Open Playoffs Thread
by Grant
on Oct 1, 2008 9:39 AM PDT
Predicition time!
Division Series
Milwaukee over Philadelphia in five
Cubs over Dodger in three, because I say so
Boston over Angels in five
Rays over White Sox in four
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LCS
Milwaukee over Cubs in six
Boston over Rays in five
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World Series
Milwaukee over Boston in seven, with Ray Durham hitting the go-ahead home run. Again, because I say so. Also, Bud Selig's flights are cancelled for the entire week of the Series, so he doesn't make any of the games or celebrations.
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Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.
by delorean on Oct 1, 2008 9:42 AM PDT 0 recs
that’s pretty much exactly what i want to happen.. brewers the only team I like in the playoffs right now.. well, maybe the phillies too :) but… GO RAY!! (durham, that is.)
If my head is full of white hairs by the end of this season.. I blame Brian Wilson. (I'm only 22, dammit!)
by GiNgiNxbOi on Oct 1, 2008 9:45 AM PDT 0 recs
Division Series
Milwaukee over Philadelphia in four
Cubs over Dodger in seven
Angels over Boston in five
Rays over White Sox in four
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LCS
Cubs over Milwaukee in seven
Rays over Angels in six
*
World Series
Cubs over Rays in 6, and the town of San Francisco lights a torch in honor of having the second longest WS drought. Then, a celebration follows in remembrance that the Cubbies won without Dusty.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Oct 1, 2008 9:46 AM PDT 0 recs
Cubs over Dodger in seven
Isn’t that a minor improbability?
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on
Oct 1, 2008 10:17 AM PDT
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I think he means innings.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on
Oct 1, 2008 10:36 AM PDT
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good lord
my mind is mush from work. apparently I was thinking it was a 7 game series. we’ll go with Cubbies in 5 then.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on
Oct 1, 2008 11:08 AM PDT
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Wouldn't that be something?
Cubs are up 3-2 after the 7th inning.
Suddenly a meteor crashes down on the Dodgers dugout, killing every Dodger instantly!
Cubs move on to the second round.
"He called the sh** POOP!" -- Adam Sandler
by JRPhillips on
Oct 1, 2008 5:07 PM PDT
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(Un)fortunately, the Indians have a longer WS drought than we do by six years.
by Natto on
Oct 1, 2008 11:33 AM PDT
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Yeah
Which is why, after the Cubs win, our drought will be the second-longest.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on
Oct 1, 2008 11:50 AM PDT
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You must be a big believer in Yovani Gallardo.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on Oct 1, 2008 9:58 AM PDT 0 recs
my predictions vs. what I want
Predictions
Cubs over Dodgers in 5
Phillies over Brewers in 5
Red Sox over Angels in 4
Rays over White Sox in 5
Phillies over Cubs in 6
Red Sox over Rays in 6
Red Sox over Phillies in 5
What I want to happen
Cubs over Dodgers in 3
Brewers over Phillies in 4
Red Sox over Angels in 4
Rays over White Sox in 5
Brewers over Cubs in 6
Rays over Sox in 6
Brewers over Rays in 7
by NeifiChicken on Oct 1, 2008 10:06 AM PDT 0 recs
Brewers over Phillies in 5
Cubs over Dodgers in 4
Red Sox over Angels in 4
White Sox over Rays in 5
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White Sox over Red Sox in 7
Cubs over Brewers in 6
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Cubs over White Sox in 7 (after AJ Pierzynski is suspended for Game 7 for getting punched in the face by Geovany Soto)
No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.
by Kitspool on Oct 1, 2008 10:08 AM PDT 0 recs
Brewers over Phillies in 4
Cubs over Dodgers in 3
Angels over Red Sox in 5
Rays over White Sox in 4
Rays over Angels in 6
Brewers over Cubs in 7
Brewers over Rays in 7
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Oct 1, 2008 10:15 AM PDT 0 recs
I want to agree with Grant, though, just saying this has doomed ever single one of his picks.
by satyricrash on Oct 1, 2008 10:16 AM PDT 0 recs
Go Milwaukee Ray Durhams and Philadelphia Pedro Felizes.
F*CK the Los Angeles Jeff Kents and the Chicago A.J. Pierzynksis
Brad Hennessey: the next Kevin Correia
Kevin Correia: the next Brad Hennessey
by stealth snail on Oct 1, 2008 10:18 AM PDT 0 recs
My Predictions
Cubs over Dodgers Pinnella will pitch around Manny and advance.
Millwaukee over Philly Sabathia is the key.
Rays over CWS Rays record at home in sell outs is fantastic.
Angels over Red Sox Best matchup of the playoffs. Beckett banged up. Angels have the edge.
ALCS
Cubs over Millwaukee Cubs get their chance to erase 100 years of no WS championships. Black cats and goats stay away. Bartman throws out first pitch of the WS. Nah has to be Ernie Banks Mr. Cub lets play two.
Angels over Rays Two much for Rays with K Rod and the best coach. Experience wins in the playoffs. Where is that damn rally monkey at?
World Series
Cubs over Angels They win it all. Why? This just in that bar owners around Wrigley have agreed to not sell alcohol after the 7th inning on clinch games for the Cubs (True). Homeless around Wrigley make a killing on cans and bottles on the streets from the many who BYOB. Bartman is let off the hook and comes out of hiding. Give that man a beer.
Sports are man's last refuge from the insanity of life.
by TakeAGiantStepNGo on
Oct 1, 2008 10:45 AM PDT
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Rays record at home in sellouts?
What, 1-0?
I suppose that would technically be fantastic…
by woomikee on
Oct 1, 2008 10:56 AM PDT
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Keep shooting that damn monkey!
Sooner or later it will not get back up. And I will feel very happy. Not as happy as a Cubs sweep would make me. Yet still very happy.
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
by daveinexile on
Oct 1, 2008 11:54 AM PDT
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what
are these “playoffs” of which you speak?
FIRE BRIAN SABEAN
by zenbitz on Oct 1, 2008 10:53 AM PDT 0 recs
Something that was cancelled in 2002
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on
Oct 1, 2008 11:07 AM PDT
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what
is this “2002” of which you speak?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on
Oct 1, 2008 11:08 AM PDT
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A type of BMW?
Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil
by SoFa King Mike on
Oct 1, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
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It will not happen this way because I am predicting it this way
Rays over White Sox in 5
Angels over Red Sox in 4
Cubs over Dodgers in 5
Phillies over Brewers in 3
Phillies over Cubs in 6
Rays over Angels in 5
Phillies over Rays in 6
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on Oct 1, 2008 11:11 AM PDT 0 recs
Dodgers over the Cubs in 4 for two reasons 1) so we can laugh when it isn’t the cubs year… again 2) so a team in the NL west makes it farther than both “the best team in the playoffs” and every team from the NL east.
Brewers over phils in 5
Rays over the White Sox in 3
Red Sox and Angels somehow both lose this series, teams are dismantled from top to bottom, never to be heard of again
Brewers over the Dodgers in 2 Dodgers so thouroughly defeated in the first two games that they forfeit the rest of the series. CC sees how pathetic and impotent the Dodgers really are and decides that he will not be signing with them in the off season.
Rays get bye into the series
And… Who cares, no one will watch a world series featuring the brewers and the rays
by dogdays on Oct 1, 2008 11:31 AM PDT 0 recs
That’s one of the few matchups I’d be interested in, actually.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on
Oct 1, 2008 11:51 AM PDT
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Actually, I’d watch it too but you can’t deny that it would be one of the least watched World Series since the invent of the TV
by dogdays on
Oct 1, 2008 2:07 PM PDT
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I could actually see the Dodgers beat the Cubs in the Division Series, considering that the Cubs pitching is really sketchy right now.
But I couldn’t bring myself to pick the Dodgers.
Trent Kline: Decentish. Also, my website is called ChatterBalks Dot Com. It's not being updated right now. Hope for more at your own risk.
by groug on
Oct 1, 2008 11:51 AM PDT
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From my bleg:
Rays over White Sox in 5
Red Sox over Angels in 5
Cubs over Dodgers in 5
Phillies over Brewers in 4
Cubs over Phillies in 5.
Red Sox over Rays in 7.
Cubs in 7.
First round reasoning is on my bleg.
Hey, Xanthan gets to do it.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on Oct 1, 2008 12:34 PM PDT 0 recs
NICE BLOOG!
