Monday, May 24, 2004

A Tale of Two Cities
"The wind is rushing after us, and the clouds are flying after us, and the moon is plunging after us, and the whole wild night is in pursuit of us; but, so far we are pursued by nothing else." from Charles Dickens' _A Tale of Two Cities_

You might consider that the twinning of baseball cities can be found in New York, Chicago, The Bay Area and, with a stretch of the imagination and a compass, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.

Of those four areas, here is how each city's teams are doing:

LA Dodgers/Anaheim Angels 52 wins, 35 losses .597 winning percentage.
Cubs/White Sox 50 wins, 36 losses .581 winning percentage.
Yankees/Mets 47 wins, 40 losses .540 winning percentage.
Oakland A's/SF Giants 44 wins, 42 losses .512 winning percentage.

So, even with TWO teams in your city, one could still only expect, a best, to be happy with a victory less than 6 days out of ten.

*****

Mike Cuddyer of the Twins, has selected his All Stars. Isn't it time you did?

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