Quick Thoughts on the World Series

Now that the World Series over, here are some of my quick thoughts about the series. To start out the article I should say I truly didn’t pick a winner. I did predict six games for the series however. Five and six aren’t that far off after all.

Back when the season started I predicted the Rays to have a breakout season, falling just short of missing the playoffs. The Phillies I had up there as well but not making the playoffs either.

Deep down I was really pulling for the Rays to win because Florida needs to have a baseball team worth following on a yearly basis. Not to take anything away from the Marlins two championships, but fans can’t get behind a team that does a fire-sale every time a championship is won.

Florida is a huge potential market for baseball, but there hasn’t been a reason to cheer for any team there until now. The Rays should be able to keep their players together for at least a few years because of youth and low paying contracts.

When those contracts are up I hope Tampa is able to afford the contracts because there is potential to be something big.

The word dynasty should not be out of the question when it comes to the Rays. The inexperienced youth was able to overcome inexperience to make it to the World Series.

A rare feat in any sport.

I was the one constantly saying the youth would falter in the end, but I give them credit for proving me and history wrong.

Time will tell if the Rays can bounce back, but this team is still going to get better.

There is one reason why I wanted the Phillies to win. Philadelphia needed another championship. The city is far too great of a sports city to not have won a championship since the 80s. That doesn’t include the fans though. Most Philadelphia sports fans could not be farther apart from the city motto “brotherly love”.



At least the fans do have something to cheer for.

On an ending note baseball could not be any healthier as a sport regardless of what the ratings say.

Only the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals have made it to the World Series more than once during this decade. In other words fifteen different teams have made it to the World Series this decade.

If that’s not healthy I don’t know what is.