MLB Postseason and World Series thread

[patsox]

Is Tim Lincecum ready for his champagne shower?

HE. IS. AWESOME.

[nyk]

ALDS

1) Tampa Bay def. 3) Texas (in 4)

4) NY Yankees def. 2) Minnesota (in 4)

NLDS

1) Philadelphia def. 3) Cincinnati (in 3)

4) Atlanta def. 2) San Francisco (in 5)

ALCS

4) NY Yankees def. 1) Tampa Bay (in 7)

NLCS

1) Philadelphia def. 4) Atlanta (in 5)

World Series

1) Philadelphia def. 4) NY Yankees (in 6)

[WJMorris3]

If the Reds could sweep the Phils in 2, they would. The Phillies just don't have the pitching to match up with the Reds - chalk it up to an easy Reds sweep in 3. Meanwhile, the Braves extend their season even more by outlasting the Giants in 5.

Over in the AL, I think the Rangers surprise us all, knocking out the Rays in 4, while the Yankees take care of business against the Twins in 5.

ALCS, I'm taking the Rangers in 6 and the Reds in 4.

Reds in 4 over the Rangers to win the World Series and become the first team since the '76 Reds to have a perfect postseason.

Not gonna lie, thats good stuff, now you just owe me a new keybord, Mr. Morris.

I didn't mean those as a joke, those are really my predictions. The Reds will go 11-0 this postseason. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron.

[MattF]

If the Reds could sweep the Phils in 2, they would. The Phillies just don't have the pitching to match up with the Reds - chalk it up to an easy Reds sweep in 3. Meanwhile, the Braves extend their season even more by outlasting the Giants in 5.

Over in the AL, I think the Rangers surprise us all, knocking out the Rays in 4, while the Yankees take care of business against the Twins in 5.

ALCS, I'm taking the Rangers in 6 and the Reds in 4.

Reds in 4 over the Rangers to win the World Series and become the first team since the '76 Reds to have a perfect postseason.

Not gonna lie, thats good stuff, now you just owe me a new keybord, Mr. Morris.

I didn't mean those as a joke, those are really my predictions. The Reds will go 11-0 this postseason. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron.

Thankfully there was not any type of drink in my mouth this time. Now if you excuse me I need to go put this on and sit in the corner.

[Sport]

If the Reds could sweep the Phils in 2, they would. The Phillies just don't have the pitching to match up with the Reds - chalk it up to an easy Reds sweep in 3. Meanwhile, the Braves extend their season even more by outlasting the Giants in 5.

Over in the AL, I think the Rangers surprise us all, knocking out the Rays in 4, while the Yankees take care of business against the Twins in 5.

ALCS, I'm taking the Rangers in 6 and the Reds in 4.

Reds in 4 over the Rangers to win the World Series and become the first team since the '76 Reds to have a perfect postseason.

Not gonna lie, thats good stuff, now you just owe me a new keybord, Mr. Morris.

I didn't mean those as a joke, those are really my predictions. The Reds will go 11-0 this postseason. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron.

I would freaking love that, but the Reds longest winning streak this whole year is 7 games and that was against a pretty subpar schedule. The likelihood of them winning every game against these opponents is very small. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron...or a troll.

[LocalVulture]

ALDS

1) Tampa Bay def. 3) Texas (in 4)

4) NY Yankees def. 2) Minnesota (in 4)

NLDS

1) Philadelphia def. 3) San Francisco (in 4)

4) Atlanta def. 2) Cincinnati (in 5)

ALCS

4) NY Yankees def. 1) Tampa Bay (in 7)

NLCS

1) Philadelphia def. 4) Atlanta (in 5)

World Series

1) Philadelphia def. 4) NY Yankees (in 6)

You better redo the NL picks. Atlanta vs. SF and Cincinnati vs. Philly in the NLDS.

[BBTV]

Polanco out with some kind of back injury - this really Fs the Phils lineup, because Rollins probably wouldn't have batted leadoff but now has to as Victorino is the only other viable option for #2 hitter. Backend is now weaker with Valdez at 8, so "Señor Octobré" Carlos Ruiz will need to continue doing what he's doing in the 7 hole.

