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the playoffs haven't even begun, and already two teams have met gruesome fates --- epic choke jobs. the field is now set, and the poll is up to determine which team gets the honor of our official endorsement. . . . . in a shocking development, the rockies have a massive early lead in the voting. who saw that coming? last night's memorable win was the second walkoff 9-8 victory in colorado's incredible 14-1 sprint to the finish; back on september 18 they trailed 8-7 vs the dodgers heading into the 9th and won on a 2-out, 2-run dinger by todd helton, completing a doubleheader sweep. when this rally began, the rocks were in 4th place in the nl west and 4th in the wild-card chase; they scored 102 runs in the 15 games (including that one the holliday didn't score in the 13th last night), or just shy of 7 per game, while allowing just 51, or about 3.5 per game.

so let's run a little contest: name the 4 lds winners, the 2 lcs winners, and the world series winner; state the score in games of each series. my picks as follows:

cubs v diamondbacks
very interesting matchup. arizona has the best starting pitcher in the series and the lock-downest bullpen on the nl side of the bracket; the cubs have the better manager and by far the more potent lineup. i figure b webb is good for at least one win, and the dbacks' bullpen is probably good for another; and i can easily imagine ryan dempster blowing a late lead. so it's very tempting to pick arizona . . . . but i'm gonna go with the cubs, because their bats give them a greater margin for error. they can overcome a bad pitching performance or a blown save and still win the game; i don't think that the dbacks can. if they don't get great pitching on a given day, they are hosed --- with their offense (14th in the league in runs scored) they aren't going to win many 5-4 or 6-5 games this month. plus, there's a glaring gap here in run differential --- cubs + 62, dbacks -20. i'll take the cubs in 5 games.

rockies v phils
last night's game may have just been a warmup; 9-8 could end up looking like a pitcher's duel in this series. the phils led the league in scoring, and the rockies finished 2d; they were 13th and 8th, respectively, in era. the phils have the best starting pitcher (hamels) in this series (and he'll be available twice), plus better overall rotation depth; the rockies have jeff francis (an extremely underrated pitcher) and the better bullpen. neither manager strikes me as particularly shrewd. of all the outstanding young players who will be on display in this series, troy tulowitzki impresses me the most. he wears #2 because he grew up idolizing jeter, and he reminds me of jeter --- the guy's a presence, and he won't back down. on account of that, and the phils' extremely untrustworthy bullpen, i'm taking the rockies in 4.

yankees v indians
i know so little about the american league [UPDATE --- including what the matchups are] . . . . i do know that these american league teams are embarassingly better than their nl counterparts. you've probably realized by now that not a single one of the national league playoff teams would have qualified for the playoffs in the al --- the nl's best team (arizona, with 90 wins) would have finished 4 games back of the worst american-league qualifier. . . . . i'll take the yanks in this series because a) they had a run differential of nearly +200, and b) the indians have joe borowski closing out their games. i hate to diss my countryman and (no doubt) very distant cousin --- he's got the right demeanor to close out games, but he just doesn't have the stuff. cc and fausto are great equalizers and could singlehandedly win the series for cleveland. i'm still taking the yanks in 4.

red sox v angels
the red sox' run differential was even better than the yankees', at +210. they have a deeper pitching staff than the angels, as well as the single best starting pitcher in the series (beckett). it's been shown that power-hitting teams like the sox have a bit of an edge in october over slap-n-run teams like the angels; whether that will manifest in this particular 5-game series, i don't really know. but i'll pretend that i do: sox in 3.

beyond the first round, i'll take the cubs over the rockies in 5, and the sox over the yankees in 6, and the sox over the cubs in 5, with the former cursee denying the reigning one. fox will be happy w/ the ratings, anyway. . . . . . hope all the games are as interesting as last night's was. but no need for them to run 13 innings . . . . .

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Big Problem
The Yankees are playing the Indians, the Sox are playing the Angels.

by Quel on Oct 2, 2007 9:38 AM EDT   0 recs

My Predictions
Cubs/DBacks
I'll take the D-Backs in 4!   I see Webb winning two on his own and Demster losing one on his own.  I like the D-Backs pitching a lot better and that is what matter is October.

