As we enter quite possibly the final week of meaningful regular season games, call it before the playoffs are set. Post up your analysis and reasons for your pick too. Remember FLAGS fly forever!
GED10DaD
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The Brewers... because there is absolutely positively no way on earth the Phillies can lose.
I can't see how the Phillies can't be NL champs.
Phillies v Tigers
Phillies v Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies...best pitching staff in baseball.
"That's why they play the game." 
Phillies win on paper, but baseball is played on grass and dirt. I've lived long enough to know it ain't over til it's over. Sure, I root for the Phils, but I didn't mind the Giants' winning, last year. I felt worse for the Reds fans. Those guys never got going.
Phillies win on paper, but baseball is played on grass and dirt. I've lived long enough to know it ain't over til it's over. Sure, I root for the Phils, but I didn't mind the Giants' winning, last year. I felt worse for the Reds fans. Those guys never got going.
Nobody in Philadelphia's league in the NL this year. The Brewers put up a real nice season but they have no shot at Philly. Philly's only competition all year will be if/when they face the Yankees in the WS. That's about an even match with Philly with an edge in pitching and the Yanks with the edge on offense.
Not much action in this thread.... Let's go National League!
Phillies are winless since clinching NL East, with their fifth straight loss.
Arizona's magic number is down to 2, but the D-Backs can't clinch the NL West until tomorrow, at the earliest. The Giants are at Arizona for 3 games starting Friday. The Giants trail by 5.5 games with 7 to go. The NL West could come down to one of those 3 games. D-Backs have only 6 games remaining.
The Braves have lost 13 of 20 games and their cushion in the NL wildcard race. With 6 to go, they have a 1.5 game lead over the surging Cards. The Brew crew need 3 to clinch the NL Central.
If the postseason started today, here's the match-ups:
D-backs @ Phillies
Braves(WC) @ Brewers
I'm sure the Phillies will right the ship, and I'm kinda quietly rooting for my boy (former CC Hook) Hunter Pence. Get healthy dude!
GED10DaD
Phillies are winless since clinching NL East, with their fifth straight loss.
Arizona's magic number is down to 2, but the D-Backs can't clinch the NL West until tomorrow, at the earliest. The Giants are at Arizona for 3 games starting Friday. The Giants trail by 5.5 games with 7 to go. The NL West could come down to one of those 3 games. D-Backs have only 6 games remaining.
The Braves have lost 13 of 20 games and their cushion in the NL wildcard race. With 6 to go, they have a 1.5 game lead over the surging Cards. The Brew crew need 3 to clinch the NL Central.
If the postseason started today, here's the match-ups:
D-backs @ Phillies
Braves(WC) @ Brewers
I'm sure the Phillies will right the ship, and I'm kinda quietly rooting for my boy (former CC Hook) Hunter Pence. Get healthy dude!
GED10DaD
Gotta go with the hometown team.. 6 weeks ago I said they were done; 4 weeks ago I said they were done; 3 weeks ago I said they were done.
The Cardinals are HOT right now. With a little help from the Nationals and Phillies I think the Cardinals have a definite shot at overcoming the Braves' Wild Card spot. The Cardinals have won 14/19 this month and they have one game left with the Braves, a series left with the Cubs, and a series left at Houston..
The Cardinals are HOT right now. With a little help from the Nationals and Phillies I think the Cardinals have a definite shot at overcoming the Braves' Wild Card spot. The Cardinals have won 14/19 this month and they have one game left with the Braves, a series left with the Cubs, and a series left at Houston..
The Cards are imploding.
Congrats to the Brewers, I have no issue with them taking the division, I just wish Morgan would not be involved.
Congrats to the Brewers, I have no issue with them taking the division, I just wish Morgan would not be involved.
Spoke a little quick there, TPM. Yeah it was a rough two game stretch for the Cards but they pulled it together the next two. I dont know if they will get the wildcard or not, but at least there is excitement here in St Louis. And we need some with the way the Rams are playing.
And yeah, no problem with the Brewers, Braun and Fielder seem decent enough. But Morgam is a punk.
And yeah, no problem with the Brewers, Braun and Fielder seem decent enough. But Morgam is a punk.
And...... down the stretch they come!
GED10DaD
GED10DaDquote:Originally posted by TPM:
The Cards are imploding.
Who'da thunk this would happen?
quote:Originally posted by AntzDad:quote:Originally posted by TPM:
The Cards are imploding.
Who'da thunk this would happen?
Amazing run!
Cardinals/Philles Game 5
If you're not watching this, you're missing one hell of a game!
If you're not watching this, you're missing one hell of a game!
Hats off to the Cardinals. They came to play. I'll be rootin for em, now.
I agree that if you did not see the Cardinals Phillies game, you missed one heck of a game.
Go Cardinals!
Go Cardinals!