2009 MLB Season

[Lowerdeck]

Sox over Angels in 5

Yanks over Twins in 4

Phillies over Rockies in 4

Cardinals over Dodgers in 5

Yankees over Red Sox in 5

Cardinals over Phillies in 6

Yankees over Cardinals in 5

[The Sultan of Swank]

Wow, what a missed call by the umps in NY.

[DMN in the House]

I'm not going to come in here and act like an ass, because I haven't been in here all season, but man... I love the Dodgers. They might give me a heart attack, but I just love how this team just keeps getting up off the mat.

I just don't want to see New York in the Series, if either team makes it there. They are the only team I don't think the Dodgers are, at worse, even with. That team is just stacked.

[Lowerdeck]

I didn't see the Cardinals getting swept, that was just impressive.

With the way the Red Sox played though, I'm not surprised they got swept. Anaheim deserved to win that series, and hopefully they can stop the Yankees.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Goddamn, I should have put money down on the STL/LA series because I was one of the few people calling it in favor of the Dodgers. I'm still going with a Dodgers/Yankees series, with the Dodgers pulling it out.

[Meacon Keaton]

Nah. Yanks got'em.

Have to feel sorry for the Twinkies, though. To come back and beat the Tigers in the 163rd game, only to lose the lead in all three games in the Divisional series. Oh, well. On to the Angels.

[Meacon Keaton]

So a lot of bad calls by the umpires in the ALCS. Angels looked like they didn't even want to win the majority of the series. The series easily could have swung the other way had they not made mistakes on some of the more fundamental plays.

As for the World Series, I have the Yankees winning in six. Since I'm a Yankee fan and live in Philadelphia, I've really taken a beating here lately. So I'd love nothing more than for the Yanks to sweep them outright and shut everyone the hell up.

And since I know the majority of this thread is posted in by Blue Jays fans, here is an update: Toronto still isn't in the World Series.

[gunnar hendershow]

I'm picking the Yanks in 6 as well.

[Lowerdeck]

Yanks in 5, as much as I don't want NY to win they are unstoppable.

[Numbahs]

Yankees should pick up Jermaine Dye.

That = Repeat.

[Toe]

If the Yankees don't bring back Matsui, Dye would be a decent replacement although I think you would play Jermaine in the field.

[Ananas]

That's assuming that 2008 was just an off-season and not the natural decline of a 35 year old outfielder. His 2009 numbers were just a hair above league average as his slugging percentage and batting average dropped to 6 year lows. He's also a righty and wouldn't benefit from the short porch like Matsui does. The Yanks will have Xavier Nady back next year, so you could argue that they might be more aggressive looking for a big swinging DH than a guy to flash the glove and potentially replace Damon. You know, a kind of guy whose father was also a big swinging DH type. You know, a guy who has one more year left on his contract and whose team is unlikely to be able to afford to resign him. You know, a fat vegetarian who won the home run derby this year. Does anyone know somebody like that?

[Toe]

Prince Fielder is a vegetarian?

[MalaCloudy Black]

... I never put 2+2 together and got that Prince is Cecil Fielder's son.

[gunnar hendershow]

Prince Fielder's a vegetarian? Shit, what would he look like if he ate meat?

[Numbahs]

[Ananas]

Bill Burr on the Yankees win (NSFW):

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Players who are HOF-eligible this year:

Roberto Alomar, Kevin Appier, Harold Baines, Bert Blyleven, Ellis Burks, Andre Dawson, Andres Galarraga, Pat Hentgen, Mike Jackson, Eric Karros, Ray Lankford, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Don Mattingly, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Tim Raines, Shane Reynolds, David Segui, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell, Robin Ventura, Todd Zeile

I'd be voting for Alomar, Martinez (probably doesn't deserve it even though I'd argue he's maybe the best DH ever), Mattingly, McGriff and Raines.

[Ananas]

SI reporting a three team deal. Roy Halladay to the Phils, Cliff Lee to the Mariners and a not yet disclosed prospect package to the Jays.

Thanks Doc, you've been amazing.

[Guest Mr. Grinch]

Bye Roy. Thanks for the awesome game against Boston I saw live in July.