Who do you think will win the world series?

[dowling25]

Explain why...or just chose please.

[rickyh24]

Red Sox....

[jmudmbphan]

yankees....joba+mo reminds me of mo+wettland back in the day..they are going to turn these games into little league games.....if your not winning in 6, your not going to win.

[DMBtheStoned]

Cubs

[cbotnyse]

not the Cubs

[DMBtheStoned]

not the Cubs

:twak

[thom hudson]

jankees

[Hudak-Budak]

Tribe in 6.

[aeroshady]

Cubs

I hope they do but still...this statement makes me :lol

[aeroshady]

Tribe in 6.

....years

[thom hudson]

....years
:lol

[SatelliteEyes]

I'll be pulling for the Indians, Milwaukee's adopted team since 2007.
From the NL, I hope they face off against Arizona - I like that young squad.

[colegibson]

Mets.






Oh wait...

[cbotnyse]

:twakdont mind me, I'm just a bitter White Sox fan.:) But we did it in 05, so we showed you a good parade route and the right way to hold the trophy! I hope you guys do it, it will be good for the city, and its been so damn long now its ridiculous.

[Hudak-Budak]

....years

It could be worse. It could be 86 years.

[aeroshady]

It could be worse. It could be 86 years.

touché salesman

[ProudestAnt]

Sox. We have too much starting pitching...

[jmudmbphan]

im not so confident on matzusaka or schilling..or wakefield for tha tmatter..unless he comes out of the pen...

[SatelliteEyes]

I'd rank the teams I'd like to see win it all like this

Indians
D' Backs
Red Sox
Phillies
Rockies
Angels
Yankees
Cubs

[ProudestAnt]

im not so confident on matzusaka or schilling..or wakefield for tha tmatter..unless he comes out of the pen... Schilling is Schilling. He'll show up. They're going to make a conscious effort to only throw Dice-K at home, where he's comfortable. And Wake will be fine, he usually comes to play during playoff time. Don't forget we have Lester, Delcarmen, Tavarez, Timlin, Gagne, a rested Okie, and Paps out of the pen, which is much more dangerous than the Yankees Mo, Joba combo...

[dmbgodagirl41]

It could be worse. It could be 86 years.

:mad :mad

[mdmarvich]

Rockies if they continue to play the way they did the last 3 weeks of the season.

[rickyh24]

im not so confident on matzusaka or schilling..or wakefield for tha tmatter..unless he comes out of the pen...



im not that confident in rivera...unless hes not facing the sox

[ProudestAnt]

Rockies if they continue to play the way they did the last 3 weeks of the season. They're going to run into a team with pitching AND offense eventually, and they'll get swept...

[dowling25]

I like the Rockies. I like the Red Sox easily the most, but the Rockies are my NL team! I've been saying it for weeks that they would make it to the world series. lets see if i am right.

[pauly8509]

Whoever wins the Rockies-Phillies series will come out of the NL, and as much as I'd like to see the AL Central represented for 3 years in a row, I'm gonna have to say I like the Yankees.

I'm going with the Phils in 6. They're hot at the right time.

[kurz41]

Well, I'm rooting for the Cubs. They have as good a shot to make it to the WS as any other NL team. There's no clear cut favorite in the NL.

The Indians (as much as it pains me to say this) will take the AL...their Number 1 and 2 pitchers are just downright filthy. And we'll have an I-90 World Series w/ the Cubs taking it in 6!

[JorgeCavos]

Fightin Phills!

[Nick@Night]

Indians

[pauly8509]

Well, I'm rooting for the Cubs. They have as good a shot to make it to the WS as any other NL team. There's no clear cut favorite in the NL.

The Indians (as much as it pains me to say this) will take the AL...their Number 1 and 2 pitchers are just downright filthy. And we'll have an I-90 World Series w/ the Cubs taking it in 6!


Yeah, Z and Lilly really match up against Carmona and Sabathia :ugh

I'm a Sox fan, and I know the Cubs have a chance this year, but remember, they only won 85 games, and on paper, you can't tell me that they're better than any team in the NL except maybe the D-backs.