#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball
by xanthan on
Oct 2, 2008 8:33 AM PDT
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Hamels is looking pretty good so far, but so is Gallardo.
by Natto on Oct 1, 2008 12:37 PM PDT 0 recs
Brewers defence FTL
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on
Oct 1, 2008 12:50 PM PDT
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Ugh
An error and a two-out double. It’s like watching the Giants.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on
Oct 1, 2008 12:53 PM PDT
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Going crazy here
NLDS:
Milwaukee over Philadelphia in four
Cubs over Dodgers in four
ALDS:
Angels over Boston in five
Rays over White Sox in four
NLCS:
Cubs over Milwaukee in seven
Angels over Rays in seven
World Series:
Cubs over Angels in five
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 1, 2008 12:48 PM PDT 0 recs
Lidge’s return to the playoffs next inning should be interesting.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on Oct 1, 2008 2:10 PM PDT 0 recs
Why did he get the comeback award? There had to be someone more deserving.
by chilibean_3 on
Oct 1, 2008 2:21 PM PDT
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has he already?
He did come back from sucking a lot.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on
Oct 1, 2008 2:25 PM PDT
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He was awful 2 years ago, but pretty decent last year. The more I think about it, I can’t really think of any good comebacks for the NL this year. So maybe he won by default.
by chilibean_3 on
Oct 1, 2008 2:34 PM PDT
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I think it was Neyer who suggested Ricky Nolasco. I can’t think of anyone better.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
by antinous on
Oct 1, 2008 2:54 PM PDT
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ray ray!
Ivan Ochoa - Heir to the legacy of Rob Andrews & Rikkert Faneyte!
by daveinexile on
Oct 1, 2008 3:07 PM PDT
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Anyone else watching the game on the TBS “Hot Corner” at MLB.com? It’s kind of disorienting. The 3rd base camera angle keeps zooming in and out when there are runners aboard.
Also, I thought my Gameday Audio subscription for 2008 covered the playoffs and World Series as well, but apparently it does not. Eff you, Bud Selig!
No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.
by Kitspool on Oct 1, 2008 2:23 PM PDT 0 recs
My gameday audio was working yesterday, but I purchased mlb.tv which came with gameday audio.
by paboperfecto on
Oct 2, 2008 6:45 AM PDT
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Former Giant watch: Feliz is up to six men left on base, four of them in scoring position.
You can take the guy out of the Giants, but you can never take the Giants out of the guy.
Proud member of the Adopt-a-Giant program (Aaron Rowand)
by antinous on Oct 1, 2008 2:29 PM PDT 0 recs
ew.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on
Oct 1, 2008 2:29 PM PDT
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When did the Phillies start wearing blue caps?
No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.
by Kitspool on Oct 1, 2008 2:35 PM PDT 0 recs
BREWER RALLY
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Oct 1, 2008 2:37 PM PDT 0 recs
where’s the Ray-Phoenix?
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on Oct 1, 2008 2:37 PM PDT 0 recs
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on
Oct 1, 2008 2:41 PM PDT
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there we go.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on
Oct 1, 2008 2:42 PM PDT
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24 pitches, one out so far. This feels like a Brian Wilson save.
No, my Crazy Crab bobblehead is not for sale.
by Kitspool on Oct 1, 2008 2:42 PM PDT 0 recs
complete with the walks and run
Bill Mueller? I expect at least A-Rod type numbers from my son, Conor Gillaspie
by Gamer101 on
Oct 1, 2008 2:44 PM PDT
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GO BREWERS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Oct 1, 2008 2:44 PM PDT 0 recs
stupid Corey Hart.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on Oct 1, 2008 2:47 PM PDT 0 recs
Damn.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Oct 1, 2008 2:47 PM PDT 0 recs
Yep
It is like cheering for the Giants.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Oct 1, 2008 2:49 PM PDT 0 recs
Brewers have no margin for error.
Now they will be counting on Dave Bush to win a game.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus. Not much about baseball here .
by oldjacket on Oct 1, 2008 2:49 PM PDT 0 recs
Division Series
Phillies over Brewers in 4
Cubs over Dodgers in 3
RedSox over Angels in 4
White Sox over Rays in 5
LCS
Cubs over Phillies in 6
Red Sox over White Sox in 5
WS
Red Sox over Cubs in 6 (and I stab myself in the eye with a spork)
Don't think, it could only hurt the ballclub.
by ResDog on Oct 1, 2008 2:59 PM PDT 0 recs
Hey, Jon Miller’s got the Cubs dodgers game on ESPN radio.
1050 in the bay area maybe?
1320 out here in the valley
by Merope on Oct 1, 2008 3:11 PM PDT 0 recs
GO CUBS
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Oct 1, 2008 3:44 PM PDT 0 recs
IAWTC
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on
Oct 1, 2008 3:50 PM PDT
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SUCK IT ETHIER
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Oct 1, 2008 4:33 PM PDT 0 recs