Red Sox are playing very good baseball of late. After their horrendous start they are back on track and looking at the AL East, one of these three will not be a playoff team: The Red Sox, Yanks or Rays. It will be a dogfight all season long. Plus, you can't totally dismiss the Blue Jays.

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