Anyone who has followed this race down the stretch, you know what I’m talking about. They’re up 2-0 on the Dodgers late in tonight’s game, and if they win, they’d still be a game out of the wild card spot with both Philly and San Diego ahead of them, though it would be 10 wins in a row! The Mets are fading in this last week, and could lose the division to Philly, as their one game lead isn’t looking solid at this point. If I had to pick one of those four teams in a seven game series, I’d go with San Diego, but at this point, my heart’s with Colorado.
As for the team coming out of the national league, I’m having a hard time figuring out how teams are going to hit against the Diamondback pitchers. If Webb is hitting on all cylinders, he can pitch forever, and their bullpen is better than anyone else’s, especially in the late innings with Lyon, Cruz and Valverde. I won’t get into predictions from the American League just yet. Manny and Youk are back now, Gagne managed not to blow a 6 run lead tonight (actually struck out two in a row to end an inning with runners at the corners), Okajima is still a question mark, Dice-K seems worn out, Lugo & Drew are hitting right now…in the American League, with the four teams that are in, I’d take Josh Beckett in a game seven start over anyone. I’m not sure Boston’s bullpen is even better than the Yankees’ now. Joba Chamberlain is for real, and in spite of our success vs. Rivera in recent years, it’s still a bad feeling knowing your team has to score a run off of him to tie up a game. He’s one of the only guys I’d ever pinch hit a righty in place of a lefty.
The magic number is 2, and it looks like the Sox are going up against the Angels. Like I said, the NL is wide open, and I’m pulling for Colorado to make it in.
The Rox are pretty good right now; they’re only two games back in the division race and one game back in the wild card! Hopefully, they’ll somehow pull it off, but San Diego is pretty hot right now, too, unfortunately.
The Mets now have a 0 game lead in the East, as the Phillies are now tied with them for the division lead! New York teams choke 🙂
This New York team didn’t have pitching down the stretch. John Maine really tanked at the end of this year, which I should have expected (I could have traded him around the all star break for Abreau, but like an idiot I hung on, and ended up having to trade Brandon Webb for Hunter Pence)…The Mets are my NY team, since I’d rather drink bleach than root for the Yankees, but I’m really more attached to Arizona and Colorado than any of the other teams over there.
I enjoy watching Florida and San Diego, and before Grady Little and Nomar invaded LA, I was always pulling for the Dodgers. None of the other teams in the east or central are going to get me watching NL baseball when it’s on.
The Sox are capable of blowing this…losing 4 straight to the Twins and losing the divison. As a fan of this team, when you’re born into it, there’s always that little voice in the back of your mind, pointing out these sorts of things.
It’s nerve wracking. They had runners at the corners w/ two outs, down by one in the 8th, but the Twins brought on Nathan (who they scored a couple of years ago with an insane low-ball incentive based contract, and having followed him that previous year when he was playing for the Giants, I couldn’t believe it…this guy was light’s out that entire second half…I hate it when we’re up against him in the 9th)…let’s see here
HOLY SHIT – JD Drew up with 2nd & 3rd, ONLY ONE OUT…he’s been swinging a hot bat lately.
One of my favorite “rather do…than” lines was “snort a line of fire ants.” As in, “I’d rather snort a line of fire ants than root for the Yankees.”
I kind like Arizona (and the Rockies, of course); I like the Braves better than most other NL teams, though.
That’s a good one…I wonder if Ozzy ever did that.
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