[ProudestAnt]

Yeah, Z and Lilly really match up against Carmona and Sabathia :ugh

I'm a Sox fan, and I know the Cubs have a chance this year, but remember, they only won 85 games, and on paper, you can't tell me that they're better than any team in the NL except maybe the D-backs. But Hammels and no one match up well with any of the 1-2 combos coming out of the AL?

[kurz41]

Yeah, Z and Lilly really match up against Carmona and Sabathia :ugh

I'm a Sox fan, and I know the Cubs have a chance this year, but remember, they only won 85 games, and on paper, you can't tell me that they're better than any team in the NL except maybe the D-backs.
Spoken like a true south sider.

Good thing the Cardinals didn't play baseball on paper last year, huh?

[Hudak-Budak]

When it comes to the post season, you might as well throw out every piece of paper you've got.

[pauly8509]

Why is that spoken like a true South Sider? You're basing your predictions off of a team that won the worst division in baseball and by having a biased opinion towards them and claiming they're similar to the Cardinals of last year. They've dropped 5 of their last 7, and are falling ass backwards into the playoffs. Usually you'll hear just about everyone from analysts to fans saying that, whoever goes in the hottest has the best chance to win.

Go ahead and categorize me as a stereotypical White Sox fan, I just go by what I see (which is MLB extra innings). Again, the Phills and the Rockies are the hottest teams in baseball right now, and to tell me that the Cubs right now are better than them is a joke.

I mean, are you really that comfortable with Rich Hill starting for you in the playoffs? I'd rather have Jamie Moyer.

[ProudestAnt]

Why is that spoken like a true South Sider? You're basing your predictions off of a team that won the worst division in baseball and by having a biased opinion towards them and claiming they're similar to the Cardinals of last year. They've dropped 5 of their last 7, and are falling ass backwards into the playoffs. Usually you'll hear just about everyone from analysts to fans saying that, whoever goes in the hottest has the best chance to win.

Go ahead and categorize me as a stereotypical White Sox fan, I just go by what I see (which is MLB extra innings). Again, the Phills and the Rockies are the hottest teams in baseball right now, and to tell me that the Cubs right now are better than them is a joke.

I mean, are you really that comfortable with Rich Hill starting for you in the playoffs? I'd rather have Jamie Moyer. And I'd rather have Carlos Zambrano, or Brandon Webb than Hammels. The phillies have no depth in their starting pitching, or their pitching at all for that matter, it's really sad...

[pauly8509]

I'd rather have Webb. Big Z is excellent, don't get me wrong, but he walks wayyyyyy too many hitters to be successful in the postseason and has been inconsistent this season. Remember how terrible he was last time he pitched on short rest?

[thebestauntie]

Red Sox, but I'm basing it on pure hometown fandom!!

[kurz41]

Why is that spoken like a true South Sider? You're basing your predictions off of a team that won the worst division in baseball and by having a biased opinion towards them and claiming they're similar to the Cardinals of last year. They've dropped 5 of their last 7, and are falling ass backwards into the playoffs. Usually you'll hear just about everyone from analysts to fans saying that, whoever goes in the hottest has the best chance to win.

Go ahead and categorize me as a stereotypical White Sox fan, I just go by what I see (which is MLB extra innings). Again, the Phills and the Rockies are the hottest teams in baseball right now, and to tell me that the Cubs right now are better than them is a joke.

I mean, are you really that comfortable with Rich Hill starting for you in the playoffs? I'd rather have Jamie Moyer.
I'm fine w/ Rich Hill. And I'm even more fine w/ Z and Lilly.

I think you're speaking w/ a bias towards the Cubs, which is fine. I'm sure you don't want them to win.

But, like stated earlier, you can throw your paper out the window. And if you do wanna look on paper......you can't tell me that the Cubs don't have one of, if not the, strongest lineups in the NL playoffs. They've hit 40+ HR in the month of Sept and are hitting the shit out of the ball and are probably the second hottest hitting team in the NL, next to the Rocks...excpet we have pitching.

[pauly8509]

Red Sox, but I'm basing it on pure hometown fandom!!

