World Series and a Happy Halloween

  First things first:  Congrats are in order to Rob, our good friend and Sports Director at WCBN.  His Phillies took home the World Series, their first since 1980 and the city's first major chmapionship of any kind since 1983.  It was a weird series with the delay in Game 5, but I actually think that made people tune in and added a wrinkle to this series that no other before it had.  Each game was entertaining (with Game 4 being the only exception) so I was pleased, even though I'll admit I was parying for a Manny vs. Red Sox Nation championship bout. 

As for "the Bet," which was discussed last week on the Blog, I will reveal Rob's new task that will be the alternative to the Dalembert mohawk proposed back in May (special thanks to Stu for helping me out on this one).  Tune in to Game of the Week this Friday (or check the blog after the show) to find out what our Sports Director is in for!

Last point of business:  Michigan Basketball starts in exactly 1 week!!!  However, the AA News reported today (via MLive) that freshman Center Ben Cronin is looking at a possible redshirt for his first season in college.  Cronin is reportedly having hip problems and can't

even complete full court drills.  This would make an already thin front court even thinner as Michigan would only have Gibson and Puls as players over 6'9 ( The prospect of 6'8 ft DeShawn Sims playing the 5 spot this season at some point speaks to where this team could be headed.  Their offense would consist of all five players lined up around the three point arc, with Sims sometimes sneaking inside to hit a 15ft

 jumper). 

Tune into WCBN for all home games this season and look for highlights here on the Blog.

World Series Wager (Suggestions appreciated)

Last night, the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the defending champion Red Sox in what turned out to be a great post-season series.  They showed the heart and determination of a champion when they could've just laid down ( *cough* Kelly Pavlik *cough*) after seeing their opponent put up a fight.  

Now, for me, a Phillies-Rays series looked like it had no interest to me what-so-ever.  Sure, the Rays are a nice story and the Phillies played solid baseball throughout the year.  Still, I have no vested interests in either team and really couldn't have cared which team won it all.... That is, untill a few days ago.

Last week, when the Phillies won it all, I remember seeing Rob S., our good friend and WCBN Sports Director, in class following the Phillies/LA game.  He was in high spirits, lo

oking a little weary in class the next morning having just celebrated a Phillies WS berth the previous night.  I remember thinking "Man, I should have made a World Series bet with h

im this year.  It'd at least keep me interested." 

Well, as it turns out, I already had!

 Last Spring, Rob did a Live Blog  for the Sixers/Pistons first round playoff series.  The Pistons were up big, on their way to another disappointment in the Eastern Coneference Finals, so 

I thought I'd spice things up a bit with this bet: 

If the Phillies win the Series this year, can we get you to sport the Dalembert 'hawk, and have "RS" on one/both sides of the head? 

Rob took the bet, thinking he was in the clear.  Heck, no Philly team has won professional sports championship is his lifetime.  Why start now? 

Now, the liklihood of Rob sticking to this bet isn't good; A Dalembert hawk during autumn in Michigan doesn't do much to keep a guy warm.  Therefore, I want to get all the readers out there to help me find a new wager to take the place of the old one.

(Keep in mind, if Rob wants to keep the old bet, I'll let him.  This is just a contingency plan)

So what should the alternative wager be?  Leave your suggestions in the Comments area and the winner will be revealed this Friday during the Game of the Week at 7pm on WCBN 88.3 FM.