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With or without R. Johnson the Yankees should handle the Tigers in 4. Detroit has a better pitching rotation IMO but it'll be tough to quiet down NY's bats.

Twins vs A's should go to five. Intriguing match up there.
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If Santana continues to leave his change-up up in the zone like this it will be a short series.

If the Tigers pitchers actually play up to their level then they will win the series but I think the bright lights will get to them and they will be out quickly!!
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Let's go Mets!!!!
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nyisles16 wrote:Let's go Mets!!!!
Just heard on the radio that El Duque tweaked his knee while running today and is scheduled for an MRI. They may need to contact David Cone pretty soon.

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I'm not sure of the exact order, but the Yankees lineup will go something like this:

1 J. Damon
2 D. Jeter
3 B. Abreu
4 G. Sheffield
5 J. Giambi
6 A Rodriguez
7 H. Matsui
8 J. Posada
9 R. Cano

That is just stupid ridiculous. Their 9th hitter would bat 3rd on most teams.
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Damn...the Twins are screwed. You can't let a 2 run Santana start go to waste...but then again Zito came to play. If Frank Thomas keeps hitting, the A's could be dangerous.
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I have tickets to the Padres/Cards game on Thursday, so I'm hoping the Padres are already up 1-0 when it starts!

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dbdynsty25 wrote:Damn...the Twins are screwed. You can't let a 2 run Santana start go to waste...but then again Zito came to play. If Frank Thomas keeps hitting, the A's could be dangerous.
The Twins let Zito off the hook the few times they had him in a little trouble--running into an out in the 1st inning was a sign of things to come. Through around 60 pitches, his strike and ball totals were about even.

The Dome was a pretty stunned stadium after Thomas belted his 2nd HR of the day. I just wish Gardy wouldn't be so "by the book" with his closer use--why not use Nathan in the 9th to keep you down one?

I won't count this team out though, not after the improbable run they had to become AL Central champs. But damn, it is a much tougher road now.
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Pujols goes deep in the 4th inning after Piazza misses a popup behind the plate. 2-0 Cardinals.

Chant with me....

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H.G.H.!
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H.G.H.!

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jondiehl wrote:Pujols goes deep in the 4th inning after Piazza misses a popup behind the plate. 2-0 Cardinals.

Chant with me....

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Although SD seems to be finding out Carpenter.
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jondiehl wrote:Pujols goes deep in the 4th inning after Piazza misses a popup behind the plate. 2-0 Cardinals.

Chant with me....

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Pujols is a stud but Ryan Howard gets my vote. Just my opinion.
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Dave wrote:The Dome was a pretty stunned stadium after Thomas belted his 2nd HR of the day. I just wish Gardy wouldn't be so "by the book" with his closer use--why not use Nathan in the 9th to keep you down one?
By the book AT HOME says to use your closer if you're trailing. He's just an idiot if he didn't. There is no chance of a save when you're at your own place. Although there are a lot of closers who don't pitch well at all when it's not a save oppertunity, so maybe that's what he was thinking. I don't follow the Twins enough to know how Nathan handles it.
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Gardy just figured out to use him in extra inning home games this year, so putting Nathan in while trailing is still foreign to him. But I'd say he's not alone in blowing the strategy in that situation--closer-use strategy is not a strength around the league.

Another rough outing for Peavy in SD this afternoon.
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Sweet! The Cards take game one. Heck, every game the Cardinals win is an upset according to the baseball experts!

Way to go MVP Pujols! Excellent pitching by Carpenter! Fantastic defense by Belliard! Great relief by Johnson! Way to close it out Adam Wainwright!

The game couldn't have gone any better. I haven't seen a Cards game like this in many weeks. Everything just clicked. I just hope this trend continues.

I'm not feeling too confident in Jeff Weaver, but he has pitched better on the road, and he does have some postseason experience.
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Leebo33 wrote:H.G.H.!
H.G.H.!
H.G.H.!

j/k
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sportdan30 wrote:Sweet! The Cards take game one. Heck, every game the Cardinals win is an upset according to the baseball experts!

Way to go MVP Pujols! Excellent pitching by Carpenter! Fantastic defense by Belliard! Great relief by Johnson! Way to close it out Adam Wainwright!

The game couldn't have gone any better. I haven't seen a Cards game like this in many weeks. Everything just clicked. I just hope this trend continues.

I'm not feeling too confident in Jeff Weaver, but he has pitched better on the road, and he does have some postseason experience.
Thanks for saving me the time. One of our best games in a LONG while.

GO CARDINALS!!
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D. Jeter was awesome for the Yankees. He was 5 for 5 including a homer.

Now, who'll start for the Mets tomorrow?
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10spro wrote: Now, who'll start for the Mets tomorrow?
Sid Fernandez. :lol:

Seriously. My Mets are in trouble if El Duque can't come back to pitch in this series.
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El Duque off the post-season roster... John Maine to start game one.

I think I'm going to be sick...
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LETS GO METS LETS GO METS
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Don't get me wrong, I like John Maine, but this is getting ridiculous. I hope my co-workers don't think it's weird that I spent the last five minutes just moaning at my desk like Verne Troyer when he got drunk on Surreal Life.
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J. Maine is one of the new faces for the Mets coming from the O's in the offseason and he was good down the stretch with a 6-2 record after the All Stars game. In the absence of pitching, people like Beltran and Delgado should provide some pop in their bats to make it a good series.
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so much for my twins WS prediction :?
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Post by Dave »

Hey Torii -

KEEP THE DAMN BALL IN FRONT OF YOU!!!
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