one blamed such change of circumstance on angered gods.
The last time this reader heard any reference to baseball gods was on the final day of the 2011 regular season. It had been arguably the most.exciting and bewildering final day in baseball history . Jim Palmer, Hall of Fame pitcher fokr the Baltimore Orioles, during the telecast of the Red Sox-Orioles game remarked, "Can you hear the baseball gods laughing?"
The Red Sox had started September with a nine game lead for a playoff berth. One pitch and about three minutes after Palmer's statement, the Sox' season was over.
