There was plenty of crazy baseball this weekend if you're in to that sort of thing. I follow the action on MLB Gameday and/or Gameday Audio. I enjoy hearing a little from the other radio announcers. I must say the Padres have an excellent play-by-play man. The visiting teams won three of the four series. The one I was most interested in--SD at NYM--featured an underdog away team (Padres) turning the tables on the hometown big-shots (Mets). It took all three games whilst the others were 2-0 sweeps. The Phillies upended the Cardinals with a miracle comeback and great pitching. The Mariners used the same combo to stun the Blue Jays. NL Central winners Cleveland hosted Tampa Bay and played 24 innings. The two teams scored a total of four runs. Three of them belonged to the Guardians and the Rays went home.
The Phillies head to Atlanta to face the Braves. The Padres go to LA and take on the Dodgers. The Mariners meet the Astros in Houston. The Guardians travel to Yankee Stadium. The LDS is a five-game set with a 2-2-1 format.
Odds Shark lists the four home teams as approximately -200 favorites. I think the Phils are better than their record and will match up with the Braves and that the Guardians have a legit chance to knock off the Yankees. But the other two series look like mismatches. Picking winners has never been my strong suit, however.
--M.C.
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I'm hoping the novena I made for the success of the Phillies pans out. If not, I'm turning Mormon.
Good choice. What's the point of all them damn prayers and stuff if you don't get anything out of it?
The fact that Arenado and Goldschmidt went 1 for 15 combined in the series says much about the Philthies victory. As does the inexplicable fact that Marmol left Helsley in after a single and 2 walks (when he could have pulled him any time, he already faced 2 batters in the previous inning). I was watching thinking about how Kapler would have had him out of there in no time. All in all, 3 of my 4 picks worked out. That's scary.
San Diego may have a good chance against LA. They seem to be firing on all cylinders just now. Musgrove was a stud last night.
Lots of teeth-gnashing in NYC, I suspect. Musgrove and Darvish both pitched really well. They'll have to do it again against a much deeper offense.
I think in the regular season the bums handled the pads. Can the Pads turn the tables?
Giants hire Pete Putila from Houston to replace Scott Harris as GM. Putila was Asst GM for the Astros.
When people downplay getting into the playoffs via the wildcard, I am convinced that they do not know what they are talking about. Even if the dodgers win the division the next 10 years, the wild card will still have a lot to say about who advances to the WS.
Getting a post-season berth is what matters, that's for sure!
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