:thumbsup

I luuuuvvvvv honesty.

[kurz41]

I'd rather have Webb. Big Z is excellent, don't get me wrong, but he walks wayyyyyy too many hitters to be successful in the postseason and has been inconsistent this season. Remember how terrible he was last time he pitched on short rest?
I agree that I think it's foolish to throw him Game 4 on short rest...especially @ Wrigley

[cbotnyse]

Why is that spoken like a true South Sider? You're basing your predictions off of a team that won the worst division in baseball and by having a biased opinion towards them and claiming they're similar to the Cardinals of last year. They've dropped 5 of their last 7, and are falling ass backwards into the playoffs. Usually you'll hear just about everyone from analysts to fans saying that, whoever goes in the hottest has the best chance to win.

Go ahead and categorize me as a stereotypical White Sox fan, I just go by what I see (which is MLB extra innings). Again, the Phills and the Rockies are the hottest teams in baseball right now, and to tell me that the Cubs right now are better than them is a joke.

I mean, are you really that comfortable with Rich Hill starting for you in the playoffs? I'd rather have Jamie Moyer.dude, I'm a Sox fan too, and dont let this year bother you. Its Bears season! oh wait....:mad :mad :mad

I think you're right about the Cubs too, but anything can happen. Let the northsiders have their fun, you and I already know how good the feeling is.

[pauly8509]

you can't tell me that the Cubs don't have one of, if not the, strongest lineups in the NL playoffs. They've hit 40+ HR in the month of Sept and are hitting the shit out of the ball and are probably the second hottest hitting team in the NL, next to the Rocks...excpet we have pitching.

I can. Look at the Phillies.

Howard and Rollins >>>>>> Lee and Ramirez

[kurz41]

dude, I'm a Sox fan too, and dont let this year bother you. Its Bears season! oh wait....:mad :mad :mad

I think you're right about the Cubs too, but anything can happen. Let the northsiders have their fun, you and I already know how good the feeling is.
I sure would like to know the feeling.:thumbsup

[Rockhound18]

What it comes down to is if the Yankees dont win it all, its because they choked. They were undoubtably the team to beat all second half long. Their lineup is insane, and they have the best player in the game. Their bullpen has actually been much better in the second half. Wang and Pettite were pretty untouchable all 2nd half. Joba cant be touched, which means that if the Yankees even have any sort of a lead after 6, good luck.

The only thing in the Indians favor is that CC and Carmona will be throwing at the Jake with the crowd behind them in their most comfortable setting. If it leaves the Jake 1-1 or worse I dont know if they have a chance. (Remember, Yanks won season series 6-0... its pretty hard to not pick them here, even with the starters for the tribe).

I like the Red Sox against the Angels. If the Yankees beat the Indians, the Yanks go to the WS. If the Indians beat the Yankees, the Red Sox go to the WS. I only say this because they Yankees have more than enough bats to beat the Sox pitching (especially the crumbling bullpen), which they proved all second half... I dont think the Indians have enough to do the same.

For the NL... I dont really know about Chi vs Ari. Or Phi vs Col. All I know is that as long as the Phillies and Rockies dont beat the life out of each other, the winner of that series will go to the WS (you see it all the time, when you are hot youre hot, and these teams have been on fire). I hope Chi goes to the NLCS, and I even would love to see them in the WS, but I just dont think they have enough to get it done. I'll take Phillies from the NL.

Sooo... Yankees vs. Phillies. Yankees in 6. My back up prediction is Boston vs. Chicago. Red Sox in 5.

[thebestauntie]

:thumbsup

I luuuuvvvvv honesty.
*curties* Thank you! :)

[junior94]

yankees....joba+mo reminds me of mo+wettland back in the day..they are going to turn these games into little league games.....if your not winning in 6, your not going to win.

Yea, that's what they said about the All-Star game a couple years ago when the NL had the trio of Billy Wagner, John Smoltz & Eric Gagne in the back of the bullpen. They still lost. And when they had the lead when they handed it off to them. Funny thing is that game came smack in the middle of Gagne's record breaking streak of consecutive saves. But of course the AS game wouldn't be counted ;)

Trevor Hoffman, all time saves leader just blew 2 straight, and what was it they said, 3 of the last 7?

