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^^ Big shake up needed for them, think they're hampered by some contracts which will make it tough. :twisted: Like to see Bard taqke Papelbon's place but who would want him? Hopefully they'll open the wallet for Crawford, :fingerscrossed: last couple free agent signings haven't worked out but he could be the OF in the league right now.

Playoffs finally begin... :sweat:

For the National League, I'm rooting for the Reds, since I don't like any of the other teams.

For the American League, I'm rooting for the Rays or Twins.

I'd like to see the Rays or Twins too, don't think it's gonna happen, this baka's picks. :bonk:

Yanks over the Twins
Rangers over the Rays
Phils over the Reds
Giants over the Braves

Seeing as how Vegas says I'm wrong 74% of the time, might be a good idea to bet on my loser picks to get a little bit more pocket money. :victory:

^ :doh: I forgot about the Rangers... They're OK too as long as it's not the Yanks. :mrgreen:

Same for the National League: no Phils or Giants. :bleh:

Don't really like the Braves or Reds much, either, but they're the lesser of four evils.

I'm rooting for the Reds because of Dusty Baker. :victory:

EDIT: The Reds extended his contract to 2012, so no chance of him coming over to the Dodgers any time soon. :(

hitomi #1 wrote:
Yanks over the Twins
Rangers over the Rays
Phils over the Reds
Giants over the Braves

It'd be nice to see the Rangers actually do something.
Twins can never seem to beat NY. :sweat:

I don't really care about the National League. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:I don't really care about the National League. :beaten:

With those particular teams in the playoffs, I don't blame you.

Halladay pitches first playoff no-hitter since '56
By ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA – Roy Halladay spent his whole career waiting for this start, wondering what it would be like to pitch in the playoffs.

It was better than he \ or anyone else \ could have predicted.

Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series on Wednesday.

Rangers beat the Rays, 5-1.

Yankees beat the Twins, 6-4.

Rays getting spanked by the Rangers in the 8th, 6-0. :sweat:

That Halladay proved why he's the best in the game, :applaud: he normarlly has more CGs in a year than most teams do. :hehe: What's even worse for the opposing teams, after him they have to face Oswalt then Hamels, gonna be a tall order to beat them in a series. :bow: Lee's also a big time pitcher, wouldn't mind seeing the Rangers make it to the WS, they never have since they became an expansion team in 1961. :doh:

^ I hope the Reds can bounce back... At least make a series out of it. :fingerscrossed:

They did lead the NL in hitting this year so it appears as though they would have a chance, :sweat: probably would beat the other 2 teams in the NL playoffs, do have their 'ace' going next game in Arroyo, gonna need him to pitch the game of his life. :bow:

Don't know if anyone caught this story, Matt Murton, who had a lifetime BA of .286 with 29 HRs in MLB. :bleh:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5650587&source=MLBHeadlines

hitomi #1 wrote:Don't know if anyone caught this story, Matt Murton, who had a lifetime BA of .286 with 29 HRs in MLB. :bleh:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5650587&source=MLBHeadlines

Yup, saw it a couple of days ago...

Like Ruth's broken HR record, he did have extra games...

Rangers take a 2-0 series lead.

Jav_sol wrote:Rangers take a 2-0 series lead.

In a best-of-five series.

Rays are in deep doo. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
In a best-of-five series.

Rays are in deep doo. :sweat:

I saw the highlights, there was a non-strike (Rangers batting) call that might have changed the game. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup, saw it a couple of days ago...

Like Ruth's broken HR record, he did have extra games...

Yeah, but every sport has extra games, Ichiro played 8 more games than Sisler, Moss broke Rice's TD record by playing 4 more games because of the strike in '87, :bleh: Dickerson broke O.J.'s record because of more games. Guess if you wanted your record broken you wish it was by a star like Aaron, not some no-name like whoever now, already forgot his name. :doh:

bmwracer wrote:
In a best-of-five series.

Rays are in deep doo. :sweat:

Ditto for the Twins, both teams lost both games at home, Rangers are a tougher matchup for the Yanks anyways, :fingerscrossed: that Lee has had their number over the last few years, hopefully will for 2 more starts. :mrgreen:

hitomi #1 wrote:Yeah, but every sport has extra games, Ichiro played 8 more games than Sisler, Moss broke Rice's TD record by playing 4 more games because of the strike in '87, :bleh: Dickerson broke O.J.'s record because of more games. Guess if you wanted your record broken you wish it was by a star like Aaron, not some no-name like whoever now, already forgot his name. :doh:

Yup... Not to mention expansion, travel, etc.

Hard to compare records over the various eras... :sweat: