This one’s for all you readers who try to get in a little sports betting on your trips to Vegas. If you are baseball fans, I’ve got news you need to know before you make your futures wager.
This year’s World Series winner was predicted twenty-six years ago in the classic 1989 film “Back to the Future II.” In the movie Marty McFly travels all the way to 2015, and while there, sees a holo-board with the news that the Chicago Cubs swept Miami to win the World Series. That’s a pretty remarkable prediction when you consider that the movie was released almost four years before Charlie Hough ever threw out that first pitch for Miami as a major league team in 1993. The Chicago Cubs, who started the movie’s fictional season in 2015 as 100:1 favorites, defeat the Miami team that didn’t exist at the time the movie was made in a best-of-nine game series this year. Which is a pretty good trick when you remember that both teams are in the National League. So, there's no way they could play each other in the World Series. Additionally, there are a max of 7 games, not 9, in that battle.
The Marlins are hoping to #RewriteTheFuture and defeat the Cubs in 2015. During their three game matchup this coming week (June 1, 2, and 3), they’ll be giving away “Miami: 2015 American League Champions” t-shirts to special event package buyers. The shirts will feature the alligator logos from the movie not the Marlins.
September 25 will be “Back to the Future Night” and fish-fans will be encouraged to wear their best futuristic 2015 costumes as portrayed in the film. They’ll be giving away “Billy McFly” bobble head dolls (blending the names Billy for their mascot and McFly for the character from the movie). Part of the proceeds from these special events will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Cubs fans have other opportunities to win alongside their team this year. Several Chicago businesses have gotten in on the action with special promotions based on the team’s prophecy. Fans even have a chance to win their very own custom Delorean Time Machine from Illinois’ Volo Auto Museum. The museum is raffling off a hover board in the event the Cubs don’t make it. If they do, a winner will drive away in the $85,000 piece of history.
Right now the futures’ odds for the 2015 World Series are Chicago 12:1 and Miami 60:1. Chicago is 6:1 to take the Pennant and Miami is 30:1. These odds will change many times before October. The smart money at the sports books favors the Dodgers 6:1 to take the series, regardless of what the movie says. Just thought you should know.
You can read more at the Marlin major league blog oncloudconine. and at vegaschatter.com. Enjoy the clip from the movie below.
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