Working in Vegas....Fabulous

So I'm off the Vegas tomorrow on my annual trade show trek. I will be working most of the time, and I most certainly wont be posting while I am away; however, I thought it would be interesting to sample the WS odds before I hit the road.

It always seems like a pre-season long shot makes it all the way. The Colorado Rockies were 90 to 1 to win the world series in 2007. They may have lost, but they were 20 to 1 to win the National League pennant that year, which is a handsome payoff. How about my Marlins in 2003? I found a site that said they were going off at 120 to 1 to win the WS before the season started. Let's not forget about surprise WS champs Chicago in 2005, and the Rays winning the AL pennant in 2008 (can't find the odds!! Something about the Internet -- they erase all that stuff!!)

Anyway, Here's a quick list that I found with this year's odds From Bodog.net...

1. New York Yankees: 11/4
2. Boston Red Sox: 13/2
3. Philadelphia Phillies: 9/1
4. Los Angeles Angels: 10/1
5. St. Louis Cardinals: 10/1
6. Los Angeles Dodgers: 11/1
7. Chicago Cubs: 15/1
8. New York Mets: 15/1
9. Tampa Bay Rays: 15/1
10. Atlanta Braves: 18/1
11. Colorado Rockies: 18/1
12. Chicago White Sox: 22/1
13. Detroit Tigers: 25/1
14. Florida Marlins: 25/1
15. Minnesota Twins: 25/1
16. San Francisco Giants: 25/1
17. Texas Rangers: 25/1
18. Arizona Diamondbacks: 40/1
19. Cincinnati Reds: 45/1
20. Milwaukee Brewers: 45/1
21. Oakland Athletics: 45/1
22. Cleveland Indians: 50/1
23. Seattle Marliners: 50/1
24. Toronto Blue Jays: 60/1
25. Baltimore Orioles: 75/1
26. Houston Astros: 75/1
27. San Diego Padres: 75/1
28. Kansas City Royals: 100/1
29. Pittsburgh Pirates: 100/1
30. Washington Nationals: 100/1

I love the teams in the 25 to 1 range...all five of them to me have a chance to compete for their respective pennants -- Detroit especially. Usually there seems to be one team that's a real long shot that looks decent, but I don't really see any; although the Mariners at 50 to 1 might have a shot (I guess). And how three teams are longer shots than the Padres is a mystery to me!

Will I be making my annual Marlins bet? Well they are 25 to 1 as you can see; and according to my research, they are 15 to 1 to win the NL pennant. Maybe a Marlins pennant bet and a Tigers WS bet? What happens in Vegas....will end up on this blog one day....well, maybe!