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It's a little late but I still make this poll. who's your pick?
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22Nats4.55%1Reds22.73%5Cards18.18%4Giants0.00%0Yankees31.82%7As0.00%0Tigers4.55%1Orioles18.18%4The poll is expired.
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A bird team."Herman Franks to Sal Yvars to Bobby Thomson. Ralph Branca to Bobby Thomson to Helen Rita... cue Russ Hodges." -
I think Jeter gets one more ring."(Shoeless Joe Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." -- Connie Mack
"I have the ultimate respect for Whitesox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Redsox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country."--Jim Caple, ESPN (Jan. 12, 2011)Comment
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very tough pick this season. a PS is always a little of crap shot but this year it is especially hard for me to predict a winner.
Some hot favorites:
-the good ol yankees: they are very experienced and they can hit. their rotation is so-so but their BP is good
-tigers: they are top heavy and their quality is not as deep as other teams but their top guys (verlander, prince, cabrera) are as scary as anyone. in a short series this is very dangerous. nobody wants to face miggy and prince back to back
-Reds: probably the best rotation and they can really hit
-Nats: hitting is solid but not great. but their rotation is very good and their BP is probably by far the best in baseball. sounds a little bit like the 2010 giants (but better hitting and not quite as good rotation). very dangerous team
-cards: don't write them off ever
although I think they are a notch below the other teams
they other teams are of course way back so it's easy to write them off. I would not have picked the As and Os anyway but the giants I think are still very dangerous. after a slow first 2 months they were one of the hottest team in baseball. don't write them off.I now have my own non commercial blog about training for batspeed and power using my training experience in baseball and track and field.Comment
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I voted for the Cardinals, but the Yankees and Giants are possibilities too. Yes, the Giants are down 2-0, but it's not over yet. I have this gut feeling that my desire to see a new team win the World Series this year won't be fulfilled, so I shouldn't get my hopes up too much.Comment
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Im picking the Reds. They have looked strong these first two games on the road and have been good all season. Things will be much more difficult if they lose Johnny Cueto, but they seem confident in that he can come back tomorrow and pitch.Comment
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The Yankees.Comment
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The defending champs with a lineup full of past, current, and future All Stars with the game's 3rd best run differential a notch below the other teams? Not sure about that. That being said, the odds of any single team winning is 10-15%, so I don't like their chaces...but I don't like any other isolated team's chances either.Originally posted by dominik View Post-cards: don't write them off ever although I think they are a notch below the other teams
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I just want a Bay Bridge World Series!
Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash DavisComment
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I'm gambling on the Reds."The first draft of anything is crap." - Ernest Hemingway
There's no such thing as an ultimate stat.Comment
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well I think overall the reds and yanks have a better package. the cards rotation is just very shaky. the win against the nats was great offense but another bullpen patchworkOriginally posted by Matthew C. View Post. still they do have a good chance as any team does but if I have to choose I take the Reds or yanks.
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I chose the Reds, but I would REALLY love to see a beltway series between the Nats and Orioles."I can see how he won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five." - Yogi Berra on Sandy Koufax's 1963 season.Comment
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If I lined up all of the 8 teams top 10 players - the only team I would rather have than the Cards are the Yankees. The reds are a little top heavy in terms of talent. After Cueto, their staff is not great at all and their lineup isn't nearly as good as St. Louis. Better bullpen, of course, but the Cardinal bullpen has been good since June and is stocked with live arms after all of the call-ups this year. If Carp and Wainwright are 09-10 Carp and Wainwright - the staff is as good as any. Big if , of course.Originally posted by dominik View Postwell I think overall the reds and yanks have a better package. the cards rotation is just very shaky. the win against the nats was great offense but another bullpen patchwork. still they do have a good chance as any team does but if I have to choose I take the Reds or yanks.
With the same schedule, the Cards had a much better run differential than the Reds and beat them head to head. If the season is repeated 10x, I bet the Cards finish ahead of the Reds in 6-7 of them.Last edited by Bothrops Atrox; 10-10-2012, 06:15 AM.1885 1886 1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011
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Me too! Sans Earthquake this time ;-)Originally posted by Honus Wagner Rules View PostI just want a Bay Bridge World Series!Some's basturds, some's ain't, thats the score.Comment
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