Subway Series. What if the Fall Classic bumps into the fall election?

[question everything]

TIME

Subway Series. What if the Fall Classic bumps into the fall election?
By Mark Helperin

So far, it has been a very good baseball season for both John McCain and Barack Obama. A week past the All-Star break, McCain's home-state squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks, are leading the National League West. Obama is having an even better Major League year. His beloved Chicago White Sox are atop their division, and their crosstown rivals, the long-cursed Cubs, have the third best record in baseball. At Obama headquarters, there are dreams taking hold that both hometown teams might win a pennant, leading them to face off in the World Series on the eve of the election. Obama would almost certainly attend some of the games and bask in the excitement of Chicago's first Subway Series in 102 years (though he might want to avoid visiting Wrigley Field, where his allegiance to the Sox could earn him a chorus of, well, Bronx cheers). A Diamondbacks--White Sox series isn't out of the question either--which would inevitably lead to one of those goofy, symbolic bets that politicians always make over sporting events. Of course, the stakes will be far greater than just chili peppers and pizza a few days later.

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[Canuckistanian]

1. Those who are easily distracted, will continue to be

The rest will take action to save what's left of their country.

[question everything]

3. Isn't McCain acceptance speech going to be at the same time that there

is some ball game going on?

[Canuckistanian]

4. Hmm. I see your point.

McCain or a World Series final game?

I'm told there's no crying in baseball.

But it would be the post-game where the crying would begin.

[Gabi Hayes]

7. NFL opening game, per another thread here

[ColbertWatcher]

2. What if? The GOP-controlled media is planning on it. n/t

[NYC Liberal]

5. Another MSM-invented horse race. Does anyone really give a shit?

Just like they want to promote this election as "neck-and-neck."

[Gabi Hayes]

6. sorry to say this, but the Sox are over....they'll finish a distant third

this makes me very sad, believe me, but they're done

pitching stinks now, and they have no consistent hitting, outside two players

tomorrow they fall out of first

sigh

Cubs, now, that could be another story. very impressive performances the last two days against the surging Brewers

I say this as a fan of both teams

Jack Brickhouse lives!