Jigga Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Or maybe Gammo knows what he's talking about, Bostonian or no.Anyhow, I take the Phils in six. You never root for the team that beats you.When the has Peter Gammons been right in the last...oh, say, 20 years or so?Let's give the fossil some credit. Afterall, he did correctly predict the World Series winner in 2007, 2004 and 1918.I think that's a nice way of saying he's 3 for 90 on those picks.Well, if he picked the Cubs, he'd be 0 for the last 100. So, 3 for 90 looks pretty good in comparison. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Or maybe Gammo knows what he's talking about, Bostonian or no.Anyhow, I take the Phils in six. You never root for the team that beats you.When the has Peter Gammons been right in the last...oh, say, 20 years or so?Let's give the fossil some credit. Afterall, he did correctly predict the World Series winner in 2007, 2004 and 1918.Man, oh, man, I'm laughing out loud...! That was really a good joke. It's great to be young and a Giant! - Larry Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 OK, so let's see...Is it "Cole and Brett and pray for wet"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 OK, so let's see...Is it "Cole and Brett and pray for wet"?Depending on which Brett shows up (minor league Brett, or post-minors minus a few bad outings Brett) it could be Cole, and pray for a power outage. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Or maybe Gammo knows what he's talking about, Bostonian or no.Anyhow, I take the Phils in six. You never root for the team that beats you.When the has Peter Gammons been right in the last...oh, say, 20 years or so?Let's give the fossil some credit. Afterall, he did correctly predict the World Series winner in 2007, 2004 and 1918.I think that's a nice way of saying he's 3 for 90 on those picks.But wait ... there's more! NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I think that the 4-0 and 4-1 picks are just silly. It is very reasonable to predict a Rays win (however it is not unreasonable to predict a Phillies win too) however I don't see any way that this series goes less than six games. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I always trust Neyer, Kurkjian, and Keith Law more than Gammons. Does anyone else think Jim Caple looks like Jay Mariotti in that picture? (and Chicago still manages to make its way into WS conversation) Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I always trust Neyer, Kurkjian, and Keith Law more than Gammons. Does anyone else think Jim Caple looks like Jay Mariotti in that picture? (and Chicago still manages to make its way into WS conversation)I thought that was Mariotti, so yes. Of course, Mariotti knows even less about baseball than Gammons, so they couldn't have asked him for a pick. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 From that philly.com article:Should we beware a Florida curse? The Phils will face the Tampa Bay Rays, and Tampa has had our number before. In 2003, the Buccaneers broke fans' hearts here by beating the Eagles to reach the Super Bowl, which they won. The next year, the Tampa Bay Lightning zapped the Flyers to make the Stanley Cups Finals, which they won.In other Florida frustrations, in 2003 the Phillies had a mid-September division lead, but the Miama-based Marlins prevailed, going on to win the World Series.To push the point, the Eagles lost the 2005 Super Bowl ... in Jacksonville.oh and to further bury Philly in Florida. In 1996 the Miami-based Panthers took out the flyers to reach the ECF. Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 ESPN SportsNation: 60% overall and 47 out of 50 states pick the Rays. wtf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 ESPN SportsNation: 60% overall and 47 out of 50 states pick the Rays. wtf... 1. Why does it matter who anyone is picking to win? We'll know for sure who actually does win soon enough. If 47 states picked the Phillies to win, but they lost in 5, would that make it any better?2. The Rays are good, and just beat the defending world champions (not to mention they won one of (if not the) toughest divisions out there.) It is pretty easy to see how they would be favored by Johnny Average MLB Fan. Picking the Rays to win isn't the same as saying "Philly Suxx0rz!!!!1!" "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 2. The Rays are good, and just beat the defending world champions (not to mention they won one of (if not the) toughest divisions out there.) It is pretty easy to see how they would be favored by Johnny Average MLB Fan. Picking the Rays to win isn't the same as saying "Philly Suxx0rz!!!!1!"Plus they're a feel-good story with young kids and a charismatic (maybe that's too strong a word, but I can't think a of a better one right now) manager that's easy to get behind. People's hearts are saying the Rays, and the poll reflects that, but I'd bet their heads are saying the Phillies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I always trust Neyer, Kurkjian, and Keith Law more than Gammons. Does anyone else think Jim Caple looks like Jay Mariotti in that picture? (and Chicago still manages to make its way into WS conversation)I thought that was Mariotti, so yes. Of course, Mariotti knows even less about baseball than Gammons, so they couldn't have asked him for a pick.Well, does anybody else think that Wojie looks like the guy from ER and Top Gun? https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Phillies in 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hey, who from the Phillies would be the DH?Game 1: Backup catcher, Chris Coste.Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I agree with earlier sentiments, how can an expert pick a sweep in a final series? This is of course barring major injuries going in or other extenuating circumstances. You would think that unless one league is miles ahead of the other that each team could win at least one game based on their own merit. And yes, I know there have been championship sweeps before. But who predicts that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Saw this elsewhere, it's wrong, but I had to share: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ... The Backstreet Boys?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Ugh! The Backstreet Boys singing the anthem. This is what Tampa is reduced to? Not only that they are buthchering the hell out of the song. Washed up loser has beens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hey, who from the Phillies would be the DH?Game 1: Backup catcher, Chris Coste.Really? I don't mind putting Coste in the lineup, but why not put Coste at 1st and DH Howard? Coste at DH means that if anything happens to Ruiz, you're putting Werth behind the plate.Ugh! The Backstreet Boys singing the anthem. This is what Tampa is reduced to? Not only that they are buthchering the hell out of the song. Washed up loser has beens.Agreed, they made Carl Lewis look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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