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post #1 of 299
10/3/10 at 8:18pm
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Go Phils!

AL:

Rangers vs. Tampa: Tampa

Yankees vs. Twins: Yankees

NL:

Philly vs. Reds: Phillies

Giants vs. Braves Tossup

ALDS

Tampa vs. Yankees: Yankees

NLDS

Phillies vs. Giants/Braves: Phillies

World Series

Yankees vs. Phillies. Philly in 7.

The Phillies have the best 3 starters in Baseball right now. If pitching wins playoff games, then we are set.
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post #2 of 299
10/3/10 at 8:39pm
Will be rooting against Yankees, Reds, and Phils.
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post #3 of 299
10/3/10 at 8:44pm
SOMEBODY SAY HEY-YYYY WE WANT SOME POSEY!!!

Get outta the goddamn way Braves. There's a Giant storm a brewin'!
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post #4 of 299
10/3/10 at 8:47pm
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Molt: see you at the NLDS. I am Randy Marsh and your Bat Dad!

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post #5 of 299
10/3/10 at 8:52pm
I'll be pulling for the Giants (years of futility, many friends who are Giants fans), or the Braves (because of DLee). Wouldn't mind seeing the Rays take it, either. But it's the Phillies series to lose.
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post #6 of 299
10/3/10 at 8:56pm
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I don't like us as favorites. I remember what happened to Chicago in 2008
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post #7 of 299
10/3/10 at 9:09pm
You can't compare the Phillies to the '08 Cubs... that's ridiculous.
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post #8 of 299
10/3/10 at 9:27pm
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True, The Cubs didn't have nearly the calibur of pitching. I want another crack at the Yankees. It is unfair that the Marlins have a World Series win over them, but not the Phillies or Mets.
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post #9 of 299
10/3/10 at 9:52pm
Unless the Yankees can pitch CC every game, I don't see how they will be able to win the World Series.

I think the Braves can beat the Giants but that's as far as they'll get because the Phillies are a goddamn monster. I really can't imagine any scenario in which the Phils would have any kind of match up problem.
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post #10 of 299
10/3/10 at 9:54pm
Thread Starter 
Rays wanting revenge for 2008?

Off Topic: Why is Florida such a shitty baseball/Pro Football state? 12,000 fans to the clinching game for a playoff spot?
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post #11 of 299
10/3/10 at 10:08pm
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Originally Posted by Rourkefan View Post
Off Topic: Why is Florida such a shitty baseball/Pro Football state? 12,000 fans to the clinching game for a playoff spot?
They don't deserve the Rays. I can only think they have too many transplants and a shitty stadium. That goes for both teams.
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post #12 of 299
10/3/10 at 10:51pm
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If The Rays were in Cleveland or Baltimore...I bet that they wouldn't be selling only 12k a night. Florida is the worst sports state except for College Football.

They also don't deserve the Holy Trinity in Miami. New York or Chicago should have gotten Lebron and Bosh.

BTW: When Does Longoria's contract expire? I bet he goes the Yankees, R Sox, or Mets.
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post #13 of 299
10/4/10 at 1:05am
GO BRAVES!

AL:

Rangers vs. Tampa: Tampa

Yankees vs. Twins: Yankees

NL:

Philly vs. Reds: Phillies

Giants vs. Braves: BRAVES!

Tampa vs. Yankees: Yankees

NLDS

Phillies vs. Braves: Braves (I can dream right?)

World Series

Yankees vs. Braves: Yankees in 7
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post #14 of 299
10/4/10 at 1:29am
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Originally Posted by Anyawatchin Angel View Post
They don't deserve the Rays. I can only think they have too many transplants and a shitty stadium. That goes for both teams.
Plus a shitty location. Not convenient to get to at all. A location in Tampa proper (where most of the population is located) would get more people in the seats (hell, I would consider season tickets if the stadium was 45 minutes closer).

Another factor (recently) has been the economy to a degree. Tampa Bay area is still suffering with unemployment and the real estate market hasn't recovered yet either.

