Fast forward to October

Yesterday, the focus was on the spring. Today, it's on the fall. Baseball Prospectus did its projections, and the regular season won't be needed. The SoxandPhils series is still alive, but the Yankees won't return to the postseason.

They predict the Red Sox will win 95 games this year - the second-highest total in baseball. Alas, just like 2008, that won't be enough to beat the Rays for the division title. They also have the Phillies winning the division yet again (yawn) but with a surprisingly low 88 wins.

No matter the position or the number of wins, all this says to me is that we will see the SoxandPhils World Series this year.

Ruban Amaro Jr. is ready for it. He was on the radio yesterday with Mike Missanelli, who was hammering him for not keeping Cliff Lee after acquiring Roy Halladay. The radio host said it was his fear that the Phillies were facing the Red Sox in the World Series: Halladay wins game one, Cole Hamels loses game two and then it's Joe Blanton against Josh Beckett in game three.

Amaro said he'd "be more than pleased" with that scenario and to play the Red Sox in the World Series.

So would we.

Bring it on.

{Greg, you can't say bring it on in January!}