A blog analyzing Major League Baseball through the lens of Astrology
Welcome to Astrology Baseball, a project where I arrange MLB players into teams based on their astrological signs, and then pit those teams against each other in mock fantasy seasons.
1984 Fantasy Astrology Recap
The strongest connotations around 1984 are probably images of a dystopian future, conjured up by George Orwell’s novel named after the year. But the most surreal event of that year might have taken place in the Astrology Baseball space: Aquarius scored the most fantasy points in the Air Division over a full MLB season.
2016 and the Curse of the Billy Goat
If you believe in a pseudo-science like Astrology, you’re also likely to believe in paranormal concepts such as curses. One such curse that is related to baseball, if not astrology, is the Curse of the Billy Goat, which supposedly afflicted the Chicago Cubs until 2016.