I'm not one to usually believe in apocalyptic prognostications, but I might have to start coming around.  After all over past few years we've witnessed massive storms, earthquakes, and wildfires regularly go unfettered.  Not to mention the fact that in October people can still be found wearing t-shirts and shorts throughout the northeast and mid-atlantic.

Arguably the most frightening development over the last five years is the birth of the Red Sox dynasty.  The franchise cast off its curse in 2004 and now looks destined to win another championship.  For non sports fans this might seem trivial, but prior to 2004 a person could have survived most of the major 20th century calamities save for WWI and never saw a Red Sox team win a title.  Now we are on the verge of seeing them win two in three years. 

The strange thing is that while the Red Sox's opponent The Colorado Rockies are the feel good story of this baseball season, if they win the title it might prove even more distressing for baseball because it'll give credence to the baseball officials who thought it'd be a good idea to play baseball outdoors in Colorado in November.  This will be the first World Series where fans are not only praying for their team to win, but also that the home games are not snowed or frozen out. 

It's rather nonsensical, I know, to put so much weight on a string of baseball games, but with the way Josh Beckett's pitching, The Rockies winning 21 out of their previous 22 games, and with Manny Ramirez launching home runs further and further into the solar system, there are clearly some higher powers operating in this playoff.  If you still don't think the world might end as we know it, just ask a Yankee fan for their thoughts on the matter.