I didn’t make an ill-fated prediction, exactly; it was just wishful thinking.

In an earlier posting on this blog, I had expressed a hope that the LA Angels and the LA Dodgers would win their respective Major League Baseball championship series and then face each other in the World Series. Why? The weather in La La Land would be far better than in the Rust Belt cities their championship opponents call home.

Alas, it’s not to be. The NY Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies won the right to play in the Series.

Bundle up, diehard Yanks and Phils fans. And be patient while you await the games delayed by rain — and possibly snow.