LDS Pick 'Em: What, no thread's been started yet? It's October! Games start tomorrow!
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 09:06 PM - 32 comments
ALDS Detroit (AL WC) vs. New York (AL East) Oakland (AL West) vs. Minnesota (AL Central) NLDS St. Louis (NL Central) vs. San Diego (NL West) Los Angeles (NL WC) vs. New York Pick winner and number of games, I guess? on edit: just follow apoch's example.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:09 PM on October 02, 2006
Yankees - 4 Twins - 3 Mets - 5 Padres - 4 Let October begin!
posted by skydivemom at 09:49 PM on October 02, 2006
Unfounded picks, just for s'n'g's. Tigers in 4 A's in 4 Dodgers in 5 Cards in 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:10 PM on October 02, 2006
Yankees in 3 Twins in 5 Dodgers in 4 Padres in 5
posted by skydivedad at 10:21 PM on October 02, 2006
cut'n'paste from the fpp: My guesses: Yankees over the Tigers : the Tigers went 40-41 since July 1st. The Yankees have gone 52-32 in the same span. With everyone healthy(er), they wear out the Tiger pitching (4) A's over the Twins: Experience and a rejuvenated Big Hurt win over my pick for 2007 World Series champion (if Liriano comes back healthy)(4) Padres over the Cardinals : it's really come down to Pujols and his average teammates, and the Padres seem more complete.(5) Dodgers over the Mets : no Pedro? No chance, especially with Lowe and Maddux getting in gear.(5)
posted by grum@work at 11:16 PM on October 02, 2006
Tigers in 3. Period. Twins in 5. Cards in 4. Mets in 5. Bless You Boys!
posted by wingnut4life at 12:18 AM on October 03, 2006
I have no idea what I'm doing. Yankees in 4 As in 5 Cards in 4 Padres in 5
posted by owlhouse at 12:23 AM on October 03, 2006
I have no idea what I'm doing. Yeah, but as long as you look good, that's really all that matters. Yanks in 4; Twins in 5; Padres in 5; Mets in 4. I have a feeling I'm not even gonna be close, but what the hell.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 05:35 AM on October 03, 2006
Yanks in 4 Twins in 5 Padres in 4 Dodgers in 5 (psst. owlhouse, the padres are playing the cards.)
posted by jojomfd1 at 06:48 AM on October 03, 2006
Yankees in 5 Twins in 3 Padres in 4 Dodgers in 4
posted by YukonGold at 06:55 AM on October 03, 2006
Tigers in 4 Twins in 5 Padres in 3 Mets in 4
posted by qbert72 at 08:03 AM on October 03, 2006
Tigers over Yanks in 4 Twins over Twins in 5 Dodgers over Mets in 4 Padres over Cards in 4
posted by trox at 08:49 AM on October 03, 2006
Detroit in 4 Oakland in 3 San Diego in 4 Los Angeles 5 (psst. owlhouse, the padres are playing the cards.) AND ( trox Twins over Twins in 5) ??
posted by Folkways at 09:15 AM on October 03, 2006
ALDS Tiges over Yanks in 5 Twinkies over A's in 5 NLDS Cards over Padres in 4 Mets over Dodgers in 3
posted by NoMich at 09:24 AM on October 03, 2006
No confidence points game for this playoff season? I realize that there are only 8 teams, but we haven't missed a playoff since starting the confidence games.
posted by NoMich at 09:26 AM on October 03, 2006
Oh, what the heck... ALDS New York in 5 Oakland in 4 NLDS St. Louis in 4 Los Angeles in 5
posted by MrFrisby at 09:29 AM on October 03, 2006
ALDS NY in 4 Twins in 4 NLDS St. Louis in 5 Los Angeles in 5
posted by chris2sy at 09:33 AM on October 03, 2006
No confidence points game for this playoff season? Knock yourself out!
posted by qbert72 at 09:37 AM on October 03, 2006
Yanks in 4 Twins in 5 Dodgers in 5 Padres in 4
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:49 AM on October 03, 2006
Thanks q!
posted by NoMich at 09:55 AM on October 03, 2006
ALDS Twins in 4 Yankees in 5 NLDS Padres in 4 Mets in 4
posted by tron7 at 10:28 AM on October 03, 2006
ALDS Yanks 3, Tigers 0: A-Rod hits .520 with an ungodly number of RBI's... this is because all three games are blow outs by the time he comes up. With his team up 5-0, there is no more dangerous hitter in baseball. Twins 3, A's 2: Where have you gone, Eric Chavez? A's starters prove to be a tad overrated, and the Twins starters after Santana prove to be a tad underrated. NLDS Cardinals 3, Padres 2: The Cardinals have God and a Carpenter on their side. Even if I thought they would lose, I wouldn't pick against them. Dodgers 4, Mets 1: Two words: Steve Trachsel. Please. If you didn't already have reason enough to hate Grady Little, he's not starting Greg Maddux opposite Tom Glavine, electing instead to give the Game 2 ball to a relief pitcher with like three career starts. Jerk. Lucky for him the Dodgers are destiny's team this year. Lucky guy, that Grady Little. World Series Twins 4, Dodgers 3. A thriller. MVP: Nick Punto.
posted by BullpenPro at 10:43 AM on October 03, 2006
No love for the Mets in this thread. I think they're a better team than a lot of you folks want to give them credit for.
posted by HATER 187 at 01:38 PM on October 03, 2006
I have no idea what I'm doing. Yankees in 4 As in 5 Cards in 4 Padres in 5 Better make that last one Mets in 5. Thanks Folkman. I stand by my initial statement, now with added empirical evidence.
posted by owlhouse at 02:45 PM on October 03, 2006
<cracks knuckles> <polishes off last year's MLB lockerroom pick 'em winner's plaque> <offers this year's lousy picks> New York Yankees in 4 Minnesota in 5 San Diego in 3 Los Angeles in 4
posted by gspm at 03:03 PM on October 03, 2006
Tigers in 4 Yeah I have almost no confidence in these picks but there is no way I'm picking against the Tigers. Twins in 3 The A's are always good during the regular season. Sadly for them, it isn't the regular season anymore. San Diego in 5 There can't be a 1984 World Series rematch without the Padres. Mets in 4 The Dodgers will be fortunate to take one game.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:35 PM on October 03, 2006
Tigers in 3 4. Period. Twins in 5. Cards in 4. Mets in 5. Bless You Boys!
posted by wingnut4life at 03:16 AM on October 04, 2006
BullpenPro, if I'm not mistaken, you have the Dodgers winning 4 games in the NLDS. It's a best-of-5, not a very-best-of-5. As for me: Yankees in 5 A's in 5 Cardinals in 5 Mets in 5 Ugh... that would make for some ugly LCS. I really hope I'm wrong.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:19 AM on October 04, 2006
I see LDS, and I think of Mormons.
posted by chicobangs at 11:39 AM on October 04, 2006
BullpenPro, if I'm not mistaken, you have the Dodgers winning 4 games in the NLDS. It's a best-of-5, not a very-best-of-5. Fine. You tell Greg Maddux that his team can't get four wins in a five game series. Denny Neagle did that once. When was the last time you saw Denny Neagle?
posted by BullpenPro at 12:16 PM on October 04, 2006
Yanks in 3 A's in 5 Cards in 4 Dodgers in 4
posted by lil_brown_bat at 12:38 PM on October 04, 2006
Tigers over Yanks in 5 As over Twins in 4 Dodgers over Mets in 4 Paders over Cards in 5
posted by apoch at 09:08 PM on October 02, 2006