And wasn't it Mo himself that blew 2 straight saves in that infamous 2004 ALCS?

Point: Shit happens. At any given moment.

[boarderx5423]

Who do I want? Red Sox.
Who do I think will? Angels.

[achota33]

bosox, its gonna be an AL team cuz the NL just blows and the bosox are the best team in the AL imo.

[kurz41]

Who do I want? Red Sox.
Who do I think will? Angels.
You mean to tell me you don't want the Cubs?

[jmudmbphan]

Yea, that's what they said about the All-Star game a couple years ago when the NL had the trio of Billy Wagner, John Smoltz & Eric Gagne in the back of the bullpen. They still lost.

Trevor Hoffman, all time saves leader just blew 2 straight, and what was it they said, 3 of the last 7?

And wasn't it Mo himself that blew 2 straight saves in that infamous 2004 ALCS?

Point: Shit happens. At any given moment.


I'm not sure the relevancy of showing all star stats...seems pretty meaningless to me.

Whens the last time hoffmans EVER performed on a big stage?

But yeah, Mo did fuck up 2 straight saves in a series 3 years ago...


Not saying because of joba+mo its a lock..obv shit can happen..

just think this is the closest thing to mo+wettland when they did win...giving us the best shot in a while.

[boarderx5423]

And if you do wanna look on paper......you can't tell me that the Cubs don't have one of, if not the, strongest lineups in the NL playoffs. They've hit 40+ HR in the month of Sept and are hitting the shit out of the ball and are probably the second hottest hitting team in the NL, next to the Rocks...excpet we have pitching.

False. Rockies and Phillies are both hotter right now. And the Phillies have the best lineup in the NL.

By the way, this is unbiased. The Cubs have a good shot against the DBacks, but it will be either the Rockies or the Phillies in the WS.

[boarderx5423]

You mean to tell me you don't want the Cubs?

No, I don't. Shocking, isn't it?

[kurz41]

False. Rockies and Phillies are both hotter right now. And the Phillies have the best lineup in the NL.

This is unbiased. The Cubs have a good shot against the DBacks, but it will be either the Rockies or the Phillies in the WS.
I'm not talking about the entire season...I'm talking about the close of the month of September. We couldn't hit shit earlier in the year, but are on fire now. You should know, we took you guys out of a pennant race. ;) (had to)

[kurz41]

No, I don't. Shocking, isn't it?
I'm blown away.

[junior94]

Who do I want? Red Sox.
Who do I think will? Angels.

Well put.

Who do I want? Phillies
Who do I think will? Red Sox or Angels

[Hudak-Budak]

I would greatly enjoy an Indians-Cubs world series. Then the Cubs could get there after so many years and the Indians could erase the 90s with a series win. Two birds, one stone.

[kurz41]

I would greatly enjoy an Indians-Cubs world series. Then the Cubs could get there after so many years and the Indians could erase the 90s with a series win. Two birds, one stone.
...or the Indians could be the team who lost to the Cubs in the World Series in what will be one of the more memorable of all time!

[Hudak-Budak]

...or the Indians could be the team who lost to the Cubs in the World Series in what will be one of the more memorable of all time!

It's a win-win situation for the people of Cleveland.

[boarderx5423]

I'm not talking about the entire season...I'm talking about the close of the month of September. We couldn't hit shit earlier in the year, but are on fire now. You should know, we took you guys out of a pennant race. ;) (had to)

Cubs: 11-6 in their last 17 games.
Phillies: 13-4 to close out September, including overcoming the Mets who led by 7.0 games.
Rockies: 14-1 in the last 15 games.

And if you're talking about the end of September, 2-4 and having the Marlins pull out the brooms for y'all is nothing to brag about. We took ourselves out of the race just as much as you guys did. You gave us the chances, we didn't capitalize. We were more concerned with getting revenge on Pujols...

