“Dodgers … Thanks!” — Kyrie from Brooklyn. … Hmmm. OK, I’ll play along. C’mon Kyrie, after all the love you received at Barclays on Sunday, still no love for Stitches? How was I supposed to know Eddie Rosario would turn into Hank Aaron, and the Braves’ bullpen was fully stocked with Mariano Riveras.
So who do we trust? The Asterisks’ shaky pitching rotation? The Cinderella Bravos? Dr. Anthony “It’s safe, Happy Halloween” Fauci? Stitches? We thought Houston was a top-five team since Day 1. Atlanta? We had the Phils and Mutts ranked higher. The Braves will go with Charlie Morton in Game 1. Morton settled down after a problematic first inning in L.A., where he gave up two quick runs and walked six over five frames. Framber Valdez goes for Houston. Valdez enters off a gem (one run, three hits over eight innings) against the Dead Sox. Backing the Astros. 20 units in Game 1 and 40 units (at -150) they take the series.
Point is, I should have taken the points. Saints 13, Seahawks 10. Geno Smith was sacked repeatedly but didn’t do much when he was upright. Down -1,206 largents.