On the morning of April 1, 2006

The nation will wake up to find the Washington Nationals and the Tampa Bay Rays in first place in their respective divisions.

As much as I like that Nats, seeing this on April Fools Day makes a lot of sense.

Why this Yankee fan is rooting for the Red Sox in this series

As nearly every baseball fan knows, Boston has only won two World Series titles since America entered World War I; and devout Yankee fan that I am, I’m still hoping the Chowderheads take their third title in nine decades this year.

Here’s why:
September 1918: Red Sox win the World Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs in six games.
November 1918: Voters give Republicans control of Congress, stunning and embarrassing the Woodrow Wilson Administration; the GOP would keep control of Congress for a dozen years.

October 2004: Red Sox win the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in a four game sweep.
November 2004: President George W. Bush wins re-election, in the process getting more votes than any other candidate for President in American history. Voters also keep the GOP in control of Congress.

October 2007: Red Sox lead the World Series two games to zero over the Colorado Rockies . . .