Alright, sports fans. Don't you blink now as the Hiroshima Carp are about to storm the Chunichi Dragons' lair. Let's toss our crystal ball into the fray and see what pops up.
Now, from atop Buddy Holly's glasses, the Carp's season is nothing you'd write home about, their 37-39 not exactly the stuff of legends. The Dragons, at a dismal 35-44, will likely be using their season tickets as tissue paper rather than keepsake souvenirs, but that's baseball for you.
As for their head-to-head history? Well, it's tighter than my elderly aunt's purse strings. The Dragons have won some, the Carp have won some. It's like watching two bald men fight over a comb. Recently, the Dragons have held the Carp to just one run, pitiful really, presenting a statistical anomaly we all know as 'defense' in baseball terms.
Despite being viewed as the ballpark equivalent of whales in a swimming competition, the Dragons seem to be scratching out some wins of late, including their recent triumph over the Carp. On the other hand, our Carp friends might as well swap their bats for fishing rods on account of their recent slumber party.
So with a situation stickier than a candy-laden toddler's fingers, let me turn my sport-psychic abilities and put forth a wild guess.
Albert’s Prediction: Chunichi Dragons by 2