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Cangler
09-30-2011, 08:05 AM
I'm starting off on the Brewers wagon ....


DS , Yanks as usual ?
Trout Daddy
09-30-2011, 08:16 AM
Like the Brewers but dont know if they have the horses on the mound to get through. St Louis getting in is not a big help. The Cards could make a run with momentum on their sides. Would like to see the Tigers do well....
DarkShadow
09-30-2011, 08:52 AM
TB - TEX --> Tampa Bay

NYY - DET --> New York

ARI - MIL --> Milwaukee

STL - PHI --> Philadelphia

NLCS WINNER - Philly

ALCS WINNER - Yankees

World Series? New York wins in 6.
Cangler
10-07-2011, 07:14 AM
World Series? New York wins in 6.


Bye Yanks ..


Go Brewers !!
DarkShadow
10-07-2011, 07:34 AM
I thought you meant to predict who WASN'T going to win the world series. My bad.

But yeah, Congrats to ARod for keeping his legacy of sucking balls throughout the playoffs alive. Damn that team looked like the Smithsonian, didn't it?
City Dad
10-10-2011, 08:46 AM
which team would be most capable of bouncing back from an 0-2 start; Tigers or Cards?

I got Bigfoot telling me the World Series champ is gonna be Texas... and they'll beat the Brewers in six.
Trout Daddy
10-10-2011, 08:57 AM
The worst thing that happened to all the teams in the playoffs was the ATL choking cause St Louis is resilient enough and has a great manager. Look for the Cards to ruin the Rangers second trip to the big dance.
DarkShadow
10-11-2011, 02:11 PM
LaRussa is not a great manager.

He thinks he is, and tries to let people know he is, but he's managed to have amazing players around him (Oakland, e.g., St. Louis, e.g.) that NOBODY seems to bring up.

Over managing his way to people's hearts, and standing by the 'old school way of managing,' the only 'great' thing LaRussa is good at is knocking back grandpa's old cough syrup.

http://www.jimmyscottshighandtight.com/files/image/LaRusss%20DUI.jpg
DarkShadow
10-21-2011, 11:52 AM
LaRussa...
Over managing his way to people's hearts...

It's like I'm a fricking magic 8 ball!
Trout Daddy
10-21-2011, 01:06 PM
I called it on 10/10
DarkShadow
10-21-2011, 01:15 PM
I called it on 10/10

That LaRussa was a great manager?

Did you watch Game 2?

First, he sends his outfield into a 'no doubles' defense, that allows Ian Kinsler's Texas-leaguer (no pun intended) to fall for a single. THEN, Mr. Brilliance decides to take out his flame thrower Motte to play classic "LaRussa Lefty Lefty Matchup" bring in the 2000 year old Arthur Rhodes to face the left handed Josh Hamilton. THEN, LaRussa tried to explain why he did that, and said he went with Rhodes because "Hamilton is a good fastball hitter." Um, Hamilton hasn't been able to hit a fastball since mid-September, battling injuries throughout the series. He had gone 0 for everything in his last 5 at bats.

Hamilton even went as far as saying he was so injured that:

1. admitted he would be on the disabled list, if this weren't the World Series;
2. spent time earlier in the day trying to figure out how to hit without using his legs for power;
3. make a prime candidate for being victimized by a bunch of inside fastballs.

But yes, let's go with Arthur Rhodes, which pretty much caused the Cardinals Game 2.

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But yes, Tony LaRussa is the GREAT manager who never out thinks even himself. ;-)
Trout Daddy
10-21-2011, 01:59 PM
La Russa is legit. We can break down several mistakes on both mgrs why was there a steal that with a good tag mina throws the guy out? Bottom line is STL will win
DarkShadow
10-25-2011, 10:11 AM
It's like I'm a fricking magic 8 ball!

La Russa is to blame for Cardinals' Game 5 loss (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=ApmE8QFJjjMRijRP8BJ_Hg85nYcB?slug=jp-passan_world_series_game_five_la_russa_102411) [Yahoo]
La Russa's sloppy mistakes cost Cardinals World Series Game 5 (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tom_verducci/10/25/game.5/index.html) [SI.com]
Tony La Russa cost his team Game 5 (http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/25/tony-la-russa-cost-his-team-game-5/) [HardballTalk]

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/10/medium_larussa-game5-worldseries.gif
Trout Daddy
10-25-2011, 11:40 AM
That definatley was a Larussa screw up. It's going to go 7 and who will be the unlikely hero in that game? Furcal? Young? I mean its gonna go down like that. Does King Albert go wild again? Does Hamilton crush when he needs to? Does Furcal play like the young old Furcal? It's definately been a great series so far. I mean, Molina, Napoli, Pujols, Beltre, they are all tearing it up!
Cangler
10-25-2011, 11:50 AM
That definatley was a Larussa screw up. It's going to go 7 and who will be the unlikely hero in that game? Furcal? Young? I mean its gonna go down like that. Does King Albert go wild again? Does Hamilton crush when he needs to? Does Furcal play like the young old Furcal? It's definately been a great series so far. I mean, Molina, Napoli, Pujols, Beltre, they are all tearing it up!

It's been a great series !

I'm amazed that Furcal and Beltre havn't got injured yet ...
DarkShadow
10-25-2011, 01:16 PM
I'm amazed that Furcal and Beltre havn't got injured yet ...

Simple.

They're not wearing Dodger uniforms anymore.
Cangler
10-25-2011, 01:49 PM
Simple.

They're not wearing Dodger uniforms anymore.

You win a prize ..
DarkShadow
11-01-2011, 11:50 AM
You win a prize ..

And apparently so did the Smartest Manager of All Time™.

Anybody into betting?

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1796/cardsbetslips.jpg

Somebody buy that genius a beer!
Cangler
11-01-2011, 03:27 PM
And apparently so did the Smartest Manager of All Time™.

Anybody into betting?

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1796/cardsbetslips.jpg

Somebody buy that genius a beer!


Fucal got luckier ..