World Series And Other Notes

Hours from now, the 119th World Series commences in what is at this point, a projected low ratings Arizona vs Texas final round entity.

This will be the fifth post-season clash between Texas/Dallas area and Arizona.

It also is the fourth of the four ‘offs levels in which they will have met.

Dallas (Mavericks) semi’d the Phoenix Suns in ’06 and “quarter’d” them (sounds medieval and I apologize) in 2022, routing them in #7 at Phoenix.

Arizona prevailed with the Suns winning a 6 game quarter vs the Mavericks in ’05 and in an NFL wild card round game, the ‘Zona Cardinals, once located in Chicago and St. Louis defeated the Dallas Cowboys.

Earlier in this NFL season the Cardinals scored their lone win to date at home vs the Cowboys in I believe, a Fox telecast. It is Fox, for the 23rd consecutive time/season and 26th time overall, “piping” the World Series.

The game 4 indicator, (team winning game 4 winning series) is now an incredible (22-2) in Phillies’ post-season entities.

I believe the “indicator” fell to (20-6) in Dusty Baker series and (11-3) in Bruce Bochy managed series.

Back to call it Texas/Dallas vs Arizona: None of the winners in the Texas/Dallas ‘offs entities went on to win the league title.

Three were beaten by the eventual champion and all four lost in their next ‘offs entity.

In football, Arizona lost a “div” game to the Vikings. The ’05 Suns were “semi’d” by eventual champion San Antonio (Spurs).

After defeating the Suns in the aforementioned 2022 NBA “quarters,” the Mavs fell in the semis to eventual champion Golden State (Warriors).

In ’06 the Heat took the final from the Mavs.

This time it is the final so for a fourth time in 5 such the Texas/’Zona series non winner will lose to the sport champion and for the first time said winner will be champion.

At some point I will cite the 22 Phils’ post-season series (the first was the 1915 World Series when after Grover C. Alexander won in what was the Phils’ first post-season tilt, the Red Sox or Boston A.L. team, which had a pitcher named George “Babe” Ruth, won the next 4, including, by definition game 4) in which the #4 winner took the entity.

Earlier I pictured Willie “Mays” Aikens who starred in one exception, (1980 W.S.).!

George Vukovich is “here” due to his game ending home run in #4 extra/strike affected “div” series game in ’81. The Expos, however won game 5.

Again, who but me?!!!! (4 !’s for games 4).