For all the talk of the Rapture (and frankly, I’d take a 8.5 earthquake and fire if it meant all the Christian fundamentalists left the Earth), there’s a critical topic that hasn’t been discussed:
How will this affect the Giants?
I mean, Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson clearly aren’t getting Raptured; they’ll be left behind with the rest of us sinners. But what about Buster Posey and Cody Ross? Are they going up to heaven? What happens to the middle of the lineup?
Are there more Saved Souls on the Rockies than the Giants? Will the fact that San Francisco is be definition a City of Sin help keep some of the more borderline types safely in the game?
What about the Phillies? How much of the starting rotation vanishes?
I’ve got money on the Giants (again) this year. This whole Jesus thing could really screw up the odds. And none of the bookies I know are willing to take bets on how the Rapture could change the alignment in the National League.