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[*Pixar*]

my prediction for world series is tigers vs dodgers


winner: Tigers

[safariguy5]

my prediction for world series is tigers vs dodgers


winner: Tigers

I don't see the Tigers beating the Yankees. Washburn needs a forgiving park and a solid defense behind him. He had that in Seattle, but he does not have that in Detroit.

[Night Strike]

But see, the Yankees are trying to be like the Cubs: build a shorter field so you can hit more home runs and theoretically win more games. It's ridiculous.

I think the Championship series will be Angels v Yankees and Phillies v Cardinals. I have no clue who would actually win those, muchless the World Series

[oVo]

Nah... the RANGERS will take the Angels if they can just make the playoffs.
First they have to break the curse of melting away in August, which they've
already got a good start on.

[the.killing.44]

But see, the Yankees are trying to be like the Cubs: build a shorter field so you can hit more home runs and theoretically win more games. It's ridiculous.

Same dimensions as the old park

Y'all keep hoping your Tigers n' Rangers'll get there, hope I tell ya…

[megadork]

Nationals have won 8 in a row O_o

nats in the playoffs anyone?

[Serbia]

my prediction for world series is tigers vs dodgers


winner: Tigers

I don't see the Tigers beating the Yankees. Washburn needs a forgiving park and a solid defense behind him. He had that in Seattle, but he does not have that in Detroit.

Are you kidding me? A forgiving park? As in what, deep? Or shallow? CoPa is quite deep, and the Tigers aren't THAT bad defensively.

But yeah, I don't see the Tigers making it out of the first series.

[AgentSmith88]

Not the way they are playing now. If there starting pitching remains solid and they starting hitting more consistently they can beat anyone.

[strike wolf]

Nationals have won 8 in a row O_o

nats in the playoffs anyone?

even if they win 90% of their games from here on out it would take a miracle for them to make the playoffs.

[strike wolf]

I'm not gonna make a world series prediction. maybe a stab at who makes the playoff not including wild card teams which I've had a bad recor in the past trying to predict.
National league:

Phillies
Cards
Dodgers


American:

Yankees
Tigers
Angels
=

[strike wolf]

SO I watched a replay of the 1991 World Series game 7 (i had it recorded on DVR). A good game but I'm wondering why I don't hear more about L. Smith's base running error costing the Braves the World series. Now I will say that from what I saw the twins did deserve to win as they played a great game but at the same time if that guy hadn't stopped and watched for the ball at second (which is probably a more understandable mistake than I'm giving it credit for) than the Braves would have won. I don't know guess I'm just curious as to why it isn't something more infamous among Braves fans (I think I heard it one or two times before but never with any kind of detail). On another note, oddly enough the former Braves pitcher that's been talked about a lot lately pitched that game. I believe had 7 and 1/3 innings of shutout baseball before he was taken out (only to be outdone by Twins pitcher Jack Morris who pitched a complete game shutout through 10 innings). Had to be a great series. From what I heard 5 of 7 games were decided by one run, 4 were ended with a walk off hit and 3 went into extra innings.

[AgentSmith88]

I'm not gonna make a world series prediction. maybe a stab at who makes the playoff not including wild card teams which I've had a bad recor in the past trying to predict.
National league:

Phillies
Cards
Dodgers


American:

Yankees
Tigers
Angels
=

Wow, going out on a limb picking all the division leaders to make the playoffs.

[Bones2484]

I think the Championship series will be Angels v Yankees and Phillies v Cardinals. I have no clue who would actually win those, muchless the World Series

The only way the Angels make the Championship Series is if Boston doesn't make the playoffs. And if the Angels face the Yankees? The Yanks might as well not even show up.

[strike wolf]

I'm not gonna make a world series prediction. maybe a stab at who makes the playoff not including wild card teams which I've had a bad recor in the past trying to predict.
National league:

Phillies
Cards
Dodgers


American:

Yankees
Tigers
Angels
=

Wow, going out on a limb picking all the division leaders to make the playoffs.

Actually the very point of my post. hehe.

[safariguy5]

But see, the Yankees are trying to be like the Cubs: build a shorter field so you can hit more home runs and theoretically win more games. It's ridiculous.

Same dimensions as the old park

Y'all keep hoping your Tigers n' Rangers'll get there, hope I tell ya…

Actually, according to http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=c ... &type=lgns

"The wall structure is slightly different than the old park," AccuWeather said. "The main difference involves curvature. The gentle curve from right field to centre field seen in original Yankee Stadium has largely been eliminated at the new stadium. This is due in large part to the presence of a manual scoreboard embedded within the wall. Losing this curvature has resulted in a right field that is shorter by four-to-five feet on average, but up to nine feet in spots.

"Not only is the famed short porch even shorter in the new stadium, but the walls themselves are not as tall. In the old ballpark, the walls in right field stood at a height of approximately 10 feet. At this height, it was difficult for outfielders to scale the wall and attempt to rob a home run over the fence. Fast forward to 2009, and the outfielders have been scaling the wall without any trouble. The result? The new outfield fences only rise to a height of eight feet, adding to the ease hitting a home run to right."

The new Yankee stadium is more hitter favorable.

[AgentSmith88]

But see, the Yankees are trying to be like the Cubs: build a shorter field so you can hit more home runs and theoretically win more games. It's ridiculous.

Same dimensions as the old park

Y'all keep hoping your Tigers n' Rangers'll get there, hope I tell ya…

Actually, according to http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=c ... &type=lgns

"The wall structure is slightly different than the old park," AccuWeather said. "The main difference involves curvature. The gentle curve from right field to centre field seen in original Yankee Stadium has largely been eliminated at the new stadium. This is due in large part to the presence of a manual scoreboard embedded within the wall. Losing this curvature has resulted in a right field that is shorter by four-to-five feet on average, but up to nine feet in spots.

