MLB Playoffs Thread (with all apologies to our non-baseball-loving friends)

Just watching the Mets/Dodgers game, and I have to say...the Mets might actually have a shot. At least until they run into the Yanks in the Series

Actually, I'd like to see a Mets/Tigers series. Sure, the ratings would suck, but for those of us who actually watch baseball for more than the Yanks, it would be something to see. Last year was a snoozefest, in my humble and pissed-that-the-BoSox-didn't-get-a-chance-to-repeat opinion.

So who's your favorite, AL and NL? I'm saying it's either going to be Cards/Yanks or Mets/Tigers (I doubt the A's will manage to keep it going much longer, honestly. They're the Atlanta Braves of the AL)

GO EXPOS!!!!!!!!

to be honest... since they doubled the amount of teams in the playoffs a dozen years ago along with the money skewed parity, it seems like you could almost pull teams out of a hat and whoevers pitching holds up thru two series can make it. I suppose a New York/New York series would keep interst high. A San Diego and Oakland/Minn would make Fox have a cow.

Mets will beat the Cardinals and the American league could be anybody

I'm looking forward to the Yankees beating the Mets in the world series. I honestly think that's how it'll pan out.

Then again, I was also looking forward to the Yankees beating the Red Sox in the ALCS last year, but neither team made it that far.

The Mets, as I suppose Jon S. and at least one other person here is. Two pitching starters gone before the playoffs even start? No problem.

If they don't win, wouldn't mind the Tigers taking it, Jim Leyland's certainly learned a lot about his team and the AL since the press conference at his hiring, hasn't he? Actually, anybody but the Cardinals winning it would be nice.

I think that there would be a semi-final match between the Mets and the Tigers.

Place your bets now for here's how it stacks up:

Cards vs. Mets

Tigers vs. A's

I have little or no sympathy for "the church of Tony LaRussa", he's a classic example of a guy who coasts on one hit (the 1990 Series, if my memory is good), and has built a reputation as a "winner" who hasn't actually done so. The Cards are quickly becoming the Braves in terms of choke jobs ('04 Series, anyone?), so I doubt they'll do much against the Mets. They still might get past New York to the Series, but even then there's nothing saying they won't fold when the pressure sets in.

The AL series will be more interesting, as both the Tigers and A's were pretty much underdogs going into their respective games. Neither team looks to go down without a fight, and the momentum may be with the Tigers (simply because they managed to beat down the Yanks pretty decisively). I'm going to give the edge to Motown's Finest, but Oakland could pull off a huge upset.

So, my totally unscientific and admittedly iffy medical opinion is...Tigers Vs. Mets, Tigers in six (or Mets in five, hedging my bets)

Unfortunately, I haven't been watching the games, but I still think that my semi-final prediction would happen.

Thought I'd revive this baby because, as I sit here watching the National League CS, the Cards are starting to fuck things up bigtime. And I can't say I'm sorry to see it.

Quite simply, I don't get the worship of Tony LaRussa that seems to run rampant in baseball circles. He's got all of one ring, he's choked more times in the big games than Dubya on a pretzel, and still he's "the best manager in baseball" and some other such nonsense that's been spouted off by sportswriters (I can't decide which group of journalists are more in love with themselves, sportswriters or rock journalists). The thing about him is, just when you think he's finally going to win the World Series and earn the praise that's been heaped on him, he finds a way to lose right in the nick of time.

Anyway, the Mets are up 11-3, and I don't know if St. Louis will come back tonight. Whoever wins is going to face the Tigers, who I think have the momentum so long as the week off doesn't snuff out their fire. It should be interesting no matter who gets there (though I would like to see if LaRussa gets there again only to fuck up like he did in '04).

why apologise? i'm not really a baseball fan (although i lean towards the mets) but screw anyone who doesn't like baseball!

AgentWood wrote: why apologise? i'm not really a baseball fan (although i lean towards the mets) but screw anyone who doesn't like baseball!

smart girl.

AgentWood wrote: why apologise? i'm not really a baseball fan (although i lean towards the mets) but screw anyone who doesn't like baseball!

If you don't like baseball, you don't like America. And that makes you a terrorist.

