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Ah, the Red Sox just won one 3 years ago, no portent there. I'm rooting for Cubs-Indians, longest World Championship drought in each league now. My dad was 13 when his hometown Indians last won the World Series. His dad was 10 when the Cubs did.
Their research should be good news to any Red Sox fans out there on the blogosophere.
The section I'm referring to is a brief essay right after their piece on the 1984 AL West pennant race.
That may be the most inaccurate description of Shredder since the last time someone said he was cool.
Angels
Indians
Cubs
Phillies
The coin thinks the Angels will beat the Cubs in the World Series.
Maybe these SABR types are onto something.
I thought the Angels were no match for the Red Sox back in 2004, too. Was I a "whiny little ########" then, too? If there's been anyone who's changed around here, it's you, Seitz. You call names, you hide behind your smirking one-liners, but you don't have a thing to add to any analysis of the Angels.
You haven't been reading him lately, then.
Cubs vs Dbacks: Cubs in 4.
Phillies vs Rockies: Phillies in 5
Yankees vs Indians: Yankees in 4
Red Sox vs Angels: Angels in 4
Cubs vs Phillies: Cubs in 6
Angels vs Yankees: Angels in 5
Angels vs Cubs: Cubs in 7
And analysis? You mean reproducing other peoples' posts and saying "I agree". That's pretty impressive. Though I noticed things in Blackhawk's post that you would never write anymore, such as:andAnd I'm still waiting for his post where he whines about Jered Weaver throwing too many pitches over six shutout innings, and offers the wonderfully generous compliment "I won't say he failed to do his job".
And really, when it comes to analysis, this was quite impressive:Yes, as that guy who won't pitch in the post-season, and will lucky to even be on the roster showed, the Angel players who won't be in the playoffs aren't that great. That's quite a keen insight you have. Or how about this beauty from June 28th:For those that didn't quite get that, the offense, which stinks, has been good enough to make up for some really awful pitching. Remember, this is the really crappy offense that finished fourth in the AL.
Why bother showing up, indeed. There's plenty of us who wish you wouldn't.
Hunter green, right
Hunter green, left
Yanks-Indians: Good competititive series. Jacobs Field serves excellent brownies, made from my husband's secret recipe.
Red Sox-Angels: This could go either way. I have lots of friends in both camps, but Bill Buckner and Donnie Moore* favor Obama.
Cubs-Diamondbacks: I grew up as a Cubs and Yankees fan, but you can't overlook the beauty of the Grand Canyon.
Rockies-Phillies: I firmly believe in a woman's right to choose between these two historic teams, and if you don't like it, I'll think about it.
EDIT: I have just been informed that Donnie Moore has passed away. I regret this mistake on the part of someone else, and send my condolences to his widow.
EDIT: Never mind.
Except from you, Seitz. Except from you.
Cover my a**e comment: You could toss a coin for this series. It’s one of the most evenly balanced I’ve seen.
If I had been betting on this, I'd have gone for four triples and a quadruple (ABC, ABD, ACD, BCD and ABCD). So I'd have lost four bets and won one, but I figure I'd have won more that way than by betting on each series individually. I didn't check the odds beforehand.
So, fra, from your comments, it looks like you're picking the Red Sox to go all the way. Who are you tipping to meet them in the World Series?
Straight from my arse hairs prediction:
Cubs vs Dbacks: Cubs in 4.
Phillies vs Rockies: Phillies in 5
Yankees vs Indians: Yankees in 4
Red Sox vs Angels: Angels in 4
Now there's a swing and a miss!
I've updated all the data, and compared the Championshp Series' contenders.
First, though, I'd like to say that the 2007 Divisional Series in all cases showed that having an advantage in the strong categories is more important than a lead in all categories. The Yankees were just ahead of the Indians overall, ten to seven, but lagged in the strong categories, three to five. The Cubs and Diamondbacks were level in the strong categories with five each, but the Diamondbacks had the lead overall, ten to eight.
So, with that to inform us, let's look at each series.
<u>Boston vs Cleveland</u>
Boston is the clear leader in both the strong and the overall categories. They have five strong to the Indians' two, and a big fifteen to three lead overall. (Bold = strong)
BOSTON
Runs scored/runs allowed ratio
Batting average
On-base percentage
Doubles
Triples
Batter walks
Batter strikeouts
Net stolen bases
Stolen base percentage
Fewer caught stealing
Pitcher strikeouts
Hits allowed
Shutouts
Bullpen ERA
Defensive efficiency
CLEVELAND
Pitcher walks
Complete games
Double plays
<u>Arizona vs Colorado</u>
These two teams are flat out even with eight apiece overall, but Arizona has a significant lead in the strong categories, four to two.
ARIZONA
Triples
Net stolen bases
Stolen base percentage
Pitcher strikeouts
Complete games
Shutouts
Saves
Saves by team leader
COLORADO
Runs scored/runs allowed ratio
Runs scored
Batting average
On-base percentage
Doubles
Batter walks
Fielder errors
Double plays
So it looks like the better bet is on a Boston vs Arizona World Series.
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