Boston Jealous of Gainesville, Takes 2008 World Series

djarratt posted 6/18/2008 from baseballplayoffsnow.blogspot.com [flag]

Daily playoff prediction. If the University of Florida can get a basketball-football-basketball trifecta, then why shouldn't Boston do the same in baseball-basketball-baseball? [link]

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