"Not only is the famed short porch even shorter in the new stadium, but the walls themselves are not as tall. In the old ballpark, the walls in right field stood at a height of approximately 10 feet. At this height, it was difficult for outfielders to scale the wall and attempt to rob a home run over the fence. Fast forward to 2009, and the outfielders have been scaling the wall without any trouble. The result? The new outfield fences only rise to a height of eight feet, adding to the ease hitting a home run to right."

The new Yankee stadium is more hitter favorable.

I thought the fact that as many homeruns were hit in 50 games there this year as all of last year would have clued people in to that fact. There is also some factor with how the seats were arranged which affect how the wind blows through the field. In esseence, there seems to always be a breeze blowing out which further aids in the hitting of homeruns.

[angola]

Classless move by the Red Sox dropping Smoltz. The guy's a future Hall of Famer; though most likely someone will pick him up, don't force him to have the chance to end his career on the free agent market. They couldn't find a better way to say, "We just don't think you have the arm strength anymore" than dropping him? Sheesh.

Meh, go Yankees.

Major League Baseball's a business? Anyways, we didn't even release him outright, we DFA'd him. If he wants to go to the minors to transition back to being a reliever, great. If somebody else wants him, better.

You represent the Red Sox? Awesome. I am extremely fired up a member of the Red Sox organization is on CC.

The Red Sox owed Smoltz nothing. He shouldn't have tried to come back, because he sucked every start but one - when the game had a monster rain delay. Smoltz is owned nothing. Baseball is a business and he sucked, serious dick at that.

[angola]

Two Ranger alumni hit back to back dingers in the 8th
to secure a Yankee's sweep of the BoSox...

BoSox come to Texas next... all tied up for the Wild Card
and the Rangers pull to 3.5 behind the Angels.

Ohh baby... it's heating up in the AL and the NL too.

Johnny Damon played for the Rangers? When?

I hope the Rangers make the playoffs, because:

1. I can watch the Yankees play in the postseason for the first time since 1995
B. The Yankees will get out of the first round for the first time since 2004.

[angola]

I think the Championship series will be Angels v Yankees and Phillies v Cardinals. I have no clue who would actually win those, muchless the World Series

The only way the Angels make the Championship Series is if Boston doesn't make the playoffs. And if the Angels face the Yankees? The Yanks might as well not even show up.

As much as I don't think Boston is a playoff team, it will take the Rays going nuts to beat them. I don't mind the Rangers, but I'd be shocked if their pitching holds up - considering they DFA'd Padilla and have three rookies in their rotation.

[angola]

my prediction for world series is tigers vs dodgers


winner: Tigers

I don't see the Tigers beating the Yankees. Washburn needs a forgiving park and a solid defense behind him. He had that in Seattle, but he does not have that in Detroit.

Are you kidding me? A forgiving park? As in what, deep? Or shallow? CoPa is quite deep, and the Tigers aren't THAT bad defensively.

But yeah, I don't see the Tigers making it out of the first series.

Comerica is a pitcher's park, but Washburn is not nearly as good as his ERA has shown this season.

He has been getting extremely lucky. I don't think he'll get rocked as bad as he did in his first Tigers start, but he is just a solid AL pitcher - which means a regression to the mean is coming. Welcome back to a 4.00 ERA, Washburn.

[safariguy5]

my prediction for world series is tigers vs dodgers


winner: Tigers

I don't see the Tigers beating the Yankees. Washburn needs a forgiving park and a solid defense behind him. He had that in Seattle, but he does not have that in Detroit.

Are you kidding me? A forgiving park? As in what, deep? Or shallow? CoPa is quite deep, and the Tigers aren't THAT bad defensively.

But yeah, I don't see the Tigers making it out of the first series.

Comerica is a pitcher's park, but Washburn is not nearly as good as his ERA has shown this season.

He has been getting extremely lucky. I don't think he'll get rocked as bad as he did in his first Tigers start, but he is just a solid AL pitcher - which means a regression to the mean is coming. Welcome back to a 4.00 ERA, Washburn.

Exactly, and don't forget that Washburn turns 35 in a few days, that arm isn't going to get any fresher with age.

[oVo]

Two Ranger alumni hit back to back dingers in the 8th
to secure a Yankee's sweep of the BoSox...

BoSox come to Texas next... all tied up for the Wild Card
and the Rangers pull to 3.5 behind the Angels.

Johnny Damon played for the Rangers? When?

Damon? it was A-Rod and Tiexiera who homered for the Yankees.

[the.killing.44]

Two Ranger alumni hit back to back dingers in the 8th
to secure a Yankee's sweep of the BoSox...

BoSox come to Texas next... all tied up for the Wild Card
and the Rangers pull to 3.5 behind the Angels.

Johnny Damon played for the Rangers? When?

Damon? it was A-Rod and Tiexiera who homered for the Yankees.

No it was Damon and tex — A-Rod had hit one an inning or two before.

By no means was I saying the new park is not more hitter-friendly — anyone with eyes could see that. I'm saying that the actual dimensions are the same, irregardless of the (true) research that says it's better for hitters.

.44

[RedBaron0]

Pedro starts for the Phillies tomorrow... gonna be interesting to see how it all plays out.

[GENERAL STONEHAM]

Chicago White Sox will rub Detroit Tiger's nose into foul territory.

The White Sox has picked up two outstanding players in Rios and Peavy, for their September push to the playoffs.

The Tigers will become sex kittens to be used by other American League teams.