PREDICTERY AND FORESIGHT
by Awesome Mike Awesome on Oct 1, 2008 10:50 AM EDT
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Cubs in 5 (they're better)
Brewers in 4 (no particular reason)
White Sox in 4 (they've got mojo if you ask me)
Angels in 5 (frankly it could go either way, and I think people who see the Sox as huge underdogs have their heads up their behinds. Of course all series could go either way in this crazy sport, so what's the point of predicting then? Fun? Profit???)
Cubs in 7 (they're better) MVP: Derrek Lee
Angels in 5 (they're better, mojo runs out) MVP: Torii Hunter
Cubs in 6 (why not) MVP: Aramis Ramirez
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Pretty good picks.
I’d change two things:
Rays in 4 (I don’t think the WS mojo is that strong)
Angels in 4 over RS (they’re better)
Other than that, I think you’re spot on.
by zknower on Oct 1, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I, too, like to predict!
Cubs in 5, Dodgers make them sweat
Brewers in 4
White Sox in 5, I don’t like the Rays lineup much
Angels in 5, but this is the toss-up series to me
Cubs in 5, no Sheets kills the Brewers and Sabathia runs out of gas again
Angels in 6, they’re better
Angels in 7, Cubs fans die more inside
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 1, 2008 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well I got NOTHING right
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 9, 2008 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure ya did
“Cubs fans die more inside”
by Brotz13 on Oct 9, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the part about the Rays lineup
It make me lulz
by PhilR8 on Oct 15, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you saw BJ Upton turning into video game on easy mode BJ Upton, you’re a better man than I.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 16, 2008 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoping that the Rays go all the way.
Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."
by birdman on Oct 1, 2008 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Predictions!
At which I’m always totally incorrect!
Cubs in 3 (Dodgers Suck!)
Brewers in 5 (nail biter!)
Rays in 4 (Mohawks are fun!)
Red Sox in 5 (this might be the best series of the post season, too bad half of it will be on the west coast)
Cubs in 4 (SWEEEEP!)
Red Sox in 7 (much to my chagrin)
Red Sox in 6 (Sorry Cubs fans!)
Honestly, though. Even though I have the Red Sox winning it all, I think they could lose in the first round easily. But I feel like if they can top the Angels they’ll be unstoppable.
[Guthrie's] president of my heart. ~PhilR8
by Stacey on Oct 1, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m the same way, I can see the Red Sox beating the Angels and if they do, they’d be my WS pick. It’s the winner of that series for me. I like the Rays and all but I don’t see it.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 1, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping the Devil Rays beat the Dogers
Joe Torre going to the WS would be a good way to stick it to the Yankees. The Dodgers losing to the Devil Rays would be a good way to stick it to Joe Torre….
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on Oct 1, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Devil Rays over Phillies would also be good
If the Phillies lose to Tampa Bay, they will have lost a World Series to every team in the AL East.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on Oct 1, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck the Phillies
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 1, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillies are a better team than the Brewers.
"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"
by exitfare on Oct 2, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that doesn't change...
“fuck the Phillies”
Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...
Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.
-From "The Making of Orioles Magic"
by dayzd toe on Oct 3, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t care much for predictions… so I’ll just jump to the point, and for no apparent reason, and with no analysis I say Cubs, Rays, Rays in 6.
Kevbo: [to George Sherrill] George, you look a lot like Vin Diesel...
Flatbill: Let's get somethin' straight... Vin Diesel looks like me.
-From "The Making of Orioles Magic"
by dayzd toe on Oct 1, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
everyone's picking the brew crew?
call me crazy, but i dont think they’re beating the phils without ben sheets. i’ll be that guy.
but yea, i hate basically anything from philadelphia, so i hope i’m wrong.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Oct 1, 2008 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I will be routing as hard for the Brew Crew
as I have any team not named the Orioles in the postseason, but I don’t see them beating the Phillies. I know, I posted this after game one. The big game is tomorrow, if they get a split on the road with CC on the mound, mission accomplished and they have home field, but now that Ben Sheets is out…
But speaking of the Brewers, they have so many guys that I legitimately have always liked as ballplayers, like Ryan Braun (c’mon us chosen people stick together), Mike Cameron, Bill Hall, Ray Durham, and Prince Fielder. Plus it’s Milwaukee, everybody loves the state of Wisconsin.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Oct 2, 2008 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Predictions
Rays over Black Sox in 4.
Angels over Red Sox in 4.
Cubs over Dodgers in 5.
Phillies over Brewers in 4.
Angels over Rays in 6.
Cubs over Phillies in 5.
Angels over Cubs in 6.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Oct 1, 2008 2:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So far so good.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Oct 8, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not so much
Phillies are playing the Dodgers in the NLCS, not the Cubs.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Oct 9, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Predictions based on mascots
Division Series’:
Rays over White Sox
(socks are inanimate objects, so any living sea creature could defeat them)
Red Sox over Angels
(while they are inanimate, at least socks are real. Angels are fictional.)