[dmbman32]

My quick analysis:

YANKEES: Terrifying line-up/power, but shaky starting pitching. Bullpen is strong.
RED SOX: Same as Yankees, but somewhat better pitching/bullpen.
INDIANS: Maybe the best 1-2 pitching punch in the playoffs.
ANGELS: Awesome pitching, and Vlad & Garrett are still killing the ball.

PHILLIES: On a major roll, but little to no experience in post-season MAY hurt.
CUBS: Best record in NL since early June if I recall. Bullpen is shaky.
ROCKIES: See "Phillies."
DIAMONDBACKS: A great "small ball" team with little POWER.

So, who do I WANT to win: 1. Cubs 2. Red Sox
Who do I THINK will win? Not a clue. MLB is becoming like the NCAA Tournament: Once you're in, it's upset galore.

[kurz41]

Cubs: 11-6 in their last 17 games.
Phillies: 13-4 to close out September, including overcoming the Mets who led by 7.0 games.
Rockies: 14-1 in the last 15 games.

And if you're talking about the end of September, 2-4 and having the Marlins pull out the brooms for y'all is nothing to brag about. We took ourselves out of the race just as much as you guys did. You gave us the chances, we didn't capitalize. We were more concerned with getting revenge on Pujols...
Which shows how stupid Ned Yost is.

[boarderx5423]

Which shows how stupid Ned Yost is.

We actually agree on something!

[kurz41]

We actually agree on something!
Anything can happen...just like in the playoffs. :thumbsup

[Lcsulla]

Schilling is Schilling. He'll show up. They're going to make a conscious effort to only throw Dice-K at home, where he's comfortable. And Wake will be fine, he usually comes to play during playoff time. Don't forget we have Lester, Delcarmen, Tavarez, Timlin, Gagne, a rested Okie, and Paps out of the pen, which is much more dangerous than the Yankees Mo, Joba combo...

Wakefield was left off the roster.

[Tiduwho]

My quick analysis:

YANKEES: Terrifying line-up/power, but shaky starting pitching. Bullpen is strong.
RED SOX: Same as Yankees, but somewhat better pitching/bullpen.
INDIANS: Maybe the best 1-2 pitching punch in the playoffs.
ANGELS: Awesome pitching, and Vlad & Garrett are still killing the ball.

PHILLIES: On a major roll, but little to no experience in post-season MAY hurt.
CUBS: Best record in NL since early June if I recall. Bullpen is shaky.
ROCKIES: See "Phillies."
DIAMONDBACKS: A great "small ball" team with little POWER.

So, who do I WANT to win: 1. Cubs 2. Red Sox
Who do I THINK will win? Not a clue. MLB is becoming like the NCAA Tournament: Once you're in, it's upset galore.

The Cubs bullpen has actually been their strongpoint since June. Wood, Howry, Eyre, and especially Marmol have all been solid. With Big Z being inconsistent the past two months (though he didnt give up a run his last two starts), and Hill who knows what you're going to get, I'd say their starting pitching is their shaky point.


Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez all hit the crap out of the ball in September...about time too. Because this whole year the Cubs had been excessively underachieving in the home run department.

[kurz41]

The Cubs bullpen has actually been their strongpoint since June. Wood, Howry, Eyre, and especially Marmol have all been solid. With Big Z being inconsistent the past two months (though he didnt give up a run his last two starts), and Hill who knows what you're going to get, I'd say their starting pitching is their shaky point.


Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez all hit the crap out of the ball in September...about time too. Because this whole year the Cubs had been excessively underachieving in the home run department.
Which were both on the road. He's unstoppable on the road, and I don't like him starting game 4 @ Wrigley. He's not fared to well @ home.

[rickyh24]

Wakefield was left off the roster.



holy shit really? where did u see the rosters?

hes having back pains i guess so it makes sense

[rickyh24]

they can change the rosters after the first series right?

[kurz41]

they can change the rosters after the first series right?

Correct. It's a 25-man roster for the DS and I think that for the CS, they can add more depth. I'm not sure how many players they can have, though.

[SoMuchToSay_07]

honestly with the way the Rockies played last night, and towards the end of regular season, I could see them taking it all the way.

