IT'S the fall when betting on baseball suddenly takes on a whole new appeal. Let's face it, not too many of us were prepared to put the house on the Giants going all the way this year, and the 2010-11 season promises another season of wild predictions.

It would be great to think the Blue Jays could be among the mix though. The team record of 85 wins–77 losses and a win average of 0.525, (11 games behind division leader) and a fourth place in the divisional standings says it all.

Both of the LA teams crashed out of the race for this year’s World Series that will see the Yankees tackle the Phillies in this year’s World Series.

It has been a strange year for the Los Angeles Major League Baseball fans. They were one step away from an historic local derby in the World Series but ended up with both the Dodgers and the Angels falling one step short of the one that really matters. It caps off an impressive year from both clubs but once again it will be an East Coast showdown with the New York Yankees going head to head against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Huge crowd turns up to watch another Blue Jays loss. 888sport is getting ready to place lots of baseball bets over the playoffs.

It is tough being a Canadian baseball fan. It is even tougher trying to pick which Blue Jays team will turn up when you have a bet on them at 888sport. The really sad thing is that the Toronto public keep on turning up in large numbers to watch their team play pretty average ball.

Canadian sports lovers aren’t satisfied with consistent bad performances from their sporting teams. All we want is to have a bet on a team that wins more than they lose. Its bad enough we have to keep watching our best skaters go and win Stanley Cups for the American franchises but why can’t the Blue Jays become competitive? The days that the Jays were the real deal are a distant memory for ball fans this side of the border especially for proud Canadian betters that always follow home teams.