AL:

Rangers vs. Tampa: Tampa

Yankees vs. Twins: Yankees

NL:

Philly vs. Reds: Phillies

Giants vs. Braves Tossup

ALDS

Tampa vs. Yankees: Tampa

NLDS

Phillies vs. Giants/Braves: Phillies

World Series

Tampa vs. Phillies. Tampa in 7.
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post #15 of 299
10/4/10 at 1:36am
I'm gonna go with the Phillies over the Giants in the NLCS, and the Rays over the Twins in the ALCS. Then a repeat of '08.
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post #16 of 299
10/4/10 at 2:08am
I'm kinda glad the Rangers don't draw the Yankees again, for the fourth straight series. But then I'm kinda not, because I'd rather them defeat that haunting demon.

Here's hoping Hamilton continues his friendly pwnership of his former team. Two years ago, Joe Maddon ordered an IBB to Josh Hamilton, when the bases were already loaded. I hope to the gods that happens again. Rays ended up winning that game though. So, different outcome.
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post #17 of 299
10/4/10 at 4:43am
I got the Twins to win it all!!!!!
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post #18 of 299
10/4/10 at 11:20am
This is Philadelphia's Series to lose. They are the class of baseball and have, by far, the three best starters. As long as neither the Yankees or Rays win, I'll be happy.
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post #19 of 299
10/4/10 at 11:32am
Congrats to your BoSox, Joe, for keeping the Yanks from claiming the AL East crown.

Aside from maybe the Braves, I'd say the Yankees are about the weakest team in the playoffs due to uncertainty in their starting pitching. 'Uncertainty' might be too generous an assessment...
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post #20 of 299
10/4/10 at 1:12pm
Beating the Yanks and keeping them from winning the AL East was definitely a nice way to end a frustrating season. However, the way both the Yanks and Rays played in September, it seemed neither team was interested in winning the division. Very strange.
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post #21 of 299
10/5/10 at 1:26pm
AL:

Rangers vs. Tampa: Tampa in 5

Yankees vs. Twins: Yankees in 4

NL:

Philly vs. Reds: Phillies in 4

Giants vs. Braves: Braves in 4

ALDS

Tampa vs. Yankees: Yankees in 6

NLDS

Phillies vs. Braves: Braves in 7

World Series

Yankees vs. Braves: Braves in 7
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post #22 of 299
10/5/10 at 1:35pm
There was an article that did some number-crunching comparing attendance to population and showed that the Rays actually drew a better percentage of the available population than the Yankees did. Problem is that there's a little under three million people in the Tampa/St. Pete area as opposed to 19 million in the NYC metro area.

The stadium location is a huge deal. You're fighting all kinds of traffic over the bay bridges for weekday night games. There's nothing to do around the stadium either; the hoped-for collection of bars and restaurants never materialized. And the Rays don't pull fans from Orlando like the Bucs do because after the 60-75 minute drive from Orlando to Tampa, you're looking at another 45 or so over to St. Pete. And the team seems to have an aversion to weekend day games. There's been plenty of times we've thought about going to catch a game on a Saturday or Sunday, then passed when it meant we'd be rolling back into Orlando after midnight.
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post #23 of 299
10/5/10 at 2:56pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
There was an article that did some number-crunching comparing attendance to population and showed that the Rays actually drew a better percentage of the available population than the Yankees did. Problem is that there's a little under three million people in the Tampa/St. Pete area as opposed to 19 million in the NYC metro area.
Not to mention that "% of available population" is absurd and meaningless. Drawing 12,000 for a first-place MLB team is embarrassing unless the total population is 12,000. Winning teams should be at least near-capacity whether the city has 1 million people or 19 million people.
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post #24 of 299
10/5/10 at 4:45pm
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Originally Posted by PBar View Post

World Series

Yankees vs. Braves: Braves in 7
Thats exactly what I like to see.