Rockies/Phils
Phils in 5.  Most interesting series...no pitching besides Hamels in the whole thing.  I like Philly's offense a lot better, but the big MO is on the Rockies side...thats what makes it go 5.

Phils/DBacks
Philly in 6.  I see webb and hamels canceling each other out, both winning 2 games.  The Phillys are the only team that can cancel out a pitching staff and besides Webb, I dont see anyone holding down Utley/Rollins(08 MVP)/Howard/Rowand.  Phils hold on in some high scoring affairs.

Yanks/Indians
Yanks in 5... CC wins 1 and Carmona ends 1.  Yanks get the advantage in the pen and in the offense.  

Halos/BoSox
I like this series...probably the toughest to call...I'll take halos in 5.  and that is just because I hate Schilling and dont want to hear him talk anymore!  Pretty evenly matched series in my mind.

Yanks/Halos
Yanks in 7...Just dont see the Halos solving A-rod and Jeter.  

WORLD SERIES
Yanks in 6 over Philly.
Philly can hit, but Yanks only team that can match that.  Phils will win 1 games with Hamels and one with the Off. alone...other than that Yanks dominate the games Hamels doesnt throw.   God it hurts to say the Yanks are going to win.

by BigLance29 on Oct 2, 2007 11:41 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Predictions
First off I think Holliday scored (Barrett dropped that ball so Holliday could touch the plate easily even after that and still be safe).

Now for predictions I don't want to get into specific scores but I predict:

Zona in 4 over the Cubs, I think if Webb can start twice Zona has it in the bag, they also have homefield advantage to win the first two before heading to Wrigley.

Rox in 3, they are hot and while the Phils are too I just feel a sweep is coming.

Indians in 3 I think the Yanks will falter, a young rotation, an old Clemens and an anti October ARod, I fully expect a very early exit.

Angels in 5, this is the series that will be most exciting to me, Weaver and Dice K while both are really still new pitchers to MLB it will be fun to watch em.

Rox in 6 over Zona momentum will be lost at first but they get 3 at home in the middle of a 7 game series, they are great offensively at home, as long as they can get one road win I think the Rox have it.

Angels over Indians in 7, another exciting nail bitter, but who knows like lboros I know so little about the AL.

Rox over Angels in 5, again they have 3 at home in the middle of this series.

by StLHugo on Oct 2, 2007 9:54 AM EDT   0 recs

Barrett actually tagged Holliday
after the ump called him safe.  So if he didn't get the call, he was gonna be out.
So says, The Dude

by Titus Pullo on Oct 2, 2007 9:56 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

After
That was after the call though, if no call had been made I have no doubt that Holliday would have been able to get over too it.

by StLHugo on Oct 2, 2007 9:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The fact that Holliday could have touched the
plate doesn't mean that he did.  From the 2 angles I saw, he didn't appear to touch the plate.  Barrett clearly picked up the ball and tagged Holliday.  I wish there was another angle from which to view the play.  McClellan was right there but I sure haven't seen Holliday touch the plate and I have seen Barrett tag Holliday with the ball.

by houstoncardinal on Oct 2, 2007 10:10 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I want to know
where the hell was Bud Black, arguing that call?

by MdRedbirdFreak on Oct 2, 2007 10:13 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Replay
I have only seen the replay twice early this morning with groggy eyes so I didn't see Barrett tag Holliday.  But I still think that either he did touch it and knew it or he could have touched it but didn't because of the call (or to sell the call).

by StLHugo on Oct 2, 2007 10:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They missed the HR
by Atkins in the 8th anyways.  

by silent_bob on Oct 2, 2007 11:25 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

From "Umpiring 101"...
McClellan was in perfect position to make the call... his delay in making the call was most likely due to being "blocked" from seeing Barrett drop the ball. As soon as McClellan saw the ball was "loose" (that is, not caught), he called Holliday safe.

