Random notes while visiting a sports betting website:

Odds for the 2008 US presidential election
Hillary Clinton 5.5:1. Yep, she's the favorite.
Rudy Giuliani 7:1
Bill Frist 8:1
John Edwards 11:1
John McCain 11:1
Jeb Bush 17:1
Barack Obama 51:1
John Kerry 51:1

So it's about 5:1 that every US president from 1989-2012 will be a Bush or a Clinton.

AL West winner
Oakland A's 13:1

AL pennant winner
Oakland A's 7:1

That doesn't make any sense.

On top of that, I'd say the A's have a 2:1 chance to win the West. But I'm an Angels fan, so I can't really take advantage of those odds.

AL East winner
New York Yankees 1.16:1
Boston Red Sox 4:1

I'd say the Red Sox are a slight favorite to win the AL East.