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the ALCS ....the real world series!

BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
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To heck with those NL clubs..... the two best teams in Baseball will rumble for 7 games! Both teams have very strong starting pitching, impressive bullpens and have come up clutch all season long. The sox essentially led wire to wire and the Indians, projected to finish 4th! Crushed their division foes and ended up running away with the division.

The Colorado Rockpile? who? Diamondwhats? pshaw!

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Go Tribe!

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  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,492 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I remember the real World Series from the AL last year...but nobody told the Cardinals they weren't supposed to abuse Detroit. Whichever team wins in the AL should not take its opponent lightly.
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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    yeah yeah! i know i know.

    That St. Louis team was chocked full of veterans though; different story with the youngsters in the NL this year.
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  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    The Colorado Rockpile? who? Diamondwhats? pshaw!

    Not exactly a TV ratings grabber that is for sure. Fox was rooting for the Cubs I'm sure.

  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    To say that TBS is crying the blues over trying to sell Arizona/Colorado, is an understatement. They still have to play the Frank TV commercials another 7642 times.
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  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭✭
    You know, they said in the early-to-mid 1990s that the NFC Championship game was the "real" Super Bowl and that the AFC sucks. But now that's no longer the case. Who's to say it won't happen again?
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree that the Sox and Tribe are much better looking-on paper, but I refuse to take either of those teams lightly, if the Sox end up playing them in the world series.

    Its anyones championship at this point, any team can get hot or go cold.. thats why they play the games!
  • SeatedCoinSeatedCoin Posts: 1,040
    <<That St. Louis team was chocked full of veterans though; different story with the youngsters in the NL this year>>

    Please tell that to the 2003 Marlins. You will have to round them up though as they are all on different teams now. image
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  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771
    Both series are going to be fantastic.

    Anyone who says the rockies and d'backs aren't worthy competitors are guilty of drinking the east coast koolaid ESPN, FOX, and others serve up. The Rockies and D'backs are both absolutely loaded with talent....just because you're in bed by 9 and mommy won't let you stay up to watch them doesn't mean they aren't good.
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    No one said they werent good, the fact that both made the playoffs and advanced to the next round is impressive. By comparison both NL teams lack what their AL counterparts have... a decent rotation. Both Boston and Cleveland are blessed with a far superior rotation. Wakefield and Westbrook (#4 starters) would probably be the Number 2 starters on the NL squads.
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    << <i>No one said they werent good, the fact that both made the playoffs and advanced to the next round is impressive. By comparison both NL teams lack what their AL counterparts have... a decent rotation. Both Boston and Cleveland are blessed with a far superior rotation. Wakefield and Westbrook (#4 starters) would probably be the Number 2 starters on the NL squads. >>



    Come on, Wakefield with his 4.76 or Westbrook and his 4.32 ERA would be #2s?

    Time to leave that AL bias alone and realize that while Cleveland and Boston are good, they aren't the end all be all of teams. Arizona's team ERA is every bit as good as Cleveland's, and Colorado's is close too, an amazing feat given half their parks are in that park a mile above sea level.

  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    if Cleveland and Boston played in the N.L. their team ERA would be quite a bit lower (no DH)

    Seriously.... Doug Davis is the #2 starter for AZ. thats a #4 starter on Boston or Cleveland, might even be #5.
  • kadokakidkadokakid Posts: 426 ✭✭
    Not sure how the Rockies will handle the long lay-off, but pretty hard to bet against a team as hot as them with all that momentum.

    Not saying the Rockies are best team in baseball, but the best team hasn't won the series that often of late.


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