In one of my favorite opening days of all time, you had to be happy for the Cubby fans of Chicago, who have been waiting for the "Savior" and may have found him in Kosuke Fukodome, their new right fielder, who thrilled all of the baseball world when he wacked one of "greatly uninspiring"
Eric Gagne's ninth inning pitches over the right center field fence to bring the Cubs to a 3-3 tie, ultimately a loss 4-3 in ten innings. But it was a highly emotional moment when the 31 year old Japanese veteran star of the Chunichi Dragons came to the "Windy City" and joined a club searching for just a little more to get them into contention for a trip to the World Series in08.
It was one hundred years ago when Franck Chance led the Cubs of Tinker to Evers to Chance to their last Series championship. Wow! Could this latest Asian slugger be the tonic the Cubs need to make it happen? We shall see. After all, the great Ichiro Suzuki is the standard by which these players are measured, such a great one out there in Seattle where he garnished 238 hits last year and continues to be one of the truly greats of our time. Japanese and Koreans dot the teams of today with followings thousands of miles away that rock!
How about the Red Sox and Baltimore opening their seasons in Japan where baseball is looked upon as a religion and great players abound!
"Fuki", the Bear calls him "Fuki" was three for three on opening day and also made a fine catch of a ball headed for the stands late in the game and Cub fans bowed and cheered his every move.
No "Remember the Seventh of December" anymore in this country! Soon to be up there along with the Koreans and Japanese will be the Chinese who are beginning to sport bats and balls and with their millions of prospects, will blossom forth hopefully not a "card carrying Commie!"
Of course all the fans of the Bear want to know where's and howfars of what is going to happen this baseball season as the GM and Manager of the famous Fantasy Baseball Blue Dart team, which will be in action Saturday April 5 with its drafting in the infamous "Boys Night Out League" is ready with his picks for 2008. You can take these to the bank and prepare to cash in your chips.
American League East: New York-Boston-Toronto-Baltimore (formerly my beloved St. Louis Browns)- Tampa Bay
American League Central: Detroit-Cleveland-Chicago-Minnesota-KC
American League West: LA-Seattle-Texas-Oakland
National League East: NY Mets-Philly-Atlanta-Washington-Florida
National League Central: Milwaukee-Chicago-St. Louis-Cinncy-Houston-Pittburgh
National League West: Arizona-Colorado-LA-San Diego-San Francisco
AL Divisional Series: Tigers over the Red Sox NY over LA
AL Championship: Tigers over the Yankees
NL Divisional: Mets over the Brewers
NL Championship Series: Mets over Diamondbacks
World Series: Mets over the Tigers
So says the Bear: Santana of the Mets will lead them to the victory they covet and the National League will prevail.
So says the Bear on this April Fools Day in 2008. Hold him fast to these predictions.
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