Opening Day 2008 ~ A Year of Baseball Discord?
Originally
I wrote this article in shoot from the hip, ultra fast Aries mode - in that
and the rush of this spring and everything vernal to get going, I missed the
actual date. The correct baseball opening chart addresses the game between the
Boston Red Sox and the Oakland A's to be played in Tokyo, Japan on March 25,
2008 - the earliest opening day in Major League Baseball's history, but not
the first season opener to be held in Japan. To be fair, I'm leaving the preceding
article posted in its entirety.
Given the real opening day horoscope five days earlier than the one previously
posted, a perceptive observer notices man of the same patterns in play. The
Sun approaches Mars in the square pattern previously described, but not yet
as ripe as the horoscope for the opening day chart. Hugely, Eris remains aligned
with the angle of the 7th house, similarly supporting the Eris trends noted
below. Roger Clemens still figures to be a hotly contested ticket this year
given his natal connections to this chart as well.
The key distinction between the horoscopes is that the Pisces placements now
appear in the “Hey, look at me,” nature of the 5th house. Indeed,
look at me, says Japan. You may claim the national pastime as your own, says
Japanese baseball, but is it not true that your scouts scour (and rob) our talented
landscape for extraordinary players with novelty appeal? That would be a yes.
Mentioned below is my concept for the Caribbean League and the Mexican League.
Actually these ideas came from a screenplay I was developing in which baseball
became truly global such that a World Series could be considered a globally
galvanizing event. Given the nature of this horoscope, with the ruler of long
distance travel and foreign lands, Jupiter on the end of the matter fourth house
cusp, perhaps serious conversations occur with the Moon in Scorpio, behind closed
doors and protected by tightly sealed lips, discussing the formation of an Asian
League of MLB. Truly, it is overdue. Such international leagues would also right
the chauvinistic tendencies of the prominent Jupiter. America claims to hold
a world series (deliberate lack of capitalization), when at best two North American
countries participate. It'll take time. But let us consider that by the 2010
season, when Jupiter reaches the loaded fifth house of this horoscope, a trial
run could begin with the formation of such a league. (Note: in the
opening game between Boston and Oakland, commisioner of baseball, Bud Selig,
acknowledged a four to five year plan to “internationalize” baseball.
These comments were made three days after the amendment of this post. As well,
the season start horoscope has been modified to reflect the 7:10 PM local time
start of the season.)
The final notation regarding the distinction between the above horoscope and
the previously cited chart, the away team would be far more strongly favored
more in this year's World Series, with the perennial favorite losing some of
its magic in the last series of the season.
The
original posting follows...
The 2008 official baseball season is scheduled to commence with first pitch
between the visiting Atlanta Braves and the hosting Washington Nationals at
8:05 P.M. March 30th. It seems everything crept up a bit this leap
year... the equinox, Easter and baseball in March. Traditionally, astrologers
might note a year of volatility given the precise square of the Sun in Aries
to Mars in Cancer. That’s a pretty p.o.’d pattern for certain. Fans
will be mad. Players will be mad. Aggressive play could abound, inspiring an
emotional roster full of hard feelings all season long (some of this could be
triggered during Spring Training). The powers that be also have their chance
to throw their hats in the ring of raging reactions. I’d expect some hard
line arguments between leagues and owners as well, probably dealing with possible
steroid suspensions - as we’ll see below, a form of snub or exclusion.
NOTE on 4/10: Ask Larry Bowa or Carlos Guillen about
this pattern. Seems the President getting booed at the opening of the Nationals
park fits the pattern.
