Our Predictions - For Better or Worse

Originally posted by whodey
I hope. I am sick to death of both of those arse hole teams. 😛

Don't give up on the Twinks, whodey. Looks like they'll be hosting the Reys, which I'm ok with. Texas can knock the stinkin' Yankess out of this and then...bring on the Padres or Braves!

Originally posted by SmookieP
I agree whole-heartedly Paul. Hitting wins games, pitching wins championships.

I agree with no1. That's a tired cliche with no historical evidence to back it up. In fact, because defense is a substantial component of run prevention, good hitting is actually slightly more important than good pitching. Teams that win the WS are just as likely to be great hitting teams as great pitching teams.

Originally posted by no1marauder
That's the cliche, but in the World Series last year the teams averaged 4.92 runs per team per game which was higher than the approximate 4.6 RPG during the regular season for both leagues. And that's with not using a 5th (or even a 4th starter for the Yankees) and not keeping garbage men in the BP.

I agree with the cliche, only brought it up because no one was giving the Rays a chance..

as long as you're quoting stats, how many pennants or world series' were won on errors or managerial blunders? does it matter? If stats were all that counted, then why would they play at all?

The best part, by far, is the roar of the crowd when your team moves ahead...

especially the way it builds when there's a high fly ball.. maybe ... could be...