The TV angles were lousy on that play... the cameras used by TBS both had the play going away from the lens. The umpire, however, had the play coming toward him! I dunno if Holliday touched the plate or not from those replays; but I'm sure Timmy Mac did!

Or, he could have been thinking, "Jayzus, I've been out here for 13 freakin' innings already... If I call this guy out, who knows how long it'll take these donkeys to finish the game... Hell with it, he's safe!" Nahhhhh.... (grin)

"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra

by The Ol Goaler on Oct 2, 2007 12:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hey goaler
i agree with you, i think the ump made the call as soon as he saw the ball was dropped, because i believe barrett was between him and the ball for a second there, and that is why the call was delayed

as far as whether holliday could have went back and touched, i dont think so, he looked out of it to me, i mean did you see the place on his chin?

Pujols is the greatest Cardinal in my lifetime.

by bigcardsfan5 on Oct 2, 2007 1:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Disagree
Phils over Rockies (in 5) (though this is a tough pick; is momentum versus super-momentum; never seen this happen before)

Cubs over Diamondbacks

Indians over Yanks (in 4)

Rox over Angels (in 3)

Phils over Cubs (in 5)

Indians over Rox in a 7-game classic

Indians over Phils (in 6)

So says, The Dude

by Titus Pullo on Oct 2, 2007 9:54 AM EDT   0 recs

huh?
do the Indians get to go to two separate World Series?  and win them both?

by tdawg on Oct 2, 2007 9:59 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

what do I know?
Not much, but here are my predictions:

Cubs in 4
Phils in 5

Yanks in 3
Angels in 5

Cubs in 6 (as much as I hate to write that . . .)
Yanks in 7

Yanks over the Cubs in 5 (in a Series that I can hardly bear to watch)

by tdawg on Oct 2, 2007 9:57 AM EDT   0 recs

Who Picked the Yankess?!!
Three VEB community members voted to choose the Yankees as the sites adopted team.  Who was it?  Fess up you three.  

We should know if we have Yankees fans among us.

So says, The Dude

by Titus Pullo on Oct 2, 2007 9:58 AM EDT   0 recs

'Twas I...
I like the Yankees.  So shoot me.  I like the Cardinals more - a lot more.  But when it comes down to it, Yankee Pride is a bigger draw to me than Red Sox b.s., baseball for retirees in AZ, teams with identity crises (Angels), and the threat of snow in the WS (Rox).

The Cubs eat poop.

there is no secret weapon...there is only Oquendo.

by bukowski on Oct 2, 2007 10:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I choose the Phillies, but...
Better the Yankees than the Red Soxs.

by JMedwick on Oct 2, 2007 10:45 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I did
they were my dad's team and have been my second-favorite for that reason.  I also enjoy how much they are the most-hated team in baseball these days.  it's almost like rooting for the underdog.
Acquire some runs!

by madding on Oct 2, 2007 8:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Predix
Cubs over Dbacks
Rox over Phils
Tribe over Yank-offs
Sox over Angels

Rox over Cubs
Sox over Tribe

Sox over Rox

And you have no idea how much it pains me to see the Rouge Hose go there again.

I was in Boston over the weekend and I had to watch all the dancing on the field in Fenway Friday night.  Mark my words, if the Sox keep that crap going through the playoffs they will complete the process of making themselves just as hated as the Yankees.

by MdRedbirdFreak on Oct 2, 2007 10:02 AM EDT   0 recs

...ohhhh??
Thats the way they've got it over on the Dispatch Cardinal board, you must be an avid reader over there? Are they not already as hated....didnt know that? Is there really a PROCESS teams go thru to become hated?? Lets not go down that road agin, please!
Youth movement or not, I want Carpenter, Speezio JEd and Rolen back in '08...yeah, those old guys that play the game like pros.

by cardschinmusic on Oct 3, 2007 4:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Please not the Sox
I hate the Sox and live in Boston.  Anyone but them....

by jroman on Oct 2, 2007 10:06 AM EDT   0 recs

Agreed. I'm trying to put my
finger on what it is that bugs me so much about them ... maybe it's the attitude that everyone everywhere is supposed to be happy for them and their fans.

