today is thursday 25 september 2003.

with the marlins winning, the dodgers season is over. the rest of the games are meaningless--the giants this weekend will simply tune up for the playoffs.

so what is the melvinistic response to the nl playoffs? do not cheer for the 1) the giants, because we hate them 2) the braves we hate them too 3) do cheer for the marlins--jack mckeon is magic 4) as much as i dislike houston, perhaps cheer for them--but if the cubbies win the central--cheer for them and maybe the curse is over

for the al--the angels have historically had a horrible season after a good season. history repeats itself, so don't expect any rally monkeys or too much mickey mouse. do expect the yankees, twins, red sox, and a's to put up the fight of their lives--but much more rested than their nl cohort (with the exception of atlanta or san francisco).

cubbies and red sox would be a real winner--one of the curses would have to be broken.