11/05/24
October 01, 2008
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, LDS Edition: We're operating on a pretty tight turnaround here. I'll be posting the results of the Elimination One-Game Playoff Pick 'Em in the morning, but in the meantime please c'mon inside and made your picks for the League Division Series.
THE SERIES
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
THE MANDATORY A.L. EAST GUT CHECK
The Rays? Really? Dammit.
THE PICKS
Pick the winner of each best-of-five series. Pick the number of games in which they will win.
THE BONUS PICK
Pick the player who will come out of the LDS with the highest batting average. Either league. Minimum 10 PA required.
THE GRUDGE MATCH BONUS PICK
Pick the league that will score more runs in their respective LDS, PLUS the run differential. Example: AL +26 means the American League will score 26 more runs than the National League. This is a total rip-off of last year, but our turnaround time is too short for creative thinking.
Good luck!
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 01:06 AM - 21 comments
Brewers in 5 Cubs in 4 Angels in 5 Rays in 3 Rookie Ramirez NL +10
posted by apoch at 04:49 AM on October 01, 2008
Phillies in 3 Cubs in 4 Red Sox in 5 Rays in 3
Pedroia AL +20
posted by yerfatma at 08:21 AM on October 01, 2008
Brewers in 4 Dodgers in 5 Angels in 5 Rays in 4
Vlad Guerrero AL +6
posted by boredom_08 at 09:03 AM on October 01, 2008
Phillies in 4 Cubs in 4
Angels in 5 Sox in 5
Aramis Ramirez of the Cubs
NL +15
posted by NoMich at 09:24 AM on October 01, 2008
Brewers in 5 Cubs in 3 Red Sox in 4 Rays in 4
Kevin Youkilis
AL + 10
posted by trox at 09:41 AM on October 01, 2008
Philly in 5 Cubs in 4 Red Sox in 3 Rays in 4
Fukudome
AL +12
posted by BoKnows at 10:50 AM on October 01, 2008
Angels in 4 Rays in 4 Cubs in 5 Brewers in 5
Tori Hunter
AL +7
posted by Monica Poland at 11:38 AM on October 01, 2008
Thanks for doing this Dr. J
posted by Monica Poland at 11:39 AM on October 01, 2008
It's my pleasure, Ms. Poland!
Here's the standings after last night's one-gamer. Nobody guessed Thome for the bonus, so I just left it off the chart. Please double-check your pick to make sure I got it right. Thanks!
| SpoFite | Pick | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Howard_T | Chicago by 1 | 2 |
| DrJohnEvans | Chicago by 1 | 2 |
| Folkways | Chicago by 2 | 1 |
| holden | Chicago by 4 | 1 |
| owlhouse | Chicago by 3 | 1 |
| NoMich | Chicago by 5 | 1 |
| BoKnows | Minnesota by 3 | 0 |
| boredom_88 | Minnesota by 2 | 0 |
| Monica Poland | Minnesota by 1 | 0 |
| yerfatma | Minnesota by 4 | 0 |
| apoch | Minnesota by 4 | 0 |
| Ying Yang Mafia | Minnesota by 4 | 0 |
| chris2sy | Minnesota by 3 | 0 |
| skydivemom | Minnesota by 1 | 0 |
| trox | Minnesota by 1 | 0 |
| mbd1 | Minnesota by 3 | 0 |
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:34 PM on October 01, 2008
Angels in 5. Each team dominates at home, but a worn-out pen can't hold a lead for Matsuzaka in game 5.
Phils in 4. Once you get past C.C. Sabathia, what have you?
Rays in 3. Beaten down by just trying to get there, the White Sox succumb to thousands of fans disguised as empty seats in "Pinball Machine Park".
Cubs in 5. Manny goes 2 for 18 with a couple of walks, and then blames his impending free-agency for messing up his swing.
Batting Average: Justin Pedroia continues to surprise everyone, and then finally admits he is really wearing platform shoes.
Run Differential: The AL tops the NL by a +17. DH is the big factor.
The Dr. J. appreciation factor: Huge! Domo arrigato Evans Sensei.
posted by Howard_T at 12:37 PM on October 01, 2008
Sorry I'm a little late, kids. Today has been nuts.
Brewers in 5 Cubs in 4 BoSox in 3 Rays in 4
Longoria
AL +19
posted by DrJohnEvans at 08:38 PM on October 01, 2008
Phillies in 4 Dodgers in 5
Rays in 4 Angels in 4
Pedroia
AL +12
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:05 PM on October 01, 2008
crap, missed it. But for entertainment purposes only, I totally would have gone with:
Phils 5 Cubs 5 White Sox 5 Angels 4
ManRam
AL +5
posted by mbd1 at 04:35 PM on October 02, 2008
Since last night's results are mostly antithetical to your picks, I think we can include them without angering too many people.
Also: I have a very strong dislike for Tampa Bay.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:26 PM on October 02, 2008
I'm pulling for the Rays to win the Series.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:22 PM on October 02, 2008
Right now, my Cardinals fan inability to pick the Cubs to win anything feels pretty good.
posted by boredom_08 at 03:28 AM on October 03, 2008
Red Sox in 4 Rays in 4 Cubs in 5 Philly in 5 Pedroia
NL +7
posted by Folkways at 12:00 PM on October 03, 2008
Spotted: first use of the word 'antithetical' on SportsFilter.
Do I win a prize?
posted by owlhouse at 07:09 PM on October 03, 2008
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:37 PM on October 04, 2008
The SpoFi'er with the least baseball knowledge will go first, just to ensure that no-one can accuse me of cheating:
Phillies in 4, Dodgers in 5, Red Sox in 4, Rays in 5.
Longoria.
American League + 12