Or maybe the self-absorption, I'm not sure.  And I don't know if its the team or the fans that set me off either.  I just know I get a strong negative visceral reaction to them.

by MdRedbirdFreak on Oct 2, 2007 10:09 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ditto
Live in Mass. and can't stand the Sox either. I think it's the self-absorption and lack of realization that having a $145 million team salary is the reason they're so good. I also hate the 4.5 hour abominations that Yankees-Red Sox games have become. Bah!

by Yellow Dog on Oct 2, 2007 11:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

....but you said....
....oh, lets not go down that road where the east coast teams are villianized for their fans behavior and sound like we're posting on the St Lou Dispatch board or something '...freak"...LOL!
Youth movement or not, I want Carpenter, Speezio JEd and Rolen back in '08...yeah, those old guys that play the game like pros.

by cardschinmusic on Oct 3, 2007 4:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

the amazing kreskin
or however you spell it says...

rox over phils
cubs over dbacks

cubs over rox

indians over yanks
sox over angels

sox over indians

cubs over sox. there, i said it.

Future Redbirds

by erik on Oct 2, 2007 10:07 AM EDT   0 recs

sorry, forgot
rox over phils in 4
cubs over dbacks in 5

indians over yanks in 4
sox over angels in 3

sox over indians in 6

cubs over sox in 7

Future Redbirds

by erik on Oct 2, 2007 10:25 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

and you call yourself a cardinal fan
tsk tsk tsk...  hang your head in shame...
(i am actually only kidding, and admire your courage... sort of)
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

by RosevilleRedbird on Oct 2, 2007 1:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Predictions
Phils in 5
Cubs in 4

Yanks in 4
Angels in 5

Cubs in 6 (my heart hurts)
Angels in 6

Angels in 6

I really think the winner of that Sox/LA series goes to the World Series, and no National League team is going to win the World Series... but then they said that last, year, too.

"I don't believe what I just saw!" ~ Jack Buck

by itsalemmon1019 on Oct 2, 2007 10:08 AM EDT   0 recs

I know Carp will be good in game 1
but how do you guys thisnk weaver will do in game 2???  better yet, if we get past the pads again, can we even compete with the mets???  how will wainwright do as closer??? this postseason makes me nervous.....the last thin g i wanna see if someone like beltran batting late in a game against wainwright....and even if we get there...we may have start reyes in a world series game.....or weaver in a clincher...i'm not sure how this thing is gonna turn out.....whatever we do, it appears eckstien, rolen and molina will not contribute if they play the way they've been playing......

go rockies or philles.....

I was there, Ice cold Busch stadium, section 597, row 10, seat 4...October 27, 2006 when Wainwright nailed down long awaited #10

by MississippiCardMan on Oct 2, 2007 10:08 AM EDT   0 recs

Rockies pitching
Everyone mentions the big bats of the Rockies, but if you look closer, its their pitching that has been more dominant.

Rockies' OPS+ is 103
Rockies' ERA+ is 110

The St. Louis Cardinals- 11 time World Champions!

by Zubin on Oct 2, 2007 10:13 AM EDT   0 recs

I think I'm going to have to
agree w/ Larry all the way around (though I really don't want to hear for 6 months all the Cubs crap about finally making it to a WS).

Cubs in 4
Rockies in 5

Sox in 4
Yanks in 4

Cubs over Rockies in 6
Sox over Yanks in 6

Sox over Cubs in 6

But I'd really like to see Ubaldo Jimenez and Franklin Morales pitching deep into October.

by houstoncardinal on Oct 2, 2007 10:13 AM EDT   0 recs

Mediocore NL
We all know that the NL has been pretty average this year, but is there a way to put it in perspective for all time?

For example, best team had 90 wins (d-backs), worst had 68 (pirates).  When was the last time there was only a separation of 22 wins between the best and worst team in the league?  Or for playoff teams, 90 for dbacks and 85 for the Cubs, 5 games.  Or possibly the win average of the playoff teams.  

