They're going to the World Series!! 

I watched it on the computer while I was browsing the net. 

Man, LA was hot as hell coming into the NLCS, but Philly cooled them down real quick like. 

The National League didn't pan out at all like I'd hoped (WTF CUBS), but the American League is still looking favorable.  If the Rays can pull it off, it'll be one of the biggest turnarounds in MLB history.  Well, it already is, actually. 

I'm a big Cardinals fan too, but since this season was shit and the Phillies are the local team I'm rooting for them. As per Flordia (and other places) I feel that any city where you can't play hockey outdoors in the winter shouldn't be allowed to have an NHL team.

They even have a franchise in fucking Phoenix! You can't play hockey outside in Phoenix. Ever. That makes about as much sense as a Nebraska surfing team. I actually find baseball on TV boring - because it's so incerdibly slow. In person is different there, but it's good for the radio when you're doing other stuff.

Much as I hate it for Milwaukee, I just don't think they have the economic base to support a team that can consistently win in the NL Central.  A lot of people don't realize it, but the Cards' fan base is huge.  Have you been to one of their games?  Everybody in the stadium has $200 of official apparel on.  People wear that shit to work for a hundred miles in any direction of St. Louis.  They are dedicated and smart fans.

I'm going to be really interested to see how Braun pans out in the next couple of years.  Nobody took him seriously until after the All-Star Break this year.  Pitchers will adjust next year.  (Remember Jeff Franceour for the Braves?  Once everybody figured out how to pitch to him, that was the end of it, and he had one of the best rookie seasons ever.)

Fielder is a proven force.  I expect him to be a factor for many years to come.  Sheets... well... that poor guy is never going to pitch a whole season.  Too bad, too.  Great stuff.  I wouldn't count on Sabathia's return.  The Yankees are rich and they need pitching.  They typically get what they want, no matter the cost.

Of course, I could say the same kinds of things about the Cards as I said about the Brewers.  Pujols is about the only proven hitter on the team, but damn, they made a lot out of a little this year.  I thought they did really well for what they had.  If they could grab some pitching in the off season, they could be good.

Phoenecians? That culture has been extinct for millenia.

Arizonans begging for hockey is proof man was not meant to live in the desert.

Steinbrenner the Second and Steinbrenner the Second-and-a-half are not nearly as business savvy as their dad, in my opinion.  I think the current incarnation of The Evil Empire is winding itself down, no matter how much money they have.  That's not to say they won't contend.  With that much money, they'll be able to put together good teams, but as they've already learned, all the talent money can buy doesn't produce a World Series Champion without a lot more components, starting at the top and going all the way through the organization.

Of course, as Milwaukee knows, all the talent very little money can buy isn't enough to sustain a dynasty either.  Sabathia is a monster, and he'll be able to take his pick of probably four or five yearly contenders.  I wouldn't be surprised to see the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Angels, and Red Sox all make a play for him in the off season.  It's going be hard for him to pass up the twenty or so million a year he's going to be able to get without batting an eye.  Consider that Santana just landed a 137.5 million dollar deal for six years.  Sabathia is considered to be a stronger pitcher than Santana by many scouts.

Never, ever, ever count the Red Sox out, especially in an elimination game.  John Lester's got to be pissed as hell about getting smacked around in his first start.  He's going to be out for blood.

Manny, IMHO, is one of those guys who just needs a change of scenery every few years.  He's a drama queen, and people get tired of drama queens, no matter how many homeruns they hit.  Next to Pujols, Manny's probably the best right handed hitter in the game right now, but the thing that rocks so hard about Pujols is how much of a team guy he is.  When he discovered that his fielding was a hindrance to the team, he took extra fielding practice for half a season and improved to the point of being a better than average fielder.  When do you think Manny last took extra flies?  He's still just as shitty an outfielder as ever.  Pujols will go for whatever hit is the most beneficial to the team.  Need a ground ball to the right to advance the runner to third?  He'll do it.  Sac fly?  Got it.  Home run?  Sure.  Manny, on the other hand, seems to only feel like his services are deserved when a big RBI is needed.

For a fantasy league, it's a pick-em, depending on what stats you want.  For a real team, give me Pujols any day.

Hope the Phillies kick their ass and bring the first sports parade down Broad Street since 1983!

They shoulda called Manny back for one game.  He'd have gone yard, no doubt. 

Or wandered the streets with his pants down for the last 3 innings.  It's a grab bag really, now that I think about it. 

They're now up 3 games to 1. One more game and we can finally have a parade up Broad Street again!

 It's about fucking time!!!

WOOT!!!

Yes, well, I recall a certain theist who was crowning Tampa Bay as this years champs cause they "dropped" the word 'DEVIL' from their name. (Or was that the L.A. Angels... maybe both, huh.)

[ /Insert god's lack of power here ]

 For those of you who were in the chat room when I predicted that this would be the most boring World Series ever, the ratings are in.

This really was, according to Nielson, the most boring World Series ever.

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I think this is the first time that basketball eclipsed the World Series in viewership on any given night.  (So said a radio jockey anyway, and who am I to question the radio?)

But yeah, according to the Nielson ratings, this was the least watched World Series since they started doing the ratings.  That ought to say something.  Of course, baseball has done this to itself over the last decade or two, but that's a huge can of worms that I'm not sure I want to open.  The point is, a good WAC football game could probably beat out the baseball playoffs right now.