October baseball is finally here. Go ahead and say that it was here yesterday if you want, but what is essentially was a play-in game doesn’t count. Congrats to the Twins on winning the Central Division and proving once again that wise scouting and and shrewd moves can be just as successful as spending money to get yourself to the playoffs. Salary cap, bah. Unfortunately for them, they now get to play against the Yankees as a reward. Let’s put it this way, the Twins beating the Yankees would be the biggest shocker in playoff history. Why? Because the Twins just don’t beat the Yankees in a series. Like ever.
The first round is going to play itself out the way it should. The LCS match-ups are inevitable. The Angels have as much success against the Sox in the playoffs as the Twins do against the Yanks. Joe Torre has absolutely destroyed the arms on the Dodgers, much like he did to the Yankees staff his last few years in the Bronx. The Rockies are a nice turn around story, but the Phillies are going to smoke them.
If you are looking for an ultimate breakdown of each series, you are at the wrong place. We will save that energy until the LCS’. In the meantime, here is how it goes:
Yanks in 3, MVP: ARod
Sox in 3, MVP: Ellsbury
Cards in 3, MVP: Holliday
Phillies in 4, MVP: Utley
Yep, pretty boring first round. But the next one will be awesome.
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No it won’t. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
Yanks in 4
Angels in 4
Cards in 3
Phils in 4 HawkEye19(Quote)
in case you weren’t aware, it’s officially confirmed that sparty is back from his leave. mizerle06(Quote)
so, the Royals didn’t make it? I thought they were a can’t miss this year. mizerle06(Quote)
I relied on miz’s pick of the orioles. I am just assuming they’re still going to be in the world series. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
At least two series will go 5 games.
/tv conspiracy john(Quote)
Yanks in 4 – Tex
Angels in 5 – Morales
Cardinals in 4 – Carpenter
Rockies in 5 – Tulo jp manahan(Quote)
Rockies in 6
Tigers in 3
Phillies in 4
Red Socks in 5
Orioles in 3 mizerle06(Quote)
no way. only can see the Rockies/Phillies because of the Phils pen situation. sparty(Quote)
Win or lose, just having the Twins in the playoffs will make baseball exciting for me, for at least another week. JRod(Quote)
Red Sox in 4
Yankees in 4
Cards in 5
Phils in 5 john(Quote)
so…2004 never happened? sae(Quote)
Yankees in 5 – Teixeira
Red Sox in 4 – Youkilis
Phillies in 3 – Werth
Cardinals in 5 – Carpenter Big D(Quote)
SAE – damn you for having faster typing skills. Though you are my new best Internets friend, at least for today Big D(Quote)
i don’t know if that gets put in the shocker category. sparty(Quote)
Yanks in 4 A Rod
Sox in 4 Ellsbury
Dodgers in 5 Martin
Phillies in 4 Utley mikeychx(Quote)
Everyone loves the Cardinals, so I’m sticking to my pick of Dodgers over Yankees. knightwhosaysni(Quote)
A Yankees fan actually called into a radio show on WEEI last week and predicted that because the Red Sox were limping to the finish line that they had no chance against the Angels. He then picked LA to win the series…
… in 6.
One of the hosts (after he stopped laughing) said “You know, if that series gets to six games I think I like the Angels’ chances too.”
Classic. Big D(Quote)
The Yanks dropping 4 straight games to piss away their World Series chances? I would. HawkEye19(Quote)
You’re right, two different categories.
/upset >>>>> shocker john(Quote)
Twins in 5
Angels in 4
Cards in 4
Rockies in 5 Johnny(Quote)
i’m okay with that. sparty(Quote)
my question: if the cubs ever win the world series, is there anything that could possibly be a bigger shock than that? sae(Quote)
an economic turnaround of any kind in Detroit would be the biggest shocker in the history of history. sparty(Quote)
Yes, the Browns having consecutive winning seasons. HawkEye19(Quote)
Book it the Cubs will win the world series next year. This team is on the way up
/delusioned Johnny(Quote)
2015
/kwsn’d sae(Quote)
A-Rod admitting he’s straight. john(Quote)
now why would A-rod lie to himself like that Johnny(Quote)
A-Rod is going to have a very good postseason. sparty(Quote)
I think this round will be pretty interesting.
American League
Division Series
#1 New York Yankees over #3 Minnesota Twins, 3-1
#4 Boston Red Sox over #2 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 3-1
Division Series
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers over #3 St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2
#2 Philadelphia Phillies over #4 Colorado Rockies, 3-2 cbh49er(Quote)
/wokka wokka wokka john(Quote)
I’ll believe it when I see it. cbh49er(Quote)
why? is there a $20mil kicker in his contract based on having a good postseason? sae(Quote)
I am also curious to see how he is going to do. I think now that he ditched the wife and is free to do large blond muscular women as much as he wants, he will be on fire. cycledan(Quote)
Is it morally wrong to root for a lot of injuries in the Angels-Bosox series? cycledan(Quote)
law of averages, fellas. everything balances out. it is his time to right the ship. sparty(Quote)
won’t root for injuries, because i don’t want to hear that excuse when we beat them. sparty(Quote)
i agree, you want to beat the other team’s best sae(Quote)
Please explain Kate Hudson… HawkEye19(Quote)
can’t get more petite than that. sparty(Quote)
Outlier. cbh49er(Quote)
he’s really with her to get to her butch bodyguard? sae(Quote)
she’s purdy. jeslpus(Quote)
Goldie Hawn > Kate Hudson knightwhosaysni(Quote)
We might have to work on your definition of “purdy” HawkEye19(Quote)
Kate Hudson has bee stings up top but her ass is great. cbh49er(Quote)
kari byron has made an appearance on s&fs. sparty(Quote)
I agree with kwsn, shockingly sober after his Fosters tour. Fiesta Trio(Quote)
I am no longer considered the old guy here. patphish(Quote)
Lifelong Cards fan here(50+ years) and I’m predicting L.A. in 4. STL’s bullpen has caved in the last three weeks, Pineiro seems to have hit the proverbial wall, and LH have completely owned the Cardinals this year. Guess what Torre has going in Games 1 & 2; LH. Plus, St. Louis’ bench is immensely weak. Bruce(Quote)