Or the Phillies to spite my brother

[rickyh24]

i cant believe the sox are still going to start Drew instead of Ellsbury that shit kinda pisses me off..i know Drew is making the money but give me a break. Its the playoffs.

[dmbdreamingtree]

I see the yankees going all the way. If so, one of the best comeback stories in baseball history.

[rickyh24]

I see the yankees going all the way. If so, one of the best comeback stories in baseball history.



that would be the 95 mariners

[dmbdreamingtree]

one of the best is the point i wanted to get across. an inspirational ending for the city of NY... after the mets pissed all over queens.

[TempHelpNeeded]

let's go Sawx!

[rickyh24]

one of the best is the point i wanted to get across. an inspirational ending for the city of NY... after the mets pissed all over queens.

:lol yep the mets did pull off a pretty good suck job

[SoRight24]

Wakefield isn't in any type of condition to be pitching in the post-season.

He would be a huge liability.

Even though he's been a great pitcher for us over the years, there was no point in putting him on the roster.

[crashintome202]

red sox or yankees, cant choose

[TempHelpNeeded]

Wakefield isn't in any type of condition to be pitching in the post-season.

He would be a huge liability.

Even though he's been a great pitcher for us over the years, there was no point in putting him on the roster.



I think he can be a great long reliever. I'd rather him than Julian Taveraz.

[rickyh24]

I think he can be a great long reliever. I'd rather him than Julian Taveraz.



im sure he will be on the roster for the ALDS if they get there...even with the hurt back..


and yes tavarez is a huge liability i get nervous every time he heds to the mound

[bbwaverider91]

im thinking yankees winning number 27 :)

[ProudestAnt]

I think he can be a great long reliever. I'd rather him than Julian Taveraz. What? Tavarez has been nothing but money out of the pen this year...

[TempHelpNeeded]

What? Tavarez has been nothing but money out of the pen this year...



But I will still take a 4.16 ERA over a 5.15 ERA, anyday. Especially a man who has been known to do well in the playoffs. If we can have him against the Yankees, I'd be happy.


EDIT - And last time Tavarez was in the playoffs (2005) he blew it big time.

[justinandimcool]

Predictions. Just for fun. I have legitimate reasons for all of them except for the ALCS, but I have to study.

CLE def NYY in 4.
BOS def LAA in 5.
PHI def COL in 5.
ARI def CHC in 5.

CLE def BOS in 7.
PHI def ARI in 6.

CLE def PHI in 6.

Yay.

[bothedmbfan]

CHC v.s. AZ= CHC in 4
CO v.s. PHI= PHI in 5
LAA v.s. BOS= LAA in 5
NY v.s. CLE= CLE in 4

CO v.s. CHC= CHC in 6
LAA v.s. CLE= CLE in 5

CHC v.s. CLE= CHC in 5

[SmoothG]

Cubbies!

Yeah, and Arizona fans are the worst fans ever. I just hope they don't win!

[ProudestAnt]

Sox v. Angels: Sox in 4
Tribe v. Yanks: Yanks in 5
Rockies v. Phillies: Rockies in 4
D-Backs v. Cubs: Cubs in 4

Sox v. Yanks: Sox in 7
Rockies v. Cubs: Cubs in 6

Sox v. Cubs: Sox in 5

[Amy1518]

I'm gonna go with the Red Sox. Just an opinion from a girl in Iowa anyway:)

[Rockhound18]

Sox v. Angels: Sox in 4
Tribe v. Yanks: Yanks in 5
Rockies v. Phillies: Rockies in 4
D-Backs v. Cubs: Cubs in 4

Sox v. Yanks: Sox in 7
Rockies v. Cubs: Cubs in 6

Sox v. Cubs: Sox in 5

Thats the best Ive seen yet. The only one im not sure of is ALCS. I think it could either be the Yanks or Sox in 6 or 7. I'll go with Yanks in 7, just so we dont agree on everything. ;)

[ProudestAnt]

Thats the best Ive seen yet. The only one im not sure of is ALCS. I think it could either be the Yanks or Sox in 6 or 7. I'll go with Yanks in 7, just so we dont agree on everything. ;) Fair enough, I just think the Sox have much more depth in the bullpen. Yanks can't have Joba and Mo go three innings every night...

