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October 04, 2012
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Wild Card Edition: It's back! After a one-year hiatus, Bud Selig has legislated a brand-new edition of the hallowed ritual of picking who the heck you think will win.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 12:54 PM - 28 comments
And just a reminder that we'll have a very short turnaround between the WC game and the beginning of the ALDS. I'll get the second pick 'em post up Saturday morning, but if you won't be around this weekend, you're more than welcome to make some if/then picks in advance.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:59 PM on October 04, 2012
Atlanta by 2 runs.
Baltimore by 1 run. (unnecessary prediction: in extra innings)
Bonus - Medlen (ATL)
Triple Crown - Adam Jones (2 RBI)
posted by grum@work at 01:10 PM on October 04, 2012
ALDS/NLDS picks (all contingencies, as I might not be able to get to a computer this weekend):
ALDS:
Baltimore over NYY in 6 games / NYY over Texas in 5 games
Oakland over Detroit in 7 games
NLDS:
Washington over Atlanta in 6 games/ Washington over St. Louis in 5 games
Cincy over SF in 6 games
Any bonus picks may be made on Sunday.
posted by grum@work at 01:13 PM on October 04, 2012
Atlanta by 3
Baltimore by 1
Darvish (!)
Hamilton
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:19 PM on October 04, 2012
Cardinals by 3
Texas by 2
Bonus: Yu Darvish
Triple Crown: Carlos Beltran
posted by holden at 01:19 PM on October 04, 2012
Braves by 2 Rangers by 5 Bonus: Medlen (Who's this TBD guy pitching for Baltimore?) Triple Crown: Hamilton
posted by tahoemoj at 01:44 PM on October 04, 2012
Who's this TBD guy pitching for Baltimore?
Based on ESPN's probables, it appears that TBD has been replaced for the start by Undecided.
posted by holden at 01:55 PM on October 04, 2012
Cool- I meant to ask about a Pick 'Em yesterday in the huddle thread, thanks for stepping up. Also, doesn't Bud Selig have to be dead for this to be a memorial wild card play-in? Do you know something the rest of us don't? :)
Ooh- one last question: is the run differential separate from the winning team? I.e., if in my picks below, Baltimore wins by 4, do I get 1 point?
Anyway, my picks:
Texas by 4
Atlanta by 3
Yu Darvish
Josh Hamilton
posted by hincandenza at 02:17 PM on October 04, 2012
Oops. The ALDS/NLDS are only 5 games long, so...
ALDS:
Baltimore over NYY in 5 games / NYY over Texas in 4 games
Oakland over Detroit in 5 games
NLDS:
Washington over Atlanta in 4 games/ Washington over St. Louis in 5 games
Cincy over SF in 4 games
posted by grum@work at 02:56 PM on October 04, 2012
Baltimore by 2
Atlanta by 2
Yu Darvish
Beltran
ALDS:
Baltimore over NYY in 4 games / Texas over NYY in 5 games
Oakland over Detroit in 5 games
NLDS:
Wash over Atl in 4 games/ Wash over St. Louis in 5 games
Cin over SF in 5 games
posted by cixelsyd at 02:58 PM on October 04, 2012
NLDS: Braves by 3
ALDS: Baltimore by 1
Bonus: Kris Medlen
Triple Crown: Nelson Cruz
posted by ursus_comiter at 04:04 PM on October 04, 2012
Update! Baltimore has announced their starter:
@JeffWilson_FWST Orioles to start lefty Joe Saunders on Friday. He's 0-6 with a 9.38 ERA in his career at #Rangers Ballpark.I'm not anticipating too many picks being changed.
Ooh- one last question: is the run differential separate from the winning team? I.e., if in my picks below, Baltimore wins by 4, do I get 1 point?For consistency's sake, I'm going to say no. We don't use that rule in the Series because the spreads are so limited, so just to keep things clear we won't use it here either.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:26 PM on October 04, 2012
Atlanta by 3
Texas by 6
Medlen (God amongst men)
Nelson Cruz
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:06 PM on October 04, 2012
St Louis by 1
Baltimore by 2
Darvish
Adam Don't call me Pacman Jones
posted by tommybiden at 06:11 PM on October 04, 2012
Atlanta by 2 Orioles by 3 Medlen Hamilton
posted by bperk at 07:05 PM on October 04, 2012
Atlanta by 1; Baltimore by 2
Cy Young will be played by Yu Darvish
Triple Crown to Chipper Jones (he will refuse to go away)
posted by jjzucal at 01:30 AM on October 05, 2012
Cardinals by 3 Rangers by 4 Darvish Holliday
posted by DudeDykstra at 01:41 AM on October 05, 2012
Atlanta by 2 runs. Oakland by 3 runs
Bonus - Medlen (ATL)
Triple Crown - Jason Heyward (2 RBI)
posted by flannelenigma at 09:39 AM on October 05, 2012
Atlanta by 3
Baltimore by 1
Darvish
Uggla
posted by bender at 01:01 PM on October 05, 2012
I'll also make some preemptive LDS picks:
Yankees over Baltimore (in 5) or Texas (in 4)
A's in 4
Giants in 4
Nationals over Atlanta (in 4) or St. Louis (in 3)
posted by bender at 01:04 PM on October 05, 2012
St. Louis by 6 Baltimore by 1
Joe Saunders
Allen Craig
posted by BoKnows at 03:53 PM on October 05, 2012
Cincinnati in 4
St Louis in 4
Oakland in 4
Baltimore in 4
posted by tommybiden at 07:54 AM on October 06, 2012
THE BUD SELIG MEMORIAL WILD CARD PLAY-IN GAME
St Louis Cardinals (88-74) at Atlanta Braves (94-68) - Friday, October 5, 5:00pm
Baltimore Orioles (93-69) at Texas Rangers (93-69) - Friday, October 5, 8:30pm
THE PICKS
Pick the winner of each game, and the number of runs by which they will win.
THE BONUS PICK
Pick the pitcher who will pitch the most innings in the play-in game.
THE LET'S TRIPLE CROWN LIKE IT'S 1967 BONUS PICK
Pick the player who will bat the most runs in. You know, RBIs. Ties are fine.
Total points available: 6 (4 play-in + 1 Bonus + 1 Triple Crown)
Good luck!