[FiddySicks]

So far so good for the Rangers right now, 5-0 in the 5th.

BTW, what's the point of having "aerial coverage" over Tropicana? It's a freaking dome!

[crashcarson15]

Wow. Didn't see this coming...

[Cujo]

BTW, what's the point of having "aerial coverage" over Tropicana? It's a freaking dome!

The Trop can't look as bad outside as it does inside.

[Lights Out]

Well, this sucks. I didn't see us beating Cliff Lee anyway, but I didn't think we'd be drummed this badly.

[mania]

...and the Rangers have doubled their amount of post-season wins in Franchise history.

[TFoA]

Pardon my baseball ignorance, but how the hell did Jeff Francoeur end up in Texas, & end up being somewhat successful in this playoff game?

I'm not complaining. Now that he isn't a Met, I actually feel good about seeing him succeed. Good game, Rangers. Nice.

[mania]

Pardon my baseball ignorance, but how the hell did Jeff Francoeur end up in Texas, & end up being somewhat successful in this playoff game?

I'm not complaining. Now that he isn't a Met, I actually feel good about seeing him succeed. Good game, Rangers. Nice.

He was traded at the end of August in return for Joaquin Arias, who might be one of the worst baseball players of all time. Had an excellent September (.860 OPS) and showed that he could still hit the hell out of lefties, so he's platooning for the post season.

[infrared41]

Well, this sucks. I didn't see us beating Cliff Lee anyway, but I didn't think we'd be drummed this badly.

The Rays needed to get Lee in the first inning when they had the bases loaded. As I was watching I kept saying "if you don't get him now you're not going to." Lee was a little off to start but you could see he was finding his game as that inning progressed. Once he struck out Pena it was too late. Lee had found his groove at that point and that was pretty much that.

The Rays will be fine. I still think they're the better team of the two. Also, can someone explain to me again why the Angels thought they no longer needed Bad Vlad?

[JayJaxon]

That's just a case of Lee being Lee. I don't have a horse on the AL side, but I pretty much don't care who gets in as long as it's not the Yankees. I would love to see the Twins beat them and go on to the ALCS against Tampa or Texas. The Twins against either of those teams would be a good series.

[nyk]

ALDS

1) Tampa Bay def. 3) Texas (in 4)

4) NY Yankees def. 2) Minnesota (in 4)

NLDS

1) Philadelphia def. 3) Cicinnati (in 3)

4) Atlanta def. 2) San Francisco (in 5)

ALCS

4) NY Yankees def. 1) Tampa Bay (in 7)

NLCS

1) Philadelphia def. 4) Atlanta (in 5)

World Series

1) Philadelphia def. 4) NY Yankees (in 6)

You better redo the NL picks. Atlanta vs. SF and Cincinnati vs. Philly in the NLDS.

Thanks just did

[Sport]

Just heard a scary stat. Since the Cardinals won the world series in 2006, the NL Central is 1-12 in NLDS's. Yikes.

[NJTank]

Pardon my baseball ignorance, but how the hell did Jeff Francoeur end up in Texas, & end up being somewhat successful in this playoff game?

I'm not complaining. Now that he isn't a Met, I actually feel good about seeing him succeed. Good game, Rangers. Nice.

Because Omar Minaya hated players with grit and tenacity who gave it their all during games.

[Breakwood]

If the Reds could sweep the Phils in 2, they would. The Phillies just don't have the pitching to match up with the Reds - chalk it up to an easy Reds sweep in 3. Meanwhile, the Braves extend their season even more by outlasting the Giants in 5.

Over in the AL, I think the Rangers surprise us all, knocking out the Rays in 4, while the Yankees take care of business against the Twins in 5.

ALCS, I'm taking the Rangers in 6 and the Reds in 4.

Reds in 4 over the Rangers to win the World Series and become the first team since the '76 Reds to have a perfect postseason.

Not gonna lie, thats good stuff, now you just owe me a new keybord, Mr. Morris.

I didn't mean those as a joke, those are really my predictions. The Reds will go 11-0 this postseason. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron.

Just quoting this for comedic reasons!