certainty vs. cOntingency

Mighta Wayward O shoulda given Dodgers certainty point for set-up man, who chalked up a .65 ERA in 30 appearances post-trade and a 1.70 for year? And which set-up man figured mightly in Blues' win over RedBirds? Or at very least awarded omnibus "rest of staff" certainty point for L.A.?

Probably. That would have made L.A. favorite over St. Louis Cards given better regular-season record.

So .... Wayward O's bad.

Then again, that's October baseball -- especially in first round. And there's nuttin' nobody is going to do about stuff like this:


Image via MLB.com
And this:


Image via Boston.com
Boston-Angels series also reminds Wayward O ... should there be some codified certainty point for having home field for first two games of a five-game, first-round series? This year home-field teams swept divisional series, losing only one of eight home games at series' outsets.

Have to look at entire sweep of divisional series to be sure '09 wasn't fluke.

Well dear reader, this is by way of saying: Wayward O will continue to massage turkey until it's as juicy and delicious as possible. But overall, Blog is still quite pleased with System.