Storm Clouds Gathering
We're all thinking it, might as well come out and say it.
As we assess the landscape of the impending League Championship Series', there is but one overwhelmingly likely scenario: come the World Series, we'll be watching "Bad Meet Evil 2".
Through the first round of the playoffs, the Yankees and Phillies look very, very good. This is especially true of the Phillies, whose pitching is about as good as it gets (of course, they benefited from some horrible play by the Reds in Game 2 after Roy Oswalt got touched up, but still).
As for the Yanks, they've got the Twins' number in the playoffs. Three up, three down; what more can you say?
In the other series, I was pleased to see the Giants bounce the Braves. I tipped my cap to Bobby Cox like everyone else, but I definitely didn't want to see a Phillies-Braves NLCS. On top of that I just didn't think the Braves would have been competitive against the Phillies, whereas the Giants, though a flawed team, have enough starting pitching that they could pull off the upset.
As for Rangers-Rays, I could have gone either way. With the result in hand, I can say I'm happy for Jeff Francoeur, Darren Oliver, and Jeff Hamilton. With Cliff Lee showing his now-customary playoff form, I think they have a chance of beating the Yankees, so there's that.
That all said, we all kind of know where this is going right? A Yankees-Phillies repeat, with Game 1 in Philadelphia? I can hardly bear the thought of going through that again. Last year we sided with the Phillies; I don't think the calculus will have changed, but I may need to give it some thought.
I should stop thinking like that; it's not inevitable, I suppose. As the storm clouds gather, for now we cross our fingers and ask that somehow the Rangers and/or Giants can pull of a miracle. Is there any chance?
- A.F.O.M.G.
As we assess the landscape of the impending League Championship Series', there is but one overwhelmingly likely scenario: come the World Series, we'll be watching "Bad Meet Evil 2".
Through the first round of the playoffs, the Yankees and Phillies look very, very good. This is especially true of the Phillies, whose pitching is about as good as it gets (of course, they benefited from some horrible play by the Reds in Game 2 after Roy Oswalt got touched up, but still).
As for the Yanks, they've got the Twins' number in the playoffs. Three up, three down; what more can you say?
In the other series, I was pleased to see the Giants bounce the Braves. I tipped my cap to Bobby Cox like everyone else, but I definitely didn't want to see a Phillies-Braves NLCS. On top of that I just didn't think the Braves would have been competitive against the Phillies, whereas the Giants, though a flawed team, have enough starting pitching that they could pull off the upset.
As for Rangers-Rays, I could have gone either way. With the result in hand, I can say I'm happy for Jeff Francoeur, Darren Oliver, and Jeff Hamilton. With Cliff Lee showing his now-customary playoff form, I think they have a chance of beating the Yankees, so there's that.
That all said, we all kind of know where this is going right? A Yankees-Phillies repeat, with Game 1 in Philadelphia? I can hardly bear the thought of going through that again. Last year we sided with the Phillies; I don't think the calculus will have changed, but I may need to give it some thought.
I should stop thinking like that; it's not inevitable, I suppose. As the storm clouds gather, for now we cross our fingers and ask that somehow the Rangers and/or Giants can pull of a miracle. Is there any chance?
- A.F.O.M.G.
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