NLCS
Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
As much as I want to take the Rockies in this series, especially considering they have won 17 of 18 games (reminiscent of the 2001 Staples high school baseball team, which won 20 of its last 21 games), I just don't think I can bring myself to do it. Although Colorado clearly has the hitting and defensive advantage in this series, Arizona has an overwhelming advantage in starting pitching as well as their bullpen. If there's one thing that this postseason, and many others have taught us, is that good pitching will always conquer good hitting.
Colorado will be sent packing but not with their heads down, watch out for this team for many years to come.
Brandon Webb & Co. will make another World Series appearance, and their first since 2001 when they beat the Yankees in 7 games.
Arizona in 6
Interesting tid-bit: You think this Arizona team has young players? How about their GM Josh Byrnes, at 37 is one of the new young breeds of general managers in the MLB, and certainly seems to know his stuff.
ALCS
Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox
The one series I got right on the button was the Red Sox continued dominance over the Angles. I don't see the Red Sox losing any steam against the Indians, or their World Series opponent either. Such a dangerous team all around, they can shut a team down with their pitching, or outscore a team with their pesky on-base percentage guys getting on, and the dangerous core of Ortiz, Rameriez, and Lowell to knock them in. Despite Cleveland's fantastic one-two punch of Sabathia and Carmona, this team just does not quite of the fire power and all around game Boston does.
Sabathia and Carmona will be well, but not well enough and their hot 2-out hitting will start to fizzle. But another young squad will only be getting better in the future.
The Red Sox will win a couple pitchers duels, and outscore the Indians in a couple wild ones, even winning one or two of the four games Sabathia and Carmona would pitch. A chance to win their second World Series in 4 years will be on the horizon.
Boston in 6
Interesting tid-bit: The last time the Red Sox and Indians faced off in the playoffs was in the 1999 ALDS, in which the Indians won the first two at home, and the Red Sox pulled out 3 straight, including game 5 in Cleveland to meet none other than the Yankees in the ALCS.
Quick notes:
- Even though Steinbrenner should have kept his comments to himself until after the season was over, Joe Torre's contract is up and whether or not they won this series, or won it all, it seems like it might just be time for him and the Yankees to part ways. Great run, Joe.
- Arod, who knows? Probably should stay if he really wants a ring, but only time will tell. Yankee fans will not be forgiving if he runs for the money.
- Dolphins, Rams and Saints battle for the #1 pick in next years draft. My guess is it will come down to week 15 or so between Miami and St. Louis.
- Anyone else think about the irony of a Cowboys/Pats Superbowl if Drew Bledsoe hadn't retired, Romo gets hurt halfway through the season (perhaps week 12, Thu. Nov. 22nd, against the Jets) and Bledsoe leads the Cowboys into the playoffs and defeats the Pats in the Superbowl, then runs off the field giving everyone on the Pats sideline the finger while eating a burger? No? Just me?
12 comments:
No it's not just you. I have the all beef patties ready to go!
I am the most amazing telepathic pitcher in the HISTORY OF BASEBALL. This is not a question but a fact. I know where you will swing and then do not pitch it there
katz, i would have rather read your perspective of ev's fantasy meltdown than about a sport that is no longer popular in america.
also:
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And let me tell you a ' little tidbit', I am one great piece of A$$!
Why do I like Wal-Mart stores so much?
Because boys' pants are half-off!
To all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes on a sesame seed bun! (or something like that)
A woman went to her priest with a problem. "Father, I have two female parrots, and they only know how to say one thing. All they ever say is, 'Hi, we're prostitutes. Wanna have some fun?' "
"That's terrible!" exclaimed the priest. "But I think I can help. Bring your two female parrots over to my house, and I will put them with my two male parrots whom I taught to pray and read the Bible. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase, and your female parrots will learn to praise and worship."
The next day, the woman brought her female parrots to the priest's house. His two male parrots were holding rosary beads and quietly praying in their cage. The woman put her two female parrots in the cage with the male parrots. The females said, "Hi, we're prostitutes. Wanna have some fun?"
One male parrot looked over at the other male parrot and exclaimed "Put those beads away, our prayers have been answered!"
Katz write like a boy
eager to better bad grade
paper comes back, "F"
What did the mother say to me at the beach?
"Get out of my SON!"
How do you know it is bedtime at my NEVERLAND ranch?
When the big hand touches the little hand.
Time to put the boys to bed....owwwww!
Hi Katz :)
An Asian man walked into the currency exchange in New York with 2000 Japanese yen and walked out with $72.
The following week, he walked in with 2000 yen, and was handed $66. He asked the teller why he got less money than the previous week.
The teller said, "Fluctuations."
The Asian man stormed out, and just before slamming the door, turned around and shouted, "Fluc you Amelicans, too!"
A little rabbit is running happily through the forest when he stumbles upon a giraffe rolling a joint.
The rabbit looks at the giraffe and says, "Giraffe my friend, why do you do this? Come. Run with me through the forest! You''ll feel so much better!"
The giraffe looks at him, looks at the joint, tosses it and goes off running with the rabbit. Then they come across an elephant doing coke.
So the rabbit again says, "Elephant my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come. Run with us through the pretty forest, you''ll see, you''ll feel so good!"
The elephant looks at them, looks at his razor, mirror and coke, then tosses them and starts running with the rabbit and giraffe. The three animals then come across a lion about to shoot up.
"Lion my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health! Come. Run with us through the beautiful forest and you''ll feel so good!" The lion looks at him, puts down his needle, and mauls the rabbit.
The giraffe and elephant watch in horror and look at him and ask, "Lion, why did you do this? He was merely trying to help you."
The lion answers, "That little bastard! He makes me run around the forest like a f**king idiot every time he's on ecstasy!"
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