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***OFFICIAL*** - 2008 MLB Regular Season / Playoffs / WORLD SERIES Discussion Thread

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This is our OFFICIAL discussion thread for ALL things Major League Baseball! Regular season, playoffs, World Series coverage, etc. Discuss ANYTHING that comes to mind regarding MLB!

Should be an epic finish to the season, as well as post-season!

HERE WE GO!


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Phillies Jamie Moyer(11-7) pitched a great game last night only allowing 3 hits in 7 innings. Madison and Romero came in and shut down the rest allowing Lidge(29) to come out and get the save. Phillies offense was once again quiet. Powerhouse Pat Burrell crushed a solo shot and lead the phils to a 1-0 win over SD

Tonights Match up - Philadelphia (65-57) vs SD (47-75)

Kyle Kendrick(Phillies) (10-6) vs Reineke (SD)

Hopefully the phillies offense will wake up and show what they can really do. They have not been giving their pitchers any run support lately. San Diego has a few injuries so the phillies will need to capitalize off of that. Phillies are currently sitting 1 game behind the 1st mets.
My prediction - Phillies win 9-2
 
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Usually by this time I am looking forward to next season. Just saw my Cubs play for the first time iin their 8-0 win over Atlanta. It was awesome.

Go Cubs. I see Philly being a problem in the playoffs if our bats aren't hot other then that I don't think anyone in the NL can win a 7-game series against us with a home field advantage.

In the AL I see the White Sox and Angels posing the biggest threats, but Anaheim might not be a threat when they come to Chicago.
 
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Hett, what would you have said if someone told you that on August 20th the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and th Chicago Cubs would have the best record in their leagues.

I would have probably been less surprised about the Cubs because of their mid-late season run last year, but the Rays are a huge surprise.

GO CUBBIES!!!
 
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I got the Cubs in 6 games over the White Sox.

Red Sox don't have the protection for Ortiz in the line-up now that Manny is gone and their pitching staff is becoming less effective by the day.

The Angels will blow it in the playoffs as usual.

And the Rays don't have the post season experience necessary to be a viable threat in the playoffs.

As for the NL, the Mets bullpen/pitching staff is their weakspot and that is not good come post-season play. The NL west is pretty average and the D-backs probably won't be a threat come October.

As for the wild-card, I am betting on the Phils locking that one up and they could pose problems because when they are on they are tough to beat.

Great season, great season
 
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mjbish23 said:
Red Sox are going to win
Ummmm....NO (might I add, your reasoning behind that post is ASTOUNDING). ManRam is history, and Ortiz isn't seeing NEARLY as many pitches as he did with him present. That was a deadly 1-2 combo in that lineup, but now the "1" of the sequence resides in Dodger Blue.

The pitching staff is really on a skid as of late as well. Did you see Beckett getting HAMMERED the other night? Dude was gone by the 2nd inning. Plus, his ERA is almost 4 1/2! OUCH. Paul Byrd is a shitty 3, with a 7-11 record...oh, and his ERA IS 4.55. Lester & Matsuzaka are the only ones you can count on right now.

My pick:


Chicago Cubs
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Cubs win it in 6 games.

Chicago has CRAZY depth on the hill!

1. C. Zambrano (12-5, 3.38 ERA)
2. T. Lilly (12-6, 4.32 ERA)
3. R. Dempster (14-5, 2.92 ERA)
4. R. Harden (8-2, 2.04 ERA)
5. J. Marquis (8-7, 4.67 ERA)

Only place they could run into trouble in the post-season is with Marquis...he's hot and cold, and misses spots A LOT, thus the high earned run average.

Bullpen: they have the crazy stuff of Marmol, setting the table for Kerry Wood (25 SV). Plus, Cotts and Howry can be called on when needed.

That's DEEP.

OH, and their lineup & defense are ridiculous as well.

Soriano, Edmonds, and Fukudome patrolling the outfield...while Aramis and Lee hold the corners down, and up the middle you've got DeRosa and Theriot. STRONG. Soto behind the dish is underrated too, IMHO.

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Anaheim's pitching is sometimes a little suspect, but their power offense wins them quite a few games.

Anderson, Hunter, Vladdie, Teixeira (good addition...even though he's hot & cold at times), Matthews...plus there's speed to burn as well with Figgins and Kendrick. Imagine if Anaheim still had Big "O" out @ short. MAN...

I just see Anaheim's staff stepping it up a bit in the post-season, keeping games close if the offense isn't there. But, when it's there, the Angels are a tough team to beat. ESPECIALLY if K-Rod gets a chance, it's basically lights out.

We'll see what happens though....like ZZ said, such a great season left ahead of us.

God, I love this game.
 
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Ummmm....NO (might I add, your reasoning behind that post is ASTOUNDING). ManRam is history, and Ortiz isn't seeing NEARLY as many pitches as he did with him present. That was a deadly 1-2 combo in that lineup, but now the "1" of the sequence resides in Dodger Blue.

The pitching staff is really on a skid as of late as well. Did you see Beckett getting HAMMERED the other night? Dude was gone by the 2nd inning. Plus, his ERA is almost 4 1/2! OUCH. Paul Byrd is a shitty 3, with a 7-11 record...oh, and his ERA IS 4.55. Lester & Matsuzaka are the only ones you can count on right now.
A man can hope can't he?

The lose of Manny and the 1-2 combo of Manny/Ortiz reminds me of Nomar Garceieppara and Mo Vaughn. It was the same thing back then but the Red Sox were able to bounce back, it just took some time.
 
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That was a huge win for the Rays, Joe Maddon called it the biggest of the 86 to date.

Cubs are in freefall mode right now I am hoping weekend starts from Zambrano and Harden will get the emotion back in this team to finish out the regular season with home field in the playoffs. We need it bad.

I AM NERVOUS!!
 
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Cubs magic number stays at 2 or is it 3? Ah hell, I don't remember. Is the AL west the worst division in baseball? I think the Angels will be out in the first round. They padded their record all year against horrile teams.

Gotta agree with you Hett on the bandwagon Sox fans. I am sure the Cubs fans will seem the same way if we ever win another series too. :dunno:
 
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