World series predictions

[Bombtrack]

I think it'll be redsox vs. Braves

I don't know who will win, I pray the sox will of course.

The redsox beating New York for the AL east and then the entire AL would be a great precurser to the NY/Boston conventions in 2004.

And of course Boston winning the world series(against the best southern team) for the first time in almost a century would be even better.

anyone disagree about who will win each league anyway?

It'll certainly either be Boston, Seattle, or NY for the AL and Atlanta or Frisco for the NL

I'd rather face San Francisco as far as our chances of beating them go, it would also be the machup of the 2 most liberal cities.

[Braden]

1. would that be a retro subway series?

[Bombtrack]

2. pretty long subway

with atlanta or sanfransisco

[GOPisEvil]

3. Yeah, but Red Sox Braves would have been a subway series...

...had the Braves not bolted for Milwaukee (then Atlanta) all those years ago.

Maybe the Cardinals can play the Orioles so we have a Cardinals/St. Louis Browns retro series (maybe next year). Or maybe the Mariners will play the Brewers so we can get the new and old Seattle teams (well, Brewers fans can dream anyway).

This year, my head tells me Giants/Mariners, but my heart says Cardinals/Red Sox.

[playahata1]

6. Is that Braves Field?

n/t

[Braden]

35. yup

circa 1933 or so. The original facade still stands at Nickerson field on the Boston University Campus. Its amazing to think that Fenway and Braves field were maybe a mile apart and both operating at the same time.

[mac56]

4. Predictions

AL East: New York
AL Central: Chicago
AL West: Seattle
Wild Card: Boston

Playoffs: Boston over Seattle, New York over Chicago, Boston over New York

NL East: Atlanta
NL Central: St. Louis
NL West: San Francisco
Wild Card: Philadelphia

Playoffs: Atlanta over Philadelphia, San Francisco over St. Louis, San Francisco over Atlanta

Series: Boston over San Francisco in 6. This is the year the "curse" ends.

[BrotherBuzz]

7. All correct till the end

Giants in four...

[Bombtrack]

8. I really don't think Seattle or New York come close to Bostons ability

especially Seattle.

Lets compare New York to Boston

Catcher-
Veritek is much better than Posada in everything except maybe homers, but what really makes a diff is fielding, average, and OPS

1B-
Millar and Ortiz as a pair are as good as Giambi and Johnson. Giambi's got the most homers and Johnson might the best fielder, but Millar has the best average and a great glove, and Ortiz knows how to hit behind fellow deisel dominican manny

2B-
Soriano is better than Walker, but Walker is still close to as good as the all-star Soriano

3B-
Mueller is twice as good as Ventura at the plate and Ventura is only a little better at fielding, upper hand goes to Mueller who's the best 3rd baseman in the league in my opinion

SS
Nomar has been better than Jeter this season, but they'll probably be about matched in playoffs

OF
Nixon, Manny, and Damon are the best outfeild in the game offense wise, yankees is mediocre

Pitching
Yankees have slightly better starters combined, but our bullpen is much better, because even with Mariano Rivera

[SiobhanClancy]

33. From your lips to God's ear..

I believe you are correct:)

[gyopsy]

38. Marlins will get NL wild card

They're only a game back and the Phillies are slumping heavily now.

[gyopsy]

39. Giants v.s. Red Sox

And the Giants will win this time. I know to discount the Cubs and the Red Sox right away. Those two teams are cursed.

But let's not forget the Marlins. The Marlins will make the playoffs even if they don't go to the series. They've got Dontrelle Willis and Mike Lowell. Believe me, they could win the N.L. wild card race.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

5. St. Louis

Love tha Birds.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. As Usual, The Cubs Will Win The Series

Just like every year for the past 95, the Cubs will win the World Series.

Oh wait. It's been 95 years since they won one?

Never mind, then.
The Professor

[Gato Moteado]

27. the red sox have the second longest world series championship drought....

..right behind the cubbies. of course the sox have at least been in a few series' in my lifetime.

you think times are bad now with the unelected chimp running the country. i had to live through the summer of 1969....and then to add insult to injury the cubs had to inflict the 1984 NLCS upon me. nearly 40 years without a world series appearance and all they had to do was win one more game against the lowly padres. by the time 1989 rolled around i was so numb it didn't matter. it's true, they are cursed.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Argggggghhh!! You Just Had To Bring Up 1984

Now i have to hate you for that!

Anihilated the Padres in Chicago. Then, 2 straight close losses caused by error produced unearned runs. Errors by a team that had the best overall fielding percentage in the majors that year. Then the great phony Steve Garvey (man, i hated that guy) had his only hit of the series. Padres win and then get waxed in the series by Detroit.

It was there for the taking. Darn it! The MVP and Cy Young winner on the same team! And the curse kicks in.

And, then you have to open that wound and put salt in it. I'll get you one day for this, Flush_Bush. Oh, i'll get you for this, for sure!

In '89, the team wasn't as good, so that one didn't sting as badly. But, you shouldn't have oughta brought up 1984!
The Professor

[tsakshaug]

10. the dream never dies

Go Sox.....
every time I hear the name Bucky (F****n') Dent I want to puke.
Looks like they are serious this year with the trades.
Heck the pats won the super bowl what the heck.

[JackDragna]

11. The Red Sox don't have enough pitching..

to win the AL pennant. I imagine it'll be New York-Atlanta.