Basically, is there any good metric to describe it?

by Quel on Oct 2, 2007 10:14 AM EDT   0 recs

Predictions
First off, it is a shame that the Rockies are playing the Phills, because otherwise I would be rooting for both to make it to the NLCS.

Anyways here we go:

NLDS:
Phillies over Rockies in 5 games
Cubs over D-Backs in 4 games

ALDS:
Red Soxs over Angels in 4 games
Indians over Yankees in 5 games

NLCS:
Cubs over Phillies in 6 games

ALCS:
Indians over Red Soxs in 6 games

World Series:
Indians over Cubs in 5 games

by JMedwick on Oct 2, 2007 10:16 AM EDT   0 recs

My Guess
Cubs over d-backs
Rox over Phils

Yanks over Indians
Angels over BoSox

Cubs over Rox
Yanks over Angels

Yanks over Cubs

by sdelek on Oct 2, 2007 10:16 AM EDT   0 recs

Viva El Predicciones
NLDS:
Cubs over DBacks in 4
Rockies over Phillies in 5

NLCS:
Cubs over Rockies in 6 (yuck)

ALDS:
Angels over Red Sox in 5
Indians over Yankees in 4

ALCS:
Indians over Angels in 7

World Series:
Indians sweep

"Well, no one's perfect. Only one guy was ever perfect, Jack, and they nailed him to a tree!"

by lightbulb on Oct 2, 2007 10:26 AM EDT   0 recs

Throw the stats out the window...
As Scott Rolen said, the Cards were probably the worst team in the playoffs last year. Don't try to figure it out, but October baseball is just crazy!

Okay the Cubs will probably squeak by the DBacks.
And the Rockies will take care of Philly with ease.

The Indians will hammer the Yanks.
And the Angels will take care of Boston.

The Rockies with their super momentum will sweep the Cubs.
And the Indians will bring the rain on the Angels.

Then finally the Indians will come up victorious in a hard fought Fall classic that will require all 7 games over the Rockies.

by ArachNerd on Oct 2, 2007 10:31 AM EDT   0 recs

I hope
you're right.

by spants on Oct 2, 2007 2:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Joe Bo
I won't predict the outcome of all the series, but I think Joe Borowski is going to have a great run.  It's just been that kind of year where somebody like him is going to surprise all of us.

by raisin on Oct 2, 2007 10:36 AM EDT   0 recs

Let's See...
D-backs upset Cubs in 4
Philly takes Rox in 5

Yanks beat The Tribe in 5
Red Hose crush Angels in 3

Philly knocks out D-Backs in 6
Red Hose sneak past Yanks in 7

Red Hose kill Philly in 5

Different route than LB, but same result. And I should say, once the Cubs are blessedly out, I really couldn't care less who wins it all. If it comes down to Cubs vs Tribe or Angels or Yanks or Red Hose, sorry, but I will use all the Jedi mind tricks at my disposal to ensure an AL victory. Other than that, good luck to all participants.

by rockin redbird on Oct 2, 2007 10:42 AM EDT   0 recs

Who Knows? Here goes...
NLDS:
Rockies def. Phillies in 4 games
Cubs def. D-Backs in 5 games

ALDS:
Red Soxs def. Angels in 5 games
Indians def. Yankees in 5 games

NLCS:
Rockies def. Cubs in 6 games

ALCS:
Indians def. Red Soxs in 6 games

World Series:
Indians def. Rockies in 7 games

"Requiescat In Pace - 2007 Zombie Cardinals"

by AustinBOB on Oct 2, 2007 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

Here we go...
American League

Yankees over Indians in five
Red Sox over Angels in four

(ALCS) Yankees over Red Sox in six

National League

Arizona over Cubs in five
Phils over Rockies in five

(NLCS) Arizona over Phillies in seven

And the winner of the world series is...

The Yankees win in six over the D-Backs

This is way better than March Madness!

