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.
2003 Astrology Awards Recap
In 2003, the then-Florida Marlins became the first team to win the World Series twice while making the playoffs as a Wild Card team. Since then, we’ve gotten an additional Wild Card entry per league, which also led to the scheduled one-game playoff. As goofy as that concept is, it doesn’t hold a candle to starting extra innings with a runner on second base.
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.