Comments on: Vote: Who will win the World Series?

By: theonlynolan

theonlynolan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:36:49 +0000

So far so good

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:24:19 +0000

Agreed. I hope the Cardinals win…but if they don’t….at least it will be to a team that has never won the WS before, and the first one for a franchise is always special. Good luck.

By: natsattack

natsattack — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Cards in 7

By: drmonkeyarmy

drmonkeyarmy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:11:13 +0000

haha….I see what you did there. I like it.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:47:57 +0000

To all Ranger fans. Good Luck, and may the team that plays the best, win.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:45:50 +0000

The reverse psychology won’t work here J5. No prediction from me, only hopes. Still dreamin’ though by the way. I always kinda liked the Everley Brothers.

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:41:57 +0000

Sounds like a LaRussa mantra.

By: fouldwimmerlaik

fouldwimmerlaik — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:34:54 +0000

Okay……ass nugget.

By: drmonkeyarmy

drmonkeyarmy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:20:41 +0000

Pretty sure the series will be over well before 3 weeks. Also, you could have just said ass nugget. Certainly a lot better than azz-nugget.

By: fouldwimmerlaik

fouldwimmerlaik — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:16:36 +0000

Tony LaRussa is an azz-nugget. That is the only reason I have any interest in the WS this year. I just want LaRussa to fail. Therefore, I will pay no attention to it because I hate when my only interest in something is to see an azz-nugget fail. So, I’ll check in on it in 3 weeks to see who won.lost.

By: hooks024

hooks024 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:44:37 +0000

This poll has a margin of error of plus or minus total irrelevance.

By: theonlynolan

theonlynolan — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:20:19 +0000

Cardinals in 6. Carpenter wins 2 games and is the WS MVP.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:49:26 +0000

Should be.

By: missouriman4ever

missouriman4ever — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:23:25 +0000

@miketreedy

yes you evaluated starting pitching and hitting but what about managing? This is La Russas 6th world series he’s been in. The cards have been in the world series 3 times in the last 7 years I believe. This cardinals team is much better than the one that beat the tigers only a couple years ago. Plus they beat the Phillies in a 5 game series and won two games in Milwaukee. Don’t get me wrong, both these teams are extremely hot, but the cards pitching staff got through the Phillies lineup and scored runs on probably the best pitching staff baseball has seen in a very long time. These cardinals are for real.

And yes im rooting for the cardinals but id be willing to see them lose as long as it was a good series. It needs to go to 7 games regardless of the outcome. But 5 game winners in a world series isn’t good for baseball. And ill take whatever is best for baseball

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:05:51 +0000

Logic and opinion/interpretation that is consistent with the preponderance of available information are part of my job description…once you learn to use that approach for understanding, you can’t really apply it selectively….it’s just always there.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:04:07 +0000

Cards in 7. Mark my words!!!!

By: drmonkeyarmy

drmonkeyarmy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:41:08 +0000

You know why I like you Paper……you are remarkably consistent across all lines of reasoning. I like that. I agree with you on this topic as well.

By: jucam1

jucam1 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:18:53 +0000

Theres a World series being played?… Eh… Go Rangers….

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:03:33 +0000

Here is the thing I don’t get. Any knowledgeable person will admit that ANYTHING can happen in a short series (and best of 7 is short for the game of baseball)…then, those same people will express really strong opinions not only about who will win, but in how many games…and proceed to argue about it endless, even sighting small sample sizes during their arguments to explain away short-term term phenomena they believe to be unrepresentative of a player’s ability.

By: ditto65

ditto65 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:55:23 +0000

Phillies in 4 – MARK MY WORDS!

By: aaronzona2011

aaronzona2011 — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:34:24 +0000

i got yankees in 6, they’re still playing right?

By: miketreedy

miketreedy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:38:28 +0000

Here is my break down:
Hitting – the Rangers line-up is a beat. In the ALDS it was Beltre. In the ALCS it was Cruz. In the WS it could be someone else. The batting order is the best in baseball. The Cardinals have 3 greats but rest of line up is on much lower level except maybe Freese.

SP – Pretty even. Carpenter may be the best overall SP but after that the Rangers have a small advantage overall. The Cardinals pitching could get killed by this line-up. They have never faced this type of hitting team.

RP – Cardinals are much improved in the bullpen but the Rangers have been great lately. Having Ogando is a big weapon. Which helps give them the advantage.

Overall – Rangers are a deeper team. They have great pinch hitters to serve in national league park. They also have a faster team that can help generate runs between big hits. Team defense is also an advantage for the Rangers.

Winner – both teams playing great baseball but Rangers have more weapons and seem hungrier to win this year. Last year they seemed a little happy just being in the series. The also have the advantage of not going against a great pitching team. I think the Rangers will win in 5 at home especially if they win game 1.