[mac56]

12. I'd take Boston's bullpen over New York's any day.

And Atlanta's lucky streak will run out during the playoffs.

Boston-San Francisco.

[GOPisEvil]

15. I'm impressed with the recent bullpen acquisitions by Boston.

Todd Jones, BK Kim, and Williamson make that bully look good.

[Bombtrack]

17. Bostons got the 2nd best pitching of any team in the AL

in the last 30 days, after Oakland. Second lowest ERA, most strikeouts. Yankees are at 9th and 8th in those categories.

And there's no disputing who's offense is the best, by far the sox

number 1 in OPS in last 30 days, yankees are 7th
number 1 in OPS(.867) in entire season, yankees are 3rd(.806)


Theo is the best GM we've had in a long time and he's beating the yankees in getting good deals and giving Joe Torre a headache

We just got 3 great deals that were each better than deals the yanks got

Scott Williamson(who may see action tonight) is one of the best closers there is and might be as good as the yankees Mariano Riviera(who's the best closer I know of).

That means Brun Hyun-Kim will probably become a starter again, as he wants to. Now we have alot of quality potential starters and mid-relievers, who we could work into a deal for a real ace. Casey Fossom, BK Kim, Mendoza. All we need is one more semi-ace and we'd be unstoppable

[JackDragna]

41. Actually, I did do my homework

Boston has the 18th best ERA in the majors. Sorry, but that's not going to get Boston anywhere and sure as hell doesn't qualify them for having the "2nd best" pitching in the AL. I'd take the Yankees, Mariners and probably even Anaheim's pitching over Boston's. Any staff that has room for John Burkett has serious problems. Offensive powerhouses with mediocre pitching don't win pennants. The Yankees have better pitching and better defense. Your talk about "giving Joe Torre a headache" and talking about the general manager means nothing in baseball terms. The Yankees are still the better team and I'd bet on them to win the AL East.

[morstyranni]

30. Keep up with the times, dude

Sox bullpen era has been hovering around 3 since Kim came, now they have Peterson and Sauerback. The sox are stacked. They'll be in first comfortably by August 15th.

[drdigi420]

13. Who cares?

Football season is right around the corner.

Baseball is boring.

[mac56]

14. Baseball is not boring.

If you know what to watch for.

Any sport is boring if you don't. Even football.

[drdigi420]

26. I know what to watch for

I played baseball for 7 years

It's boring

[mac56]

29. Sorry you feel that way.

Seven years is a long time.

[morstyranni]

31. Where are you from?

Baseball is boring??

I am going to guess either the upper midwest, Wyoming? Nebraska? Wisconsin.
Either that or some town with a perenially crappy baseball team.

[JackDragna]

40. I love people like you.

People are obviously enjoying discussing a topic they like (baseball), and you come in and shit on our parade. It simply proves a great Internet law: no matter how innocuous your conversation, some stranger will waltz in and say whatever you like is crap, in a manner that would normally get their lights punched out if they had interrupted a real conversation in that manner.

Go take a long walk off a short pier.

[nedlogg]

16. Yankees . . .

and a National League team to be named later.

[Kellanved]

18. An American Team will win

World Series...
:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

20. So you think Toronto and Montreal have no shot, eh?

Yeah, me too. :hi:

[Kellanved]

23. Aren't those on the American continent as well?

Besides: do they even stand a chance?
:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

24. A chance? Yes. A *good* chance? No.

Both teams are OK; middle of the pack. Yes, they're North American, but our Canadian friends would hate to see them lumped in with us. :D

[BigMcLargehuge]

19. The all seeing eye of Big McLargehuge predicts

baseball will be played during the World Series. One team will ultimately lose.

How's that eh? I feel like John Edwards (not the candidate) now. SCIFI should give me a show.

[leftist_rebel1569]

37. wow...I have something to add..

It will be one team from the AL....and one from the NL!

And...the winner will win 4 games in a best-of-7 series

[phillybri]

21. Phillies vs. Red Sox

Just a hunch. One long-suffering franchise would get the monkey of it's collective back...

Go Phils!!!

[XNASA]

22. Cubs over the ChiSox in 7

Cubs pitching will prevail over Sox hitting.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. I'll Take Whatever XNASA Is Drinking!

Geez, i made it clear that my post about the Cubs was a suffering fan's delusion.

You sound serious! Don't know that's a good thing. I mean, come on! The Cubs in the World Series? I'm as true blue as any Cub fan, but even i don't believe that.
The Professor

[Bombtrack]

34. No central devision team is likely to play in the world series

of either league

especially teams that are 3 and 3.5 games behind now

[ulysses]

28. If Maddux and Hampton wake up

and give Ortiz some help...

if the run production keeps coming from the wide range in the lineup that it has...

particularly if Lopez and Castilla keep hitting...

if Smoltz stays healthy...

if Shane Reynolds decides that consistency is a virtue (come back, Shane!)...

I'll predict that my Braves will *appear* in the Series. Not that I'm hedging or anything. ;-)

[DoctorBombay]

36. San Francisco over New York

That hurts to say as a Dodger fan, but the Giants will be on a mission.

[JohnKleeb]

42. Orioles vs Somebody :)

were goin all the way.

[proud patriot]

43. Oakland and San Francisco

:evilgrin: