MLB - 2008 All Star Break and Beyond!

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by snoopy369
MLB doesn't use tiebreakers for anything that matters. They use coin flips. (Among other things, they need to schedule these way in advance, so they can't wait to see who wins the series, I suspect.)

Jake Hahn, a five year old who is the son of the Assistant General Manager, called the coin flip 'heads', and thus it is played in Chicago.

Well that's just ****ing dumb.

[Theben]

GO SOX!!

until they lose to the Cubs in the World Series

[-Jrabbit]

I never thought this would be a pitching duel. Great game.

[Guynemer]

I like the Twins. They've gotta be the best run franchise in baseball, they just keep winning without attracting any free agents at all.

Oh well. The prospect of a Chicago-Chicago WS is definitely intriguing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Now the White Sox can go and lose to the Rays

[-Jrabbit]

That's clearly where the smart money will go. The Rays are a strong team. But it's when there are no expectations that the White Sox seem to thrive.

So we shall see.

[snoopy369]

The Twins win because of the Metrodome. Take that away and you take away 20 wins a season.

I was at the game, and it was a blast, everyone cheering constantly and no sitting down basically at any point... the Griffey throw to nail Cuddyer at the plate looked amazing in person, a straight shot right to AJ, amazing velocity ...

I think the Rays will have their hands full with the Sox, personally. The Sox are peaking now, hopefully, with a lot of momentum and the bats seem to be back. Now if only Quentin would return... and the Rays have so little post-season experience that I think will come back to bite them. Also, Thome and Griffey have something big to play for (possibly their last shot at a title), and you could tell last night they both had the playoffs firmly in their minds...

[Imran Siddiqui]

The White Sox are peaking?! They were 4-6 in their last 10 games, 9-11 in their last 20, and 13-17 in their last 30!

If that's peaking, then I wonder what you'd call the run the Angels have been on! (7-3 in their last 10, 14-6 in their last 20, and 20-10 in their last 30).

[snoopy369]

They're peaking in the last three games, of course.

[rah]

How can you say they're not peaking?
They're 3 out of their last 3

[Ming]

And all of them were win or go home for the year.

Well.. the Cubs start in just a few minutes. A very Cool night in Chicago and the wind is blowing in.

GO CUBS GO!

[snoopy369]

Sounds like it's a good night to be a pitcher...

[-Jrabbit]

Phillies down the Brewers in Game 1. Hamels was unhittable. Lidge was shaky, but got'r done.

[-Jrabbit]

Fukudome not only starting, but hitting 2nd for the Cubs. I'm mildly surprised.

[Ming]

I was kind of surprised at that as well... but he "claims" he wants the defense on a day like today. Plus, I think he wants a disciplined bat near the top of the order to set the tone.