Let me get this straight...Rowand over Pujols??? Really, Tony?

by cardzfan24 on Oct 2, 2007 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

...well..
I guess if youre not much of a college basketball fan, March Madness is not much fun, period?
Youth movement or not, I want Carpenter, Speezio JEd and Rolen back in '08...yeah, those old guys that play the game like pros.

by cardschinmusic on Oct 3, 2007 6:05 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A-rod
I kinda of want to see him do well, or at least better than Jeter (which, btw, he has done the last two Octobers).   I just think he gets an awful bum rap quite often.

Hey A-rod!  If you come to St. Louis we will love you, and never* boo you, and you can hit behind the best hitter in the game!

Just the thought of that kind of protection behind Pujols...  wow

*as soon as the newness of Busch III wears off and the true baseball fans return

"...but If I can do some damage and help my team win, I'm going to stay in there" -Albert

by BigMOman on Oct 2, 2007 10:46 AM EDT   0 recs

Predictions
D-Backs over Cubs in 5
Rockies over Phills in 4

Indians over Yanks in 4
Red Sox over Angels in 4

Rockies over D-Backs in 6
Indians over Red Sox in 7

Indians over Rockies in 6.  

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams

by WiscCard on Oct 2, 2007 10:51 AM EDT   0 recs

Well, here goes
DBacks in 4, Zambrano loses 2 games.
Rox in 5, absolute shoot outs.

Angels in 4, Dice-K continues to struggle.
Indians in 5, Yankees come close but not seeing Sabathia in 4 years hurts them.

Rox over DBacks in 6.
Indians over Angels in 5.

Indians over DBacks in 6.

Indians break curse.  Giants and Cubs weep.

Call up PJ Walters!

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 2, 2007 10:54 AM EDT   0 recs

How about...
Cubs over AZ in 4
Phils over CO in 4

Yanks over Tribe in 5
Angels surprise Boston in 4

Phils over Cubs in 7
Yankees beat the Angels in 6

And what the heck, Phightins win it all over the Yanks in 7.  

Parade down Broad Street shocking for the absence of even a single E-A-G-L-E-S cheer, although a scattering of boo's is heard when Pat Burrell doesn't wave with appropriate gusto.

by Tudor 85 on Oct 2, 2007 10:59 AM EDT   0 recs

Absolutely wrong predictions
I'm never right about this stuff, but here goes anyway:

Phillies over Rox in 3 (I'm going with the "series which should be great usually fizzle out" idea)
D-Backs over Cubs in 4
Indians over Yankees in 5
Angels over Red Sox in 4

D-Backs over Phillies in 5
Angels over Indians in 7

D-Backs over Angels in 6

Actually, I'm hoping I'm wrong -- I'm kind of rooting for the Indians (even with all the attendant mascot issues that will be raised)

by nybirdgirl on Oct 2, 2007 11:05 AM EDT   0 recs

Playoff prediction
NLDS:
Rockies def. Phillies in 4 games
D-Backs def. Cubs in 4 games

ALDS:
Red Sox def. Angels in 5 games
Yankees def. Indians in 5 games

NLCS:
D-Backs def. Rockies in 6 games

ALCS:
Yankees def. Red Sox in 7 games

World Series:
Yankees def. D-Backs in 7 games

by jomfa on Oct 2, 2007 11:12 AM EDT   0 recs

i hope i'm wrong about the cubs
ALDS
indians over yanks in 5
sox over angels in 4

NLDS
baby bears over baby-backs in 5
phils over rox in 5

LCS
indians over sox in 6
cubs over phils in 7

WS
indians over cubs in 7

as for the cubs, the bigger the build-up, the more satisfying the let-down will be.  let's see if d-lee can be the new bill buckner.  or if dempster can be the next mitch williams.

by _pistol_ on Oct 2, 2007 11:20 AM EDT   0 recs

Tourney:
NLDS:
Phillies over Rockies in five
Cubs over D-Backs in four

ALDS:
Indians over Yankees in five
Red Sox over Angels in three

NLCS:
Phillies over Cubs in seven

ALCS:
Indians over Red Sox in six

Series:
Indians over the Phils in five for the title.