More this year, with the installation of Eris, goddess of discord who hates sitting on the bench,
being left out, or pinch hitting, we see even more volatility. Eris stands directly upon a critical
angle of the first game horoscope. A sports caster might summarize the pattern with, “Good
golly, Miss Molly. Can you believe that?” Maybe baseball execs caught a whiff of Eris’ pitch to
come and tried to work it off in non-traditional preseason festivities. The preseason included a
wider array of international exhibition games than usual. The Dodgers and Padres play in Beijing
(probably to test the air for the Olympics). The Red Sox take on two Japanese clubs in Tokyo and
the Diamondbacks host the Monterrey Sultanes in their final preseason contest. Maybe with
Castro stepping down (who had a thing for baseball and a notable natal Eris) American baseball
might be able to resume with player-rich Cuba (the Brooklyn Dodgers used to conduct Spring
Training in Cuba), starting the new Carribean League. My proposed league involves the players
of all Caribbean Islands and perhaps Venezuela, which would play heavily against the Mexican
League and the American and National Leagues. That should upset the American pastime. Oh, by
the way, should the first game start up to nine minutes later than scheduled, the impact of Eris
strengthens (this content posted March 14, 2008).
It looks like the discord goes much deeper into the count. Let’s see, what are most baseball fans
railing about? Billy Crystal striking out in his one at bat as a Yankee? Nah. The Mitchell Report
and all the steroid fallout? Yeah! Astrologically it makes sense that if a player bore strong natal
connections to the horoscope of opening day, that player might be part of the whole hoopla of the
season to come. I enter this territory with some discordant hazard. The last time I wrote about
Roger Clemens I could not believe the amount of e-mail I received from his fans, singing the
Rocket’s praises. Regardless, Clemens’ natal horoscope takes the field with Eris quite precisely
square Mars and conjunct the Sun in the season opener. His natal Eris makes strong aspects to
Sun (trine) and Neptune (quincunx). The Sun reflects one’s persona, ego/identity and largeness in
life while Neptune addresses drugs, deception and inspiration and talent of course. If you
thought you could see the Rocket’s red glare during the Congressional hearings, that’s nothing
compared to the upcoming results of the ongoing IRS and FBI investigations into the possibility
that he perjured himself to Congress. To boot, Clemens will end up the poster boy for steroids
and the piñata of pundits everywhere.
Given three planets in Pisces in the 6th house of habit patterns, drugs or substance dependency
issues will likely surface issue this year. This may be more of the recreational aspect instead of
performance enhancing. Perhaps many clubs will take the lead of the St. Louis Cardinals who
suspended post game alcohol in the locker room after the alcohol induced automobile death of
pitcher Josh Hancock last year. Or maybe we’ll see a compelling story of rehabilitation of a
player, who caving to the pressure of the game, fell into drug dependency and later resurrected.
Also part of the Pisces pattern of Uranus, Venus and Mercury will the assessment of base
coaches wearing protective helmets while on the field as inspired by the death of minor league
coach, Mike Coolbaugh last year. When the Pittsburgh Pirates organization including the
illustrious Hollywood Stars Pacific Coast League farm team began using batting helmets, players
and fans made fun (we’ll not discuss the short pants uniforms of the Stars) of the helmets. Now,
they’re welcomed. Hey, better safe than sorry. Pisces can perceive a potential hazard ahead and
avoid negative outcomes through its perceptions. I predict they’re here to stay.
As far as steroids go, the healer Chiron meets the karmic node in June, August
and October, all in the relative reach of Neptune. This pattern could indicate
a new revelation of the side effects of such drugs, possibly scaring players
away from any performance enhancing drug. As the Sun-Mars square says, “You
want strong? Then as the Sun in the daily discipline 6th house suggests,
work out every day. Pump that iron and keep your body clean (like a 6th
house Virgo wants, clean as a whistle).
At the end of the season who ends up on top? That’s like trying to predict the presidential
election before economics and primaries cull the crop. Many baseball team horoscopes are
uncertain. Teams changed names, cities and franchise identities over the course of time, making
accurate team charts difficult to establish. Okay, fine. Looking at the chart for the first day of the
season, the “end of the matter” fourth house holds a Jupiter-Moon conjunction. This supports a
long standing, perennial favorite entering the world series and supports home field advantage,
contrasted with the trinity of the Uranus, Venus and Mercury in “root for the underdog” Pisces,
which favors an unexpected contender that as a team, applies inspired play, subjects itself to
tough daily regimes and drills and works signals and plays to perfection.
The fervor of the game will be there. Jupiter and the Moon promise good attendance
and a very good year of merchandising. And if merchandising slants go vintage
with the historical implication of Capricorn, even better.
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