Maybe my new Oakley Soft Spike glasses with Transitions lenses will help me see more clearly ... or maybe my predictions are just bad again this year. I sure didn't see Oakland going up 2-0 and I didn't expect the other three series to be knotted.

I called for a Mark Prior no-hitter (and Cubs winning 1-0) on Wednesday, so I'm sticking with that. Wonder what odds I could get on that in Vegas. (Yeah, I bet on baseball occasionally. I have no "duty to perform" and don't bet on games where I have information that might be considered "insider." If I ever got a job in baseball - and you could get long odds on that in Vegas - I'll stop gambling on any sport immediately. Period.)

And I think I have SARS. It sucks to catch a cold just days after returning from Toronto.