(I just added the apologies to stem off any "what's all this, bringing in a thread that's not related to socc...I mean, football, mate? Dead chuffed, that's what I am, as to wot you're doing with it and all." )

Nice insight into LaRussa Tabsy, can't argue against that. IF the Cards make it into the WS and lose, I'll just here some more BS talk about them losing to a "team of destiny" once again, I've despised the Cardinals for at least the last twenty years, their complete meltdown because of one bad call in 1985 (Denkinger's miscall would've only been the FIRST out of the inning; suck it up and get on with the task at hand, you losers) still has me shaking my head.

As long as the Mets pitching staff, held together presently by band-aids, duct tape, and prayer, doesn't completely unravel, I still like their chances to advance to the Series.

Demerit points to A. Pujols for his ill-advised comments about Tom Glavine after Game 1 and not being "impressed at all" by his stuff: He made your team look silly, so what the hell are you talking about? What a goober.

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: Nice insight into LaRussa Tabsy, can't argue against that. IF the Cards make it into the WS and lose, I'll just here some more BS talk about them losing to a "team of destiny" once again, I've despised the Cardinals for at least the last twenty years, their complete meltdown because of one bad call in 1985 (Denkinger's miscall would've only been the FIRST out of the inning; suck it up and get on with the task at hand, you losers) still has me shaking my head.

As long as the Mets pitching staff, held together presently by band-aids, duct tape, and prayer, doesn't completely unravel, I still like their chances to advance to the Series.

Demerit points to A. Pujols for his ill-advised comments about Tom Glavine after Game 1 and not being "impressed at all" by his stuff: He made your team look silly, so what the hell are you talking about? What a goober.

Don't get me wrong, there are some managers who deserve to be singled out for their skills at maintaining a contending team and holding it together (even if they have only one or zero champioships to their name). Case in point: local boy Bobby Cox (well, GA is one state over). Sure, the Braves haven't won the big game since '95, but up until this past year they've always contended for the spot and walked away with the NL East title. There's something to be said for persistance in the face of constant disappointment.

But to elevate LaRussa as "the saviour of basic fundamental baseball" when the guy had two known dopers on his A's team (and one with the Cards) and he starts to lose his luster. I'm not saying LaRussa is a bad manager, or even not good at times. But he's more often wrong than right (borne out by the Series against the BoSox two years ago), and the madness just has to stop. If the Cards fold, and I think they will (but predictions about baseball can be about as accurate as ones about when the world will end), I think they need to seriously reconsider whether LaRussa is really worth it.

Taboo # 7 wrote:

AgentWood wrote: why apologise? i'm not really a baseball fan (although i lean towards the mets) but screw anyone who doesn't like baseball!

If you don't like baseball, you don't like America. And that makes you a terrorist.

one of the best games i can remember watching right now. Chavez fooking stole a homerun from edmunds. Snowconed it. Fantastic.

Too bad the Redbirds just ripped it off them (with a lot of help from that suspicious home-plate umpire...say, has anyone seen Stan Musial lately? That ump looks awful old )

I'm not worried, though: Zeus will send down his lightening bolt on Tony La Russa (not "LaRussa" as I ergegiously typed many many times), and the Cards will pull yet another choke job

Of course, I've been known to be wrong before

Well................crapola. I need a fcukin' drink. Go Tigers............

jonathan wrote: one of the best games i can remember watching right now. Chavez fooking stole a homerun from edmunds. Snowconed it. Fantastic.

Absolutely amazing catch.

My official prediction is a 4-0 Detroit sweep. I don't really have a rooting interest either way, though, so I'm hoping that the Cards actually don't choke as gloriously as I expect them to.

OK, so the Mets lost. Tigers or the Cards... frankly, I think I'll go for the Cards. And for a good reason... :D

I'd been avoiding the game tonight, because I had to finish a book for class. Kenny Rogers managed to continue being incredible over eight innings, so go figure that when I finally feel comfortable tuning in they almost give it away to the Cards under Todd Jones. But they just won, 3-1, and I hope to hell they keep it up.

I know it's a little late, but St. Louis won... :D :D :D :D

Karma!

[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: I know it's a little late, but St. Louis won... :D :D :D :D

Karma!

The Mets lost

To emphasize the victory, I would like to substitute my grins with . There, that's better.

If I didn't see it, it didn't happen

Man, I still hate Randy Johnson. Two years running he's blown game 3 for the Yanks. Just thought I'd say that.