View Full Version : Official World Series Thread -- Tigers vs Cardinals
catman
10-20-2006, 12:36 AM
Here it is for all the marbles, guys and ladies. Will the Tigers continue to show that they were not a fluke this season or will the Cardinals continue the momentum they have built up the past couple of weeks?
boston_aloha
10-20-2006, 06:38 PM
Detroit has the pitching... I gotta go with the motor city cats!
Given the way the Tigers and Cardinals looked during the second half of the season, a person could reasonably argue that both are flukes. LCS MVPs Placido Polanco and Jeff Suppan don't exactly have fans thinking, "Yeah, those guys are definitely prime time. No doubt before the LCS that they were going to be the MVPs." The Tigers do have stronger pitching and that's probably enough to get them over the hump, but let's not forget that people handed them the World Series crown before game 5 of the NLCS had even taken place. Cardinals deserve some credit, here.
The Pirate Bob
10-20-2006, 11:46 PM
Go with the Tigers to sweep....you can get 8-1 odds.
If you aren't quite that brave, bet them to win in 5 games at 4-1 odds.
I like the sweep as the most likely to happen.
SanchezSlamma
10-21-2006, 08:43 PM
Nah, not a sweep. But they will win 4-1. Detroit will lose game 4 with Bonderman in St. Louis. They should have had him and Verlander pitch in Detroit with Rogers and Robertson in St. Louis.
catman
10-22-2006, 12:43 AM
They may win 4-1, but will have to play better than they did tonight to do so. The Cardinals aren't going to roll over for them.
HibachiDG
10-23-2006, 10:05 AM
So, uh, when do we start talking about this Kenny Rogers thing?
bama4256
10-23-2006, 10:58 AM
Kenny Rogers pitched a gem if he didn't cheat, but even if he cheated he still pitched a gem.:lol:
Detroit is this year's Angels, a team of destiny. And the voting is 8-0, looks like I'm not alone...
catman
10-24-2006, 01:23 AM
The Tigers just needed someone to motivate them properly and remove some of their "dead-weight" before they could contend. They have had a lot of talent there.
The Cardinals have had a very up and down season. They looked dead in the water toward the end of September, but have come back to life in the playoffs. This series is not over yet, and either team can win.
Brandon
10-24-2006, 06:16 PM
Yes, Kenny Rogers did have pine tar on his hands the first inning. And yes, maybe LaRussa should have made a bigger stink about it. But apparently it wasn't a huge deal to him. It is a foreign substance, but the only thing it helped him with grip, it didn't make the ball dance differently.
But hey, he washed it off afterwards, and still dominated.
bama4256
10-26-2006, 11:53 AM
I hate rainy nights in St. Louis.
ccorces1
10-26-2006, 12:14 PM
Albert Pujols is the man, I hope the Cards win the series and he wins the MVP! Check his crib at http://attblueroom.com/sports its pretty chill, looks like an ordinary house for such an extraordinary dude.
The Pirate Bob
10-26-2006, 11:43 PM
We have a good game tonight.....4-4 going to the bottom of the 8th. We should see some really good relief pitching now.
catman
10-27-2006, 12:49 AM
Congratulations to the Cardinals on a tough win tonight. They could have folded up their tents when the Tigers went up early, but they hung in there. The pitching gave them an opportunity to hang in the game and they scored enough runs to pull it out.
boston_aloha
10-27-2006, 01:53 AM
This may have been the game that did it... winning the next 3 will be tuff.
Good job to the Cards!
The Series certainly isn't over yet, but I'm just wondering... where are all those brand new Tigers fans?
The Pirate Bob
10-27-2006, 09:40 PM
I must admit that can't imagine the world series not being played in the 2 teams home parks, but these cold weather games in late October don't make alot of sense either. I don't know a perfect solution except shortening the season which I can't see happening ever. But I am getting alot more open to listening to other alternatives if there are any.
Baseball just wasn't made to be played in winter conditions. To me it really changes the flow of the game, pitching rotations, and the performance of the players.
Well, the Cardinals did it. Guess the Tigers weren't the team of destiny, after all. Congrats to St. Louis.
boston_aloha
10-28-2006, 09:35 PM
Let me be the last to say "congrats to the Cardinals and fans"
catman
10-28-2006, 10:40 PM
Great job by the Cardinals. They may not have been the best team in the leagues, but they were the best when they needed to be.
doublee
10-29-2006, 06:42 PM
LaRussa owes this one to Dave Duncan. The fact that he got Jeff Weaver to win 3 of his 5 starts and keep the team in every game he started is nothing short of amazing given the 5.18 ERA he had with the team this year and his career postseason mark of 0-2 with a 9.72 ERA. Without Weaver's clutch pitching and Wainwright's lights out pitching as the closer the Cards don't win the Series this year.
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