Brewers over Diamondbacks in four Phillies over Cardinals in four Tigers over Yankees in five Rangers over Rays in four
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball
Tigers in 5 (Verlander makes the difference between two equally matched teams) Rays in 5 (The Cinderella story keeps going) Phils in 4 (They're just too good a team to beat right now) Brewers in 5 (Fielder will have a postseason to remember to conclude his career with Milwaukee)
Should be a great postseason to watch. For the first time in a long time, I don't see a 'weak' team (one that got in through smoke and mirrors) in the postseason. I can see any of these eight franchises having a good chance to go far.
Tigers in 3 Brewers in 4 Rangers in 5 Phillies in 5
"As you may have read in Robert Parker's Wine Newsletter, 'Donaghy Estates tastes like the urine of Satan, after a hefty portion of asparagus.'" Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball
A-Rod was hardly the only New York batter to stink it up this series. But, as usual, he'll shoulder all of the blame.
This will be quite a battle for pitching this offseason between New York and Boston. Sabathia will opt out of his deal but probably remain a Yankee, so at least the ace will stay. Besides him, you have a tentative rotation of Burnett/Nova/Garcia or Colon or Hughes, with room for bringing in a top-line guy via a trade or a signing (though CJ Wilson is the only really good free agent pitcher available).
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball
I love baseball, but it seems very ridiculous to me that the teams (well, at least one team that I saw) are doing champagne showers over winning their first-round playoff series. I mean, jeez, guys, a little perspective here!
"Hold on, hold on, hold on... this doesn't happen a lot, I need to savor this... I am the most normal person in the room." --Ethan, Ctrl+Alt+Del
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