PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Back before the season started, many bettors were placing wagers on who would win the 2008 World Series. Not many of them had the Phillies or the Tampa Bay rays anywhere near the top. 2008 World Series Odds--Still in contention
New York Mets 4 - 1 Boston Red Sox 9 - 2 New York Yankees 5 - 1 Detroit Tigers 6 - 1 Cleveland Indians 10 - 1 Chicago Cubs 12 - 1 Los Angeles Angels 16 - 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 20 - 1 Seattle Mariners 20 - 1 Philadelphia Phillies 20 - 1 Atlanta Braves 25 - 1 San Diego Padres 25 - 1 Colorado Rockies 25 - 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 - 1 Chicago White Sox 30 - 1 Milwaukee Brewers 30 - 1 Toronto Blue Jays 30 - 1 St Louis Cardinals 50 - 1 Minnesota Twins 60 - 1 Cincinnati Reds 60 - 1 Houston Astros 60 - 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 100 - 1 Florida Marlins 100 - 1 Texas Rangers 100 - 1 Tampa Bay Rays 100 - 1 Washington Nationals 100 - 1 Baltimore Orioles 100 - 1 San Francisco Giants 100 - 1 Kansas City Royals 100 - 1 Oakland Athletics 100 - 1
from http://www.bettorsworld.com/world-series-odds.htm
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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/20/tampa-bay-rays-come-out-for-obama/
RAYS STEP UP
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 21 October 2008 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
So....................... world series. huh?
― mayor jingleberries, Thursday, 23 October 2008 05:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Finally, an article that does deserve to be published in ALL-CAPS.
http://www.abc6.com/sports/36277274.html
GREAT NEWS FOR ROCCO BALDELLI. A VISIT TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LAST WEEK REVEALED THAT DOCTORS HAD MISDIAGNOSED HIS ILLNESS.BALDELLI MISSED MUCH OF LAST SEASON, AND WHEN HE DID PLAY, HE WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF EXTREME FATIQUE. DOCTORS THOUGHT IT WAS MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDER WHICH CAN BE FATAL.THE BALDELLI FAMILY TOLD ME TONIGHT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS CHANNEL-OPATHY, A NON-PROGRESSIVE, HIGHLY TREATABLE DISEASE.CHANNEL-OPATHY IS A DISEASE INVOLVING DYSFUNTION OF AN ION CHANNEL. CHANNEL-OPATHIES ARE KNOWN TO INVOLVE THE ION CHANNELS FOR POTASSIUM, SODIUM, CHLORIDA AND CALCIUM.ION CHANNELS ARE CRITICAL TO THE MEMBRANES SURROUNDING EVERY LIVING CELL.BY THE WAY, THE BALDELLIS TELL ME ROCCO HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE RED SOX.
BALDELLI MISSED MUCH OF LAST SEASON, AND WHEN HE DID PLAY, HE WAS LIMITED BECAUSE OF EXTREME FATIQUE. DOCTORS THOUGHT IT WAS MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDER WHICH CAN BE FATAL.THE BALDELLI FAMILY TOLD ME TONIGHT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS CHANNEL-OPATHY, A NON-PROGRESSIVE, HIGHLY TREATABLE DISEASE.
CHANNEL-OPATHY IS A DISEASE INVOLVING DYSFUNTION OF AN ION CHANNEL. CHANNEL-OPATHIES ARE KNOWN TO INVOLVE THE ION CHANNELS FOR POTASSIUM, SODIUM, CHLORIDA AND CALCIUM.
ION CHANNELS ARE CRITICAL TO THE MEMBRANES SURROUNDING EVERY LIVING CELL.
BY THE WAY, THE BALDELLIS TELL ME ROCCO HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE RED SOX.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
October hero Price to AAA:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=4016400
(where's yr new thread?)
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 March 2009 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
^makes no sense "saving him for a playoff push" b/c you get more points later in the season huh?
― bnw, Thursday, 26 March 2009 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link