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OTM Al · 09-30-2011, 11:29 AM

Post season starts today, so let's put it on the line with our picks

ALDS:
Yankees over Tigers 3-1
Texas over Tampa Bay 3-1

NLDS:
Phillies over Cardinals 3-2
Arizona over Milwaukee 3-1

ALCS:
Yankees over Texas 4-2

NLCS:
Phillies over Arizona 4-1

World Series
Yankees over Phillies 4-2

fiveouttasix · 09-30-2011, 11:41 AM

ALDS Tigers 3-1
Tampa 3-2
NLDS Phillies 3-1
D'backs 3-1
NLCS Phils over D'backs 3-2
ALCS Tampa over Tigers 3-2

WS Tampa over Phils 3-2

Rookies · 09-30-2011, 02:24 PM

ALDS:
Tigers over Skanks 3-2
Texas over Tampa Bay 3-1

NLDS:
Phillies over Cardinals 3-1
Arizona over Milwaukee 3-2

ALCS:
Tigers over Texas 4-3

NLCS:
Phillies over Arizona 4-2

World Series
Phillies over Tigers 4-2

rastajenk · 10-01-2011, 07:09 AM

This isn't a pick as much as it is a wish. I'd like to see the hot wild card teams duke it out in the Series, with the Cards prevailing.

But I still can't get past the notion that Wisconsin has been the center of the universe this year...Green Bay as Champs, a constant stream of intense political news focused there, the Badgers looking strong on the gridiron. So I'm calling it the Brewskis over the Murder City Tigers in six or seven.

ManU918 · 10-03-2011, 03:20 PM

Taking Rays (Price) at -120 and Tigers (Verlander) at -125 today.

OTM Al · 10-03-2011, 04:16 PM

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Taking Rays (Price) at -120 and Tigers (Verlander) at -125 today.

Don't think Verlander is as much a slam dunk as some make him out to be. While he didn't get decisions in them 4 of the 9 games the team lost with him pitching were against the AL East this year including both starts against the Yanks. Didn't look so hot in game 1, though maybe the rainout allowed him to catch his breath. Price also has looked not so great coming down the stretch, so that one depends more if the Rays decide to be able to hit tonight.

Wiley · 10-03-2011, 04:32 PM

Nice weather here in the Detroit area now, high 60's and breezy and sunny so hopefully it holds for a nice night of baseball. Verlander has had some rough outings recently but hope he has his good stuff tonight for a big win for the Tigers.

One problem he used to have was over throwing early in games, he has learned to throttle it back and if you watch him late in games he will throw his hardest, fastballs up to 100 then. A huge home crowd should help.

melman · 10-03-2011, 05:36 PM

Al I don't know how you can say Verlander "didn't look so hot in game 1". Granted he was somewhat wild and had to throw to many pitches. However the run the Yanks scored was without a basehit. Not a ball out of the infield. A strikeout to Jeter that the Tigers catcher could not contain a walk and two infield ground balls. Looking forward to tonight's game two very very good ones going up against each other.

OTM Al · 10-03-2011, 06:37 PM

25 pitches, two walks and a passed ball thrown in. That ain't so hot for an inning.

cj · 10-03-2011, 06:54 PM

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25 pitches, two walks and a passed ball thrown in. That ain't so hot for an inning.

You can't really count a passed ball against the pitcher, or it would have been a wild pitch. 25 pitches isn't great though, I'll give you that.

melman · 10-03-2011, 07:33 PM

Come on Al, not a ball hit out of the infield? Let's say the Yanks had gone 123. During that 123 Jeter hits a smash line drive to SS,.Granderson hits a rope to deep right center that the CF runs down making a very good play on. Cano rips a ball down the first base line and the first baseman throws in glove out in self defense. The ball is hit so hard that Cano can't run to first in time to avoid being out. Now THAT is not looking so good.

OTM Al · 10-03-2011, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by melman

Come on Al, not a ball hit out of the infield? Let's say the Yanks had gone 123. During that 123 Jeter hits a smash line drive to SS,.Granderson hits a rope to deep right center that the CF runs down making a very good play on. Cano rips a ball down the first base line and the first baseman throws in glove out in self defense. The ball is hit so hard that Cano can't run to first in time to avoid being out. Now THAT is not looking so good.

No, but it can also be done on 3 pitches, so very little wear and tear and go back and regroup. 25 pitches with 2 walks is what I'm talking about. Ball out of the infield means little. Think the Yanks gave up several runs not to long ago as a result of several walks and a couple hits that barely made it to the position players, so it can happen.

Looks like a couple have hit the ball hard tonight (3 hits and a hard hit dp) through 2. CC's walking the park but getting out of it.

melman · 10-04-2011, 12:00 AM

Just to much lack of control for CC tonight. Does show how good he is however. Kept his team in the game without his best stuff. "Papa Grande" sure does make things interesting.

Great games to watch in the AL tonight.

PaceAdvantage · 10-04-2011, 03:36 AM

CC always seems to be a crap shoot when the temperature drops...

Now the Yankee season rests on the arm of A.J. Burnett...what a nightmare scenario this is turning out to be...

melman · 10-04-2011, 07:42 AM

PA--I will say in CC's defense that ball and strike ump was worse than bad. He was just as bad for Verlander true but V was throwing at 100 mph. Why not just put the ball on a tee umps. Was also very bad the day before for Phils/Cards. Jerry Meals was the home ump for that one. Called Utley out on strikes on a pitch way outside. He was just as bad for Cards hitters. I think LaRussa will get a fine for his live comments. They were true however.