And about the Rays drawing 12k...absolutely pathetic. A team in 1st place should be filling their stadium every game.
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post #25 of 299
10/5/10 at 4:48pm
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Welcome to Red DOC-TOBER
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post #26 of 299
10/5/10 at 4:56pm
They fill the stadium when the Yankees and Red Sox come to town. Too many transplanted Northerners who haven't forgotten their roots.
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post #27 of 299
10/6/10 at 8:50am
Favorite time of year, bar none. I'll head out to buy a new Yankee cap this morning.
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post #28 of 299
10/6/10 at 2:52pm
Just got myself a new Braves shirt when I went to a game in september. I'll be wearing the fuck out of that thing
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post #29 of 299
10/6/10 at 3:40pm
Dunno whether to wear my Braves or Pens jersey tomorrow.
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post #30 of 299
10/6/10 at 8:34pm
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post #31 of 299
10/6/10 at 8:43pm
halladay is unreal
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post #32 of 299
10/6/10 at 8:45pm
You just knew he wouldn't get rattled. Awesome.
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post #33 of 299
10/6/10 at 8:48pm
Ruiz made a great play there. I would've pulled a Knoblauch. What else can be said? Halladay is worth every penny and then some.
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post #34 of 299
10/6/10 at 8:50pm
That play was phenomenal. When I saw Ruiz go down to his knees I thought "Well that can't be good." But wow, what a performance.
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post #35 of 299
10/6/10 at 9:02pm
Damn...Halladay with the incredible no-hitter. Only the second in post-season history. Just more proof of him being the best pitcher in baseball.
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post #36 of 299
10/6/10 at 9:25pm
I got to watch a lot of Doc when he was in Toronto, and I have to say that was one of the best games I've ever seen him pitch. Jesus, that guy is scary good.
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post #37 of 299
10/6/10 at 9:25pm
I guess tonight was Philadelphia's way of convincing the last few holdouts that the Phillies have got this shit on lock-down.
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post #38 of 299
10/7/10 at 12:49am
They've got this series on lock-down, thats for sure.
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post #39 of 299
10/7/10 at 1:10am
And the Yankees with their first-round bye. What a joke of a team the Twins are in the postseason.
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post #40 of 299
10/7/10 at 1:14am
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Originally Posted by ShadowBalder View Post
I got to watch a lot of Doc when he was in Toronto, and I have to say that was one of the best games I've ever seen him pitch. Jesus, that guy is scary good.
Yep, fucking Halladay.
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post #41 of 299
10/7/10 at 1:27am
Good job as usual, umpire.
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post #42 of 299
10/7/10 at 1:28am
We're starting with the bad calls already? Hopefully it ends up being an isolated incident.
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post #43 of 299
10/7/10 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by JGButler View Post
We're starting with the bad calls already? Hopefully it ends up being an isolated incident.
The bad calls started in the bottom of the first in the Texas/Tampa game earlier today, when the ump called a foul tip against Carlos Pena when the ball didn't come anywhere near the bat. It just isn't postseason ball without 'em!
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post #44 of 299
10/7/10 at 1:36am
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Originally Posted by Joe View Post
The bad calls started in the bottom of the first in the Texas/Tampa game earlier today, when the ump called a foul tip against Carlos Pena when the ball didn't come anywhere near the bat. It just isn't postseason ball without 'em!
Oof - that must have happened when I was out of my office momentarily.
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post #45 of 299
10/7/10 at 10:17am
Sabathia looked like he was sick during the game. Pitched like it too.

We got some pretty great Coco promos last night.
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post #46 of 299
10/7/10 at 10:32am
Mike and Mike on ESPN this morning were hammering on the blown call, along with Tim Kurkjian. I couldn't help but find their point amusing--that if the call had actually cost the Yankees the game, that might have been the impetus for seriously going forward with instant replay, i.e. the shitstorm the Yankees and the media would have brought down on Selig would make it inevitable. Which is probably true. But sort of makes me wonder what the reaction would be if a 13-year-old stole a "home run" ball from Nick Swisher.
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post #47 of 299
10/7/10 at 11:34am
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Originally Posted by Rob Rocco View Post
Sabathia looked like he was sick during the game. Pitched like it too.
Sabathia never pitches well in the playoffs.
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post #48 of 299
10/7/10 at 11:46am
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Originally Posted by Anyawatchin Angel View Post
Sabathia never pitches well in the playoffs.
Yes. Other than the fact he pitched well in the postseason last year, he has never pitched well in the postseason.
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post #49 of 299
10/7/10 at 11:56am
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Originally Posted by Rob Rocco View Post
Sabathia looked like he was sick during the game.
The guy's in such great shape, I'm surprised at this. His reverse neck chins are incredible.
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post #50 of 299
10/7/10 at 5:13pm
God I love the Rays' meltdown. The highly overrated Joe Maddon just got tossed for arguing Micheal Young's check-swing. Hopefully the Rangers hold on, and hopefully that fraud James Shields is never, ever called "Big Game" again. Who the F stole that from James Worthy and thought it was a apt nickname for such an awful pitcher anyway?
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