World Series Predictions
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Ok fellas, who's it going to be and why
I'll take Tampa in 6. Hitting fairly even, but Phillies can't top the Rays pitching end to end. Rays will hit any Philly starter hard, except Hamels.
MVP will be Crawford for the Rays.
I'll take Tampa in 6. Hitting fairly even, but Phillies can't top the Rays pitching end to end. Rays will hit any Philly starter hard, except Hamels.
MVP will be Crawford for the Rays.
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They are the better team. The far better team.
Steve
edited to add: Case closed
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Phils in 6.
<< <i>Rays in 7
They are the better team. The far better team.
Steve
edited to add: Case closed >>
This post is a good reminder of why it's best not to take hallucinogenic drugs.
Actually I have no idea who will win this series.
Both teams are pretty good qverall.
The Rays have basically nothing to lose here and are a team
filled with number one draft picks.
I think that David Price is going to be used and may be the deciding factor here.
Good luck to both teams.
And most of the fans.
Steve
By OSKAR GARCIA – 2 hours ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas sports books favor the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies and would owe huge payouts if the American League champions prevail.
Oddsmakers say enough bettors took the Rays early in the year at long-shot prices to force books to adjust lines to encourage bets on the Phillies.
Sean Van Patten at Las Vegas Sports Consultants says the Rays are favored at minus-$1.35, meaning a gambler would need to bet $1.35 to be paid $1 if Tampa Bay wins.
Van Patten puts the Phillies at plus-$1.15, meaning a $1 bet would earn $1.15 if Philadelphia wins.
"What we're also trying to protect here is even more Tampa Bay money coming in," Van Patten said. "What we're trying to do is maybe get a little buyback on the Phillies."
Las Vegas Hilton race and sports book director Jay Kornegay says before the start of the season the Rays were a 200-1 shot for the title.
"It's a significant number for a futures book, but it's nothing that's going to shut down the book or anything," Kornegay told The Associated Press. "It might dim the lights."
Kornegay would not specify how much the Hilton sports book stood to lose if the Phillies win, but said other sports books offered even longer odds on the Rays winning a championship.
The Rays were slightly pricier at the Hilton at minus-$1.40, with the Phillies at plus-$1.20, Kornegay said.
The situation sports books are facing with the Rays is similar to 1991, when sports books lost millions of dollars on futures bets because of the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins, Kornegay said. Both teams rebounded from last-place showings the year before to reach the World Series. Minnesota won the series in seven games.
"We have learned our lesson that we don't open these teams at 500-1 until the season starts and we realize what they have and what kind of team they have," Kornegay said. "This year, I'm going to guess it's probably in the millions range if you accumulate all the liability across the state."
The Rays were heavy underdogs in the American League East mainly because of high expectations for the Boston Red Sox, which swept the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series, and the New York Yankees.
<< <i>lol Keith I'm just busting Stevek's (well you know)
Actually I have no idea who will win this series.
Both teams are pretty good qverall.
The Rays have basically nothing to lose here and are a team
filled with number one draft picks.
I think that David Price is going to be used and may be the deciding factor here.
Good luck to both teams.
And most of the fans.
Steve
Yeah, my thoughts exactly
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<< <i>lol Keith I'm just busting Stevek's (well you know)
Actually I have no idea who will win this series.
Both teams are pretty good qverall.
The Rays have basically nothing to lose here and are a team
filled with number one draft picks.
I think that David Price is going to be used and may be the deciding factor here.
Good luck to both teams.
And most of the fans.
Steve
Yeah, my thoughts exactly
i no think i likes that word "most"
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you all you would think so. Hamels and Myers are WAAAAAY better than anything the Rays have. Anyone want to compare Lidge to Price? Bring it on.
JS
Prediction: Rays in five.
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<< <i>I like the Phillies to win this one IF the second half Myers shows up. If not, the Rays win easily. >>
That's the thing. Hamels is the only guy I trust for the Phillies right now, but if they get good starting pitching elsewhere, I'd give them the edge. I'm just not sure they'll get good enough *consistent* starting pitching.
Philly has Hamels and Moyers who make their living on the off speed stuff.
I think Tampa could struggle with the Philadelphia pitchers. Not because they're better then Lester, Beckett, and Dice-K,
but because they offer a lot more change of speeds then Boston pitchers do.
I think this series will be closer then most people think.
phils in 6 with rollins MVP
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J/K Steve good luck to you too.
You are going to need it.
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You are drunk.
Steve
Rays in 5
<< <i>I think what people tend to forget that Tampa relies much more on hitting the fastball then Boston does.
Philly has Hamels and Moyers who make their living on the off speed stuff.
I think Tampa could struggle with the Philadelphia pitchers. Not because they're better then Lester, Beckett, and Dice-K,
but because they offer a lot more change of speeds then Boston pitchers do.
I think this series will be closer then most people think. >>
Eddie, Your Drunk......The Rays will tear Moyer a new A__hole. Rays will feast on any high 80 MPH pitcher the Phillies have
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Eddie, Your Drunk......The Rays will tear Moyer a new A__hole. Rays will feast on any high 80 MPH pitcher the Phillies have >>
Is this coming from the guy who thought the Angels were going to beat the Red Sox in four
Take the exact opposite of whatever edmundfitzgerald says -- and then go bet the mortgage!!
Eddie has eaten waaay too many Boston baked beans.
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Eddie has eaten waaay too many Boston baked beans.
That's why we have lots of "Yankee" candles in our house
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Eddie, Your Drunk......The Rays will tear Moyer a new A__hole. Rays will feast on any high 80 MPH pitcher the Phillies have >>
Is this coming from the guy who thought the Angels were going to beat the Red Sox in four
Eddie - Regarding the Angels, I'm talking 2009!!
"If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
What's really funny is that the way he said it, he sounded like he was truly being objective.
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<< <i>most of what I've read seems to favor the Rays....so that means the Phillies will probably sweep them..... >>
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JS
<< <i>I have already ordered my Phillies 2008 WS Champ shirt. It will be here in a few days.
JS >>
Be sure to hold on to that. I know there's a market for phantom tickets from teams that didn't go on to win so maybe there is a market for phantom shirts as well.
Chris
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<< <i>I have already ordered my Phillies 2008 WS Champ shirt. It will be here in a few days.
JS >>
That clinches it...Rays in 6
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<< <i>I have already ordered my Phillies 2008 WS Champ shirt. It will be here in a few days.
JS >>
That clinches it...Rays in 6 >>
Phillies sweep, Rays move to Oklahoma City...renamed the Lightning