250-to-1, I Like Those Odds

Greatest investment of all-time; betting on the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series. The Rays had 250 to 1 odds in spring training, so one would get $250 for every $ gambled. Now the Rays are a mere 4 wins away from winning the Fall Classic. 

Dave Marger of St. Petersburg was smart enough to take on those odds, and if the Rays win he will receive $25,000 for a $100 bet!

Maybe the Rays weren't a sure fire way to win 25 grand, finishing in dead last in 2007 and almost every year before that. The Rays have never even finished a season over .500, let alone make the playoffs, let alone make the World Series. 

Still, next season I'm putting my money on the Washington Nationals. 

Will The Cubs Ever Win?

Oh the Cubbies! The most depressing team in sports. 

You would think that this year would be their year. The best record in the National League, Sweet Lou Pinella as their manager, and if you superstitious this is the 100th anniversary of their last championship. 100 years! 

But no, the poor decrepit Cubbies have been blown out of their first two playoff games and are one game away from elimination. To make things worse, both of the games were at home and against the mediocre Dodgers who barely finished over .500 for the season. 

But there is still hope, and you know Cubbie fan has hope. Hell, just a couple of years ago the Red Sox broke their little championship slump being down 3-0 to the sinister Yankees. 

So anything can happen. But it is the Cubs, the team of infinite sorrow.