October 12, 2004

2004 MLB Playoff Predictions (Round 2):
Everyone get in on the crazy-guessing action!

posted by grum@work to fantasy at 12:53 AM - 18 comments

Only Ufez Jones and WeedyMcSmokey were a perfect 4-for-4 in the first round. Both of them guessed the Cards in 4 as well, so it's a tie in my books (although WMcS was closer in total games played). So here is my prediction: Boston vs NY This is going to be a drag-em-out slugfest. The only way this could get more exciting would be if every game went into extra innings. So will it be the "all-star" lineup (Jeter, ARod, Sheffield, Posada, Williams, Matsui, Rivera) or the OTHER "all-star" lineup (Schilling, Pedro, Ramirez, Ortiz, Damon, Foulke) that wins? In the end, I've gotta go with pitching, and I think those Yankee starters are looking like raw meat to the BoSox hitters. Boston in 7 Houston vs St. Louis Watch the steamrolling continue! Kudos to the Astros for finally slaying their playoff demons, but I can't see how they'll get by the Cardinals if they had such a hard time with the (slumping) Braves. St. Louis looks like the New England Patriots: unstoppable. St. Louis in 5

posted by grum@work at 01:05 AM on October 12, 2004

NYY over Sox in 6 (and yes, this has everything to do with the fact that i have a ticket to game 6:-) Cards over Astros in 7

posted by goddam at 07:58 AM on October 12, 2004

NYY over Boston in 7 Cards over Astros in 5

posted by mbd1 at 08:05 AM on October 12, 2004

Red Sox in 6 Cardinals in 5

posted by emoeby at 08:42 AM on October 12, 2004

Red Sox in 6 Cards in 5

posted by trox at 08:53 AM on October 12, 2004

Red Sox in 6 Cardinals in 4

posted by jasonspaceman at 09:25 AM on October 12, 2004

BoSox in 5. Someone's got to go out on a ledge here. Cards in 6. And a high-five to Weedy!

posted by Ufez Jones at 09:37 AM on October 12, 2004

Yankees in 7. Cardinals in 6.

posted by dusted at 09:46 AM on October 12, 2004

BoSox in 7. Cardinals in 6.

posted by rocketman at 10:09 AM on October 12, 2004

Right back at ya - Ufez. Sox in 6 (not quite the same ledge)I see 2 Schilling wins, a Pedro win (and loss) and an Arroyo win. Cards in 6 - maybe 5. Houston is just an inferior team with a better rotation that is so fucking tired already. Cards and Sox in a slugfest.

posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:20 AM on October 12, 2004

Don't forget the abuse that Houston's bullpen has taken against the Braves (I think they more than got payback last night as the Braves pen absolutely imploded).

posted by trox at 12:48 PM on October 12, 2004

Yankees in 6. Cardinals in 6.

posted by billsaysthis at 01:22 PM on October 12, 2004

boston in 7 cards in 5

posted by jerseygirl at 02:51 PM on October 12, 2004

Boston in 6 (if it goes 7 they WILL choke to death) Cards in 5

posted by pivo at 04:18 PM on October 12, 2004

boston in 5, cards in 5. You heard me. Can't believe I missed the first round of this in the locker room... argh! No playoff banner for me!

posted by hincandenza at 05:10 PM on October 12, 2004

NYY in 5. Cards in 6.

posted by dfleming at 10:01 PM on October 12, 2004

Sorry I'm late. (I can hardly bring myself to type it, but...) Yankees in seven. Cardinals in six. And in the World Series, Cardinals in 2.

posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:54 PM on October 13, 2004

Is it too late to make predictions? Yankees in 6 ... ahh, that hurt Cards in 5

posted by Succa at 03:56 PM on October 13, 2004

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