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Playoffs up next

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 0:58:51 EDT

So as of tonight we have the final playoffs set thanks to the White Sox shutting out the Twins in the play-in game.

Los Angeles Angels versus Boston Red Sox

Give the pitching edge to the Red Sox but the series to the Angels in five. This series could go either way as any of them can but the keys for the Angels is to play the way they do and manufacture runs. The key for the Red Sox will be the big innings. Both teams have great starting pitchers but the Angels have a miniscule edge in the bullpen. The Red Sox have a slight edge in striking out opponents but the Angels walk fewer opposing hitters. Boston has knocked the Angels out the last two times these teams have played so at some point the Angels should win one and this should be the year.

Today should be the day.

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:58:52 EDT

Today should be the day that the Chicago Cubs clinch the division. There are two possible ways for this to happen. One is for the Cubs to lose to the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers to lose to the Cincinnati Reds. That is not the way I hope it happens. The best hope is for a Cubs win at home over what has been their most diligent rival over the years. I know it might not happen today of course but as an avid fan I think and hope that this is the way and the day it occurs.

I hope you all have been following the posts that Dake has been putting up on Cubs from the past correlating them to the number of games to clinch. Many memories there for sure. Some way before my time and others that took me back.

This year has been an interesting one for the Cubs so far. They have four batters hitting over .300 and the best averages belongs to a relief sometimes starter, pitcher in Sean Marshall followed by starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano then a backup first baseman in Micah Hoffpauir and finally the starting shortstop/utility player in Ryan Theriot. Only two teams have hit for better average this year than the Cubs in spite of no single person carrying the team. No Cub has hit 30 homeruns so far yet only seven teams have hit more. The Texas Rangers are the only team to have scored more runs than the Cubs.

Sports for me today

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:46:37 EST

The Cubs got some unexpected time off and cooled off the red hot Astros. I did like the fact that they took two of three from the Cardinals before the Astros but cannot say they looked great doing it. they definitely looked good in the two games with the Astros albeit Houston was displaced to Milwaukee, they still only got one hit in the two games. What a great set of games by the Cubs.

The Packers start 1-0 as does Brett Favre and the Jets. The Packers go to 2-0 over the Lions in Detroit this weekend so that looks good. They get the Cowboys next who just might fail in Green Bay based on their Monday night performance defensively.

The Blackhawks are getting set for the season with a reasonable though still young team that will hopefully end their playoff drought.