Well, let's go to the old mill anyway -- get some cider!

by Alxfritz on Oct 2, 2007 11:20 AM EDT   0 recs

It's a crapshoot...
NLDS:
Phillies over Rockies in 4
Cubs over D-Backs in 3

ALDS:
Indians over Yankees in 4 (Fox execs cry)
Angels over Red Sox in 5 (Fox execs sob)

NLCS:
Phillies over Cubs in 6 (Fox execs lie on floor wailing)

ALCS:
Indians over Angels in 5

Series:
Indians over Phillies in 7 (even fewer people care than last years Cards-Tigers matchup)

by Yellow Dog on Oct 2, 2007 11:40 AM EDT   0 recs

Going out on a limb here...
D-Backs over the Cubs in 5
Phillies over the Rox in 4

Sox over the Angels in 5
Yankees over the Tribe 4

Phillies over the D-Backs 6
Yankees over the Sox: 6

Yankees over the Phillies: 5

by Brock20 on Oct 2, 2007 11:41 AM EDT   0 recs

Question:
How would the tie-breaker system have worked if the Mets would have won on Sunday?  I ask because 4 teams, the Mets, Rockies, Phils, and Padres would have ended the season with the same record (89-73).

I'm too lazy to look it up.

by silent_bob on Oct 2, 2007 11:44 AM EDT   0 recs

the Mets
would have played the Phils yesterday for the NL east.  Then, there would have been a 3 way tie for the WC.  The Rocks due to some tiebreaker would have been able to choose whether to play 2 at home or 1 (Wed.) on the road.  2 teams would have played today for the right to host the 3rd tomorrow.  The winner of this free-for-all would have been the Wild Card.  Would've been fun!

by houstoncardinal on Oct 2, 2007 11:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Usually bad at this...
...but here goes:

NLDS:
Flubs over Snakes in 5
Rox over Philly in 4

ALDS:
Sox sweep Halos in 3
Yanks over Tribe in 5

NLCS:
Cubbies over Rox in 6

ALCS:
Yanks over Sox in 7

WS:
Cubs in 7.  Here endeth the curse.  

Actually, I'll be rooting for the Rockies, but as others have mentioned - I've had a nagging feeling about the Cubbies since Spring Training.

by SmashedAtoms on Oct 2, 2007 11:58 AM EDT   0 recs

picks
Phils over Rox.
Angels over Sox
Cubs beat 'Backs
Yanks by Injuns waxed

Tribe gives Halos shakes
Small Bears maul Snakes

When winter's cold is great
Native Americans will celebrate
(like it's 1948)

by templetown on Oct 2, 2007 12:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Cardinals and Eckstein
50 comments and only two (minor) references to the Cardinals - impressive.  

For those not worn out of the redbirds, the Post-Dispatch mentioned we are going after Springer and expressed interest in Eckstein (link).  Oh yeah - TLR is saying nothing - big whoop.

I'm hoping Eckstein talk is simply PR to make it look like we didn't simply trash him.  He's a great guy, but we need better defense from that position considering his minor offensive contributions.

by enoscountry on Oct 2, 2007 12:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Ugh - this disgusts me to write, but
at least it's not Boston

Phillies over Rockies in 4
Cubs over Diamondbacks in 3

Cubs over Phillies in 5

Yankees over Indians in 4
Angels over Red Sox in 5

Yankees over Angels in 6

And in a series that is a dream for TV ratings and a nightmare for me to have to choose someone to root for,

Yankees over Cubs in 5.  

Please don't let the Cubs win the World Series, God.  

by Zack Morris on Oct 2, 2007 12:26 PM EDT   0 recs

My predictions
NLDS:
DBacks over Cubs in 5
Rockies over Phillies in 4

ALDS:
Red Sox over Angels in 5
Indians over Yankees in 4

NLCS:
Rockies over DBacks in 5

ALCS:
Indians over Red Sox in 7

World Series:
Indians Over Rockies in 5

Miller sucks.

by Ankiels Missing Curveball on Oct 2, 2007 12:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Pix/Picks/Pyxx
(That last one for the Metalheads)

OK, here goes:

Rockies/Phils: Rockies in 4
Cubs/DBacks: Cubs in 4

Yanks/Indians: Yanks in 5
Sox/'gels: Sox in 4

Rox/Cubs: Rox in 6
Yanks/Sox: Sox in 6

Rox/Sox: Sox in 6

by glennrwordman on Oct 2, 2007 12:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Here I go
NLDS:
Dbax beat Cubs in four
Phillies beat Rockies in five

ALDS:
Sox sweep angels
Yankees beat Indians in five

NLCS:
Phillies beat Dbax in seven

ALCS:
Sox over Yankees in six

WS:
Phillies over Red Sox in seven

by Valatan on Oct 2, 2007 12:40 PM EDT   0 recs

here you go
What I want to happen:

Diamondbacks over Cubs
Phillies over Rockies

Angels over Red Sox
Indians over Yankees

Phillies over Diamondbacks

Indians over Angels

Phillies over Indians

What will happen:

Cubs over Diamondbacks 3-1
Rockies over Phillies 3-2

Angels over Red Sox 3-1
Yankees over Indians 3-2

Cubs over Rockies 4-2
Angels over Yankees 4-1

Angels over Cubs 4-1

Re-acquire Edgar Renteria

by Mr Redbird on Oct 2, 2007 12:41 PM EDT   0 recs

And yes
Of course that means that Angels will be celebrating a World Series win on Wrigley Field, further showing that God hates the Cubs.
Re-acquire Edgar Renteria

by Mr Redbird on Oct 2, 2007 12:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Appropriate
I'm sure you mean, "in" or "at" Wrigley Field.

And that would be quite fitting, seeing as how the Angels used to play at another Wrigley Field.

by flynn on Oct 2, 2007 1:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

PLAYOFFS???
YER TALKIN' FREAKIN' PLAYOFFS???!!! (insert generic Jim Mora joke here...)

Two words:
Crap.
Shoot.

The Sawks have troubles in their bullpen (who is the pod-person who's kidnapped the real Eric Gagne, and what have you done with him?)

Ditto the Tribe; Joe Borowski makes coffee nervous...

The Haloes lack boppers not named "Vladimir"...

The Yankees are counting on a freakin' rookie named "Jabba" outta their pen! (I don't care how he spells it... having a "Hutt" pitching for the "Evil Empire" is too good a line to pass up!)

The Phillies have "Hamels and Moyer and dat's all we got fo'yer..."

Wha' hoppens if somebody steals the Rockies' humidor? YIKES!!!

The D-Backs are awfully young; how will they play now that they're on "the radar"?

And the Cubs are STILL... The Cubs!

For further insightful analysis, see the Jedi Master (Baseball Division) quote below:

(Should be fun, though!)

"In this game, don't nobody know nuthin' about nuthin'." -- attributed to Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra

by The Ol Goaler on Oct 2, 2007 12:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Rox dominating VEB Poll
well, at least the morally fashionable Cards fans turned Cubs fans aren't in the majority.

But seriously, what is with America's obsession with the under dog?  

Go EVIL EMPIRE!

by rocKStark5 on Oct 2, 2007 12:42 PM EDT   0 recs

The underdog thing
is because once upon a time, before the U.S. was the U.S., we were the underdogs.

Yankee fans must've fallen asleep during history class.

by spants on Oct 2, 2007 2:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ahahahah
Americans are NOTORIOUS for not giving a flying fuck about history.  I'm sure the average american joe likes cheering for the underdog and likes watching movies like Rocky because of the revolutionary war :-/

by rocKStark5 on Oct 2, 2007 4:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm
I think you are right and wrong all at the same time.  The American Dream has always been about the guy trying to achieve things that no one thought possible, thus the underdog story being loved.  This Dream is rooted back before the revolution, back when people were fleeing persecution in England.  Therefore his thoughts are right on that the history of this country is what fuels the underdog love.  I also agree with you that American's seem too hell bent on the here and now sometimes that history is pushed to the wayside but our culture is very much rooted in that history they don't care about.

by StLHugo on Oct 2, 2007 4:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs