A Weird World Series

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This has been the weirdest Series I have ever seen...

Sometimes I could not believe my HDTV screen.

Both games in St. Louis finished with the strangest plays.

Baseball sports gods must be working overtime these days.

Game 3's controversial call; obstruction at 3rd base.

Salty threw to Middlebrooks, who landed on his face.

As he tried to get back up he blocked the runner's path.

Game was tied; the call was made at home...  You do the math.

Was the call correctly made?  The experts say it was.

Not mad at the ump for that - was mad at him because

His strike zone kept changing; seemed he had a favorite team.

Red Sox' strikes called "balls" so often ...  Made me want to scream.

Game 4 had a shocking end as well; a play at 1st.

Runner had a tiny lead but got his feet reversed.

Koji turned and threw him out.  Game over. Boston wins

Thanks, in part, to Jonny Gomes. Henceforth, absolved of sins.

Game 5 is a rematch and Jon Lester gets the call.

In Game 1 he was accused of doctoring the ball.

Who knows what will happen next but - something else that's weird -

Cards are growing whiskers now... They've learned to fear the beard.

The Boston Red Sox - Reflections From a Pink Hat

Red Sox fans, this morning, are still reeling from the news;

And I don't mean at the fact that our team didn't lose.

I am speaking of the trades...  They've gone and cleared the deck. 

Blew it up in hopes of seeing salvage from the wreck.

Even Pink Hat fans, like me, have given this team up.

Do we think there's more to do to fix the problems? Yup.

Don't know how it happened; who's deserving of the blame...

But the Pesky funeral attendance was a shame.

Papi, Salty, Buchholz and Padilla - those 4 went.

Maybe no-one realized the message that was sent...

In a town like Boston, where a lot of Irish live,

Blowing off a legend is a sin we don't forgive.

Nomar came and Youk sent his regrets...  He had to play.

They displayed the spirit missing from the team today.

Papi seems to have it and I'm sorry that he's hurt.

Season's over anyway. He should hang up his shirt.

Let him rest, then bring him back next year to lead the team.

Hope that he'll step up to be the Keeper of the Dream.

Baseball here in Boston isn't just about the stats...

Not when half your audience is watching in pink hats.