[seekup41nancies]

yankees....joba+mo reminds me of mo+wettland back in the day..they are going to turn these games into little league games.....if your not winning in 6, your not going to win.

Mo's not that sharp these days man.

[zdaddy]

if the Cubs win the world series, i might have to create a Ned Yost lynch mob

[DavefaninNZ]

i cant believe the sox are still going to start Drew instead of Ellsbury that shit kinda pisses me off..i know Drew is making the money but give me a break. Its the playoffs.

I don't have a problem with it. Drew ended the season really hot (.500/.565/.889) while Jacoby came back down to earth a bit (.273/.261/.318) Ellsbury will be a huge spark off the bench, but if Drew continues his hitting into the playoffs, the sox will be tough to beat.

[ProudestAnt]

I don't have a problem with it. Drew ended the season really hot (.500/.565/.889) while Jacoby came back down to earth a bit (.273/.261/.318) Ellsbury will be a huge spark off the bench, but if Drew continues his hitting into the playoffs, the sox will be tough to beat. Agreed, he'll be great to come off the bench for Papi late in the game then pull a double switch by moving manny to DH and keeping Ellsbury in at LF...

[seekup41nancies]

I don't have a problem with it. Drew ended the season really hot (.500/.565/.889) while Jacoby came back down to earth a bit (.273/.261/.318) Ellsbury will be a huge spark off the bench, but if Drew continues his hitting into the playoffs, the sox will be tough to beat.

I agree 100%

[comerelaxnow]

cubbies!! but maybe its just wishful thinking

[Ascf33]

Yankees.

[MGH4007]

Gonna have to say daaaa sox on this one.

[Lcsulla]

Mo's not that sharp these days man.

He had a few rough patches this year, it is unusual is all, I doubt anyone is worried. Come playoff time he'll be just fine as always. Teams will be seeing a healthy dose of him, I assure you. I can also wager that if you polled the playoff teams he'd come up near the top of any list of pitchers they don't want to be facing when they need to tie a game up late. The man has probably the best postseason numbers of any pitcher in history who has pitched more than X innings, believe me, Mo is the least of my bullpen concerns and he is also probably the last guy teams want to see with their season on the line.

[thom hudson]

Mo's not that sharp these days man.
Mo's a big gamer. Not worried about him.

[DMB0715]

Anyone but the Cubs.

[everymonkeyknow]

Yankees's if the pitching stays strong i think they will be unstopable.

[Dancing Ants]

the yankees will NOT win.

[ProudestAnt]

Yankees's if the pitching stays strong i think they will be unstopable. Nice unbiased opinion...

[SoRight24]

Nice unbiased opinion...

He's from Jersey...what do you expect?

[kurz41]

Anyone but the Cubs.
Way to narrow it down, junior.

[everymonkeyknow]

He's from Jersey...what do you expect?

Yea and your fucken point is??

[SoRight24]

Yea and your fucken point is??

My point is proven by that post.

[ProudestAnt]

My point is proven by that post. :lol well played...

[kurz41]

My point is proven by that post.
:lol

fuck, you have no fuckin point, you fuckin, fuck.

[Lcsulla]

As a Yankee fan I have two real worries.

1)They're in trouble if they run into two hot starters in the same series.
2)The backend of their rotation falls apart and as a result our pen is toast by a game 4 or 5.

We have a lot going for us though so I am optimistic. The top of our rotation is fine. The back end of our pen is as good as anyones. Our offense is about as good as it gets this year.

What I would really love to see is an ALDS that we win where A-Rod hits .500 with 7 RBI's and Jeter hits .112 - would love to see how the tabloids in NY deal with that one - my guess is they'd show the box scores & recaps then run a boatload of editorials on Chad Pennington.

[yankees26mlb]

Im going with a phillies-yankees or phillies-red sox world series.

[Tiduwho]

The Yankees are 2 to 1 favorites to win the World Series? That's pretty ridiculous if you ask me.....

[Ascf33]

Mo's not that sharp these days man.

:lol :lol

Please.

