Not dead yet
The Cubs, that is.
The pitchers have ranged from pretty good to amazing all series. It's the hitters that make the difference. Tonight, they got three runs, which was just barely enough. Two games ago, they didn't get any, when two would have won the game.
I've been watching 538.com, though I have no idea how meaningful those statistics actually are. At the start of the World Series, the Cubs were favored 2:1. After the first Cubs loss, those numbers switched. At the start of tonight's game, the prediction was 85% Indians, 15% Cubs. After the Cubs win, they only improved to 23%. If the Cubs manage to win another game, I wonder what the odds will be for game 7. The momentum will be on the Cubs side, but overall, the Indians have hit better. Or I could just go with Charlie Brown, who -- after Lucy recited too many dismal numbers regarding their baseball team -- said, "Tell your statistics to shut up."
It may sound unfaithful to say, but I'm sanguine either way. The Cubs won the pennant, and that makes me very happy. I'd like more, but there's always next year.
The pitchers have ranged from pretty good to amazing all series. It's the hitters that make the difference. Tonight, they got three runs, which was just barely enough. Two games ago, they didn't get any, when two would have won the game.
I've been watching 538.com, though I have no idea how meaningful those statistics actually are. At the start of the World Series, the Cubs were favored 2:1. After the first Cubs loss, those numbers switched. At the start of tonight's game, the prediction was 85% Indians, 15% Cubs. After the Cubs win, they only improved to 23%. If the Cubs manage to win another game, I wonder what the odds will be for game 7. The momentum will be on the Cubs side, but overall, the Indians have hit better. Or I could just go with Charlie Brown, who -- after Lucy recited too many dismal numbers regarding their baseball team -- said, "Tell your statistics to shut up."
It may sound unfaithful to say, but I'm sanguine either way. The Cubs won the pennant, and that makes me very happy. I'd like more, but there's always next year.