Post season 2011

muppet_man

It's getting close to that time of the year. So far we have Yankees, Detriot & Phillies. Who else will get there? Will Red Sox make it? Who will win outright?

Coeus

muppet_man wrote: »

It's getting close to that time of the year. So far we have Yankees, Detriot & Phillies. Who else will get there? Will Red Sox make it? Who will win outright?

Rangers, Brewers and Dbacks will be there. Red Sox and Braves are doing there best to lose out on the wildcard places in the last week or two.

To win it a I gotta go with Phillies, their starting pitching gives them a big edge in tight playoff games...

jack presley

I was looking back at my predictions for the season and it looks like the Yankees winning the AL East was the only one I got right (for some reason I had the Braves over the Phillies in the NL East although I did still having them winning the World Series).

So my predictions are worthless but I still have the Phillies beating the Yankees in the World Series. The Red Sox should still hold off the Rays/Angels and but I think the Cardinals will catch the Braves as all they have to play are the Mets/Cubs/Astros.

Coeus

I dont fancy the Yankees to reach the World Series. I like Detroits and Texas starting pitching over theirs but they will play each other in the first round of the playoff so there will only be one left. Yankees will probably play Boston so anything could happen there.

I picked Detroit to win their division so that will have to be my pick for the World Series against the Phillies of course

Benimar

Coeus wrote: »

I dont fancy the Yankees to reach the World Series. I like Detroits and Texas starting pitching over theirs but they will play each other in the first round of the playoff so there will only be one left. Yankees will probably play Boston so anything could happen there.

I picked Detroit to win their division so that will have to be my pick for the World Series against the Phillies of course

This can't happen. If the wild card comes from the same division as the top seed, then the wild card plays the 2nd seed and the 1st seed plays the 3rd.

Coeus

Benimar wrote: »

This can't happen. If the wild card comes from the same division as the top seed, then the wild card plays the 2nd seed and the 1st seed plays the 3rd.

Oh I wasnt aware of this. So more than likely it will be Texas or Detroit they play then unless the Angels sneek into the wildcard spot. Outside chance of Angels passing Texas aswell as they have a series against each other to play. Should be an interesting finish to the season then...

muppet_man

Bottom of 6th in NYY-v-tigers and CC just got pulled from mound. CC should not of come out for 6th. This indecision may cost yankees the game if not the series

Coeus

muppet_man wrote: »

Bottom of 6th in NYY-v-tigers and CC just got pulled from mound. CC should not of come out for 6th. This indecision may cost yankees the game if not the series

I wouldn't like to be relying on Burnett's arm tonight especially when he wasn't part of the original rotation. Tigers have some good hitters so he'll either need to be on his game or hope he gets alot of run support...

smackbunnybaby

I'd be very worried for the Yankees*. Burnett is indeed weak.
As a fella on twitter said before, in the first 3 innings you kick yourself for not putting Burnett in your fantasy line up, by inning 6 you are glad you didn't :-)

He had a good September after a disaster of an August...who will turn up in October?

This Cards and Phillies game is of a very high pitching standard!
Entering the 7th and no score!
Hamels v Garcia



*IF I LIKED THEM!!!!

muppet_man

AJ done well tonight, gave up 1 in 1st and seen out 5 2/3 innings for 0. Girardi pulled him too early. Why didn't he do that last night?
Grandi with two super catches, probably saved 3-4 runs at least.

jack presley

3 out of 4 series going to games 5's. Exciting stuff!

Coeus

Phillies and Yankees out, who would have thought. I guess the Phillies might regret beating up on the Braves in their last series of the season letting the Cards into the playoffs. Sets up a great series against the Brewers, lots of bad blood between them

paulelectronica

Enjoying this postseason , surprised that phillies are out , happy yankees are out (Im a Mets fan):)

smackbunnybaby

Not surprised Philly are gone, their offence tends to drift in and out. Often struggling to score more than 3 runs a game.
Their pitchers have saved them on numerous occasions even in the regular season by only giving up a run or 2.
They say pitching wins you the championship, just don't forget about the batting...

smackbunnybaby

Do people think the Tigrs should have played Verlander in game 4 last night instead of Porcello and had him available for game 7?

Coeus

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Do people think the Tigrs should have played Verlander in game 4 last night instead of Porcello and had him available for game 7?

I think you got to trust the rotation that got you there rather than pitching a guy twice on 3 days rest. I guess that the Leyland's thinking on this. If it were the Yankees you can be sure that CC would have been asked to pitch Games 1, 4 and 7...