[thestand]

Hola fanaticos de los jankees.

[mojo1210]

Let's Go Padres! :thumbsup

[rrbthree24]

Hell freezes over, and the North Siders celebrates

[ShotgunDMB]

Red Sox are my pick. I like a Sox/Phillies World Series.

[thom hudson]

Hola fanaticos de los jankees.
prima s.a.p.

[MPizzle06]

CUBS over D'BACKS in 5
CUBS over ROCKIES (they're hot right now) in 6
CUBS over RED SOX in 6

GO CUBS GO!

[Tiduwho]

CUBS over D'BACKS in 5
CUBS over ROCKIES (they're hot right now) in 6
CUBS over RED SOX in 6

GO CUBS GO!

All facts.

[skimastersam]

the AL will win the world series, that is for sure.

[everymonkeyknow]

Go ahead talk trash about NJ and the yankees cauz the bosox just did so much better in the regular season then the yanks, right???

if the angels beat boston, then the yanks will choke like always againts the angels. will hope to see a yank and bosox.

[dmbman32]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2007/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3047027


(KEANU REEVES VOICE) Woah.

[Tiduwho]

the AL will win the world series, that is for sure.

Just like last year. :thumbsup

[Hudak-Budak]

Just like last year. :thumbsup

The Indians weren't in it last year.

[SoRight24]

The Indians weren't in it last year.

:lol :lol

You've got faith in your Indians Ryan.

I like it. :thumbsup

[Hudak-Budak]

:lol :lol

You've got faith in your Indians Ryan.

I like it. :thumbsup

Always, my friend. Always. That's how we roll in Cleveland.

[devilandthelord]

The Indians.
It is their destiny.

[Deerock]

To my knowledge, only one team has the RALLY MONKEY on its side.

Angels, baby.

[ProudestAnt]

To my knowledge, only one team has the RALLY MONKEY on its side.

Angels, baby. How'd that work out for you tonight? Your batters looked helpless...

[smudge1]

The Indians. For the love of NE Ohio...please let them take it this year.

[Hudak-Budak]

The Indians. For the love of NE Ohio...please let them take it this year.

I'll take the pity vote.

[Ascf33]

Go ahead talk trash about NJ and the yankees cauz the bosox just did so much better in the regular season then the yanks, right???

if the angels beat boston, then the yanks will choke like always againts the angels. will hope to see a yank and bosox.

I'm a Yankees fan and even I laughed at this post. A 5 year old child has better grammar.

[everymonkeyknow]

I'm a Yankees fan and even I laughed at this post. A 5 year old child has better grammar.

you obviously have way to much time on your hands to worrie about grammar

[Ascf33]

you obviously have way to much time on your hands to worrie about grammar

Plenty of time to kill when you are behind a desk at work...

[dmbgodagirl41]

I'll go with Boston. Surprise, surprise :)

[UNC41]

you obviously have way to much time on your hands to worrie about grammar

You obviously don't have enough time on your hands to look for your missing chromosome. T-21 in da hizzouse!!!!!!!

[SoRight24]

I'll go with Boston. Surprise, surprise :)

Now that I can actually agree with.

;)

[thom hudson]

To my knowledge, only one team has the RALLY MONKEY on its side.

Angels, baby.
thats not a nice thing to call Chone Figgins

[dowling25]

what an inning there by the indians. they are looking good. minus sabathia.

[pauly8509]

Ted Lilly looked like that was his first time pitching against big leaguers. He and Davis were laboring in every fucking inning, that game took way too long.

And as a Sox fan, I feel pissed off because we could have traded Brian Anderson instead of Chris Young in order to get Vasquez. If Young cuts down on his strikeouts, he could live up to his Ken Griffey Jr-like bill.

[dowling25]

all those ppl who chose yanks and cubs are probably pretty upset right now

[mikedevoss6]

Probably Red Sox. But I'm pulling for the Cubs

[dowling25]

well 2 of the top 3 most vote teams are out pretty easily. i am thinking there are a lot of upset people on this site.

[Ascf33]

Yankees.

:shrug

[neumdogg]

Rockies will do it.