Dodgers over Cubs
(if you can dodge a trolley, chances are you can dodge an immature bear)
Brewers over Phillies (what the hell is a “Phillie”, anyway? If it’s a female horse, then I think a brewer could beat it.)
Championship Series’:
Rays over Red Sox
(see my reasoning from the Rays/WS div. series)
Brewers over Dodgers
(You can’t dodge well when you’re drunk)
World Series:
Rays over Brewers
(Not enough beer to pour into the ocean to defeat them)
by Chanumas on Oct 1, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
(socks are inanimate objects, so any living sea creature could defeat them)
I think they’re the Rays as in a ray of sunshine.
Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."
by birdman on Oct 1, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They'll always be Devil Rays to me.
I always thought the fish-that-look-like-airplanes were soooo much cooler than a silly-ass beam of light.
by Chanumas on Oct 1, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, they're the Steve Irwin killers
Beware.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Oct 1, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're kinda both
on the RAYS on the front of their jersey they have a little sun on one of the letters, but they still have the stingray on their sleeve… some kinda identity crisis, huh?
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Oct 1, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
That’s BS man. Nobody should be allowed to have multiple team mascots. They’re still my team though. GO RAYS! My cousin offered me a ticket to see the RS and Angels game tonight. I passed because, for no logical reason, I can’t like Angels. i like the Dodgers. They’re my NL team. I’m happy they’re beating the Cubs now although I would like to see the Cubs win the WS so people would shut up about the curse of the billy goat. But the Angels… can’t find a good reason to hate them, other than the stupid rally monkey.
Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."
by birdman on Oct 1, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
...Prognosticator of Prognosticators...
Red Sox over the Angels in 5
White Sox over Rays in 7 – no short result here
Dodgers over Cubs – probably also a long series. 5 or 6
Phillies over Brewers – in 4.
(Brewers Fun Fact: in the Cactus League they are the Cerveceros on some days since they have many Mex fans in Phoenix. They are still going to get clobbered.)
RedSox over WhiteSox, Dodgers over Phillies, Dodgers win.
…oh yeah, and six more weeks of winter.
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
by typozzz on Oct 1, 2008 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the first series is best of 5
so the chisox/rays has to be a “short” series.
not trying to be a jerk, just thought it was worth a mention. besides, being an o’s fan kinda makes you forget what happens in the playoffs.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Oct 1, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also,
Obama over McCain in 5 (weeks, that is)
I know, I know, NO POLITICS!
Whatev.
by zknower on Oct 1, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Barr-ing anything unforseen
(quickly dodges rotten produce on his way offstage)
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on Oct 1, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile, here in the No Politics corner...
1. Israelis for Obama
2. How to make your Jewish grandparents in FLA vote for Obama
The first one is a very nice little piece— kind of inspiring, actually. The second is very funny— it’s Sarah Silverman, after all, who can do just hilarious stand-up— and it’s also more than a little raunchy, so be warned.
http://strategy08.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/powerful-video-israelis-for-obama/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9R0q75JpDw
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Oct 2, 2008 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw this
Unfortunately, a sizable number of Jews will be voting for McCain, especially out of the Orthodox community. Don’t worry, I’m all for Obama, though and I’ve already helped convince an orthodox friend to come to the light.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Oct 2, 2008 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's super-circum-sized!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Oct 2, 2008 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was actually a female
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Oct 2, 2008 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lost me...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Oct 2, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he thought you were refering to the friend he'd convinced.
by zknower on Oct 3, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaaah, got it. Thx.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Oct 3, 2008 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's was quoting the sara silverman vid
by zknower on Oct 3, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't
but it was very quite and I love Sara Silverman.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Oct 13, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go DODGERS!
That’s all I’m sayin’.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Oct 1, 2008 5:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
joe torre
i’d love to see him win again, just so i can hear yankee fans grinding their teeth from 200 miles away.
by joet on Oct 1, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And let's not forget
to revel in the agony of the PHN fans watching Manny get another ring!
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
by sluggo 2.0 on Oct 2, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have my doubts
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 3, 2008 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well let me tell you now
If you can’t feel the Cubs choking in the NLDS, I don’t know what to tell you.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Oct 2, 2008 1:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody remember Ryan Dempster's guaruntee with Kevin Millar in spring training?
Geez, Ryan Dempster.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
by jobe on Oct 2, 2008 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Predictions (drum rolllllllllll...)
World Series: Angels over Rays in 6.
Post-season Pretend-Parity WS: Angels in 5 over whichever Punk League douches show up. (Yes, the Angels choke 1, just like their 1st game against the Sawx.)
NCAAF: Snodfart 27, The Dame 24 (this year’s major Robber Baron upset— at South Bend!)
Caucusus War: Russia over Georgia in 5 days. Oops, that already happened.
House vote Friday on No Billionaire Left Behind Bailout: Passes. Has to.
Debate: Biden— dumb. Palin— paleolithically dumber.
Election: Obama— 278. McCain— forgets his total.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Oct 2, 2008 1:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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