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mad4vols said:
The 2 NL wildcard series, especially the Phillies/Cardinals as well.

For me I think:
Cleveland/Rays is a tossup. Going Cleveland
I believe the Jays will sweep Seattle.
St.Louis will edge out Philadelphia
And Mets will sweep SD
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Those Cleveland and Tampa teams are so similar!
You’re right about the NL though.
I guess I’m just biased with the NL, because the Braves and Mets are going to sweep their way to the NLCS, where the Braves will win in 7😉
 
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mad4vols said:
The 2 NL wildcard series, especially the Phillies/Cardinals as well.

For me I think:
Cleveland/Rays is a tossup. Going Cleveland
I believe the Jays will sweep Seattle.
St.Louis will edge out Philadelphia
And Mets will sweep SD
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The friars should put a little bit of scare into anyone. They have some fire power and Darvish could get a win against anyone else’s ace. If they put it all together, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take down the Mets.
Machado is tough and if Soto gets it going...
 
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mad4vols said:
The 2 NL wildcard series, especially the Phillies/Cardinals as well.

For me I think:
Cleveland/Rays is a tossup. Going Cleveland
I believe the Jays will sweep Seattle.
St.Louis will edge out Philadelphia
And Mets will sweep SD
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I agree with the Mets and Cards coming out of the NLWC round, I have no idea about the AL??
Why do you think the Jays sweep the Mariners?
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I’ll be rocking my throwback “wizard of Oz”, Redbirds Jersey!😎
My boy is pulling for the Phils.
It’s so weird, the similarities between he and myself.
I grew up loving Dale Murphy and the Braves, while also rooting for Strawberry and the Mets.🤷‍♂️
He already loves Acuna and the Braves, but he roots for Bryce Harper and the Phillies!🤪🤷‍♂️
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Murphy was my absolute favorite as a kid. Still have my old Dale Murphy later engraved glove. I’ve eaten at his restaurant near The Battery in ATL and the waitress told me that we had just missed him. 😂. I have D Strawberry autograph from the 80s. Those were the days!
 
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mad4vols said:
The 2 NL wildcard series, especially the Phillies/Cardinals as well.

For me I think:
Cleveland/Rays is a tossup. Going Cleveland
I believe the Jays will sweep Seattle.
St.Louis will edge out Philadelphia
And Mets will sweep SD
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My predictions:

Rays beat Indians/Guardians(still weird to me) in 3
Mariners beat Blue Birds in 3
Cards beat Phils in 3
Mets beat Padres in 2
 
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taylorvol said:
Murphy was my absolute favorite as a kid. Still have my old Dale Murphy later engraved glove. I’ve eaten at his restaurant near The Battery in ATL and the waitress told me that we had just missed him. 😂. I have D Strawberry autograph from the 80s. Those were the days!
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Yeah, I’m stuck in the 80’s when it comes to sports.😁
I’ve met Murphy but not Strawberry.
 
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VolPack22 said:
My predictions:

Rays beat Indians/Guardians(still weird to me) in 3
Mariners beat Blue Birds in 3
Cards beat Phils in 3
Mets beat Padres in 2
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Anyone who enjoys good small ball, tune in to that Guardians/Rays series and you should be thoroughly entertained!
 
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VolPack22 said:
On October 5 in Baseball History...​

  • 1921 - In the first one-city World Series since 1906, the Polo Grounds is the site for all nine games. Carl Mays (27-9) needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on five hits -- four of them by Frank Frisch. Babe Ruth drives in the first run of the Series in the opening inning of the 3-0 Yankees win.

  • 1928 - Lou Gehrig unloads a three-run home run in the first inning of Game Two. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 Series between the Yankees and Cardinals, is driven from the game in the third inning as New York cruises, 9-3, to take a 2-1 Series lead.

  • 1929 - Mel Ott and Chuck Klein go into a head-to-head doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece. In the opener, Klein homers for the Phillies off Carl Hubbell in his first at-bat to take the home run lead. In the nightcap, Phillies pitchers intentionally walk Ott five times rather than give him a chance to tie Klein. The last walk comes with the bases loaded. Lefty O'Doul of the Phillies has six hits on the day for an NL record of 254 hits.

  • 1939 - Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the eighth as he shuts out the Reds, 4-0. Babe Dahlgren hits a home run and double as the Yanks take a 2-0 Series lead.

  • 1941 - With two outs in the ninth inning of Game Four, Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen drops a third strike on Tommy Henrich, which would have given Brooklyn a 4-3 victory over New York. The Yankees then rally for a 7-4 win to take a 3-1 World Series lead.

  • 1942 - Whitey Kurowski's two-run home run in the ninth inning of Game Five gives St. Louis a 4-2 win to capture the World Series over the Yankees.

  • 1945 - Claude Passeau of the Cubs pitches a one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-0 in Game Three of the World Series.


  • 1947 - Al Gionfriddo's catch in left field robbed Joe DiMaggio of a game-tying home run in Game 6 of the World Series. The Dodgers beat the Yankees, 8-6.

  • 1952 - Brooklyn wins 6-5 in 11 innings when Duke Snider doubles home Billy Cox. Carl Erskine goes all the way for the win to give the Dodgers a 3-2 Series lead heading back to Ebbets Field.

  • 1953 - The Yanks end the World Series in six games when Billy Martin's 12th Series hit, a single to center field in the bottom of the ninth, gives the Yankees their fifth world championship in a row. Carl Furillo had tied it up in the ninth with a two-run home run.

  • 1960 - In a portent of things to come, Bill Mazeroski's two-run fifth-inning home run off Jim Coates is the difference as Pittsburgh beats New York 6-4 in its first World Series win since 1925.

  • 1966 - With first-inning home runs by Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson and 11 strikeouts from relief pitcher Moe Drabowsky, the Orioles win their first World Series game, 5-2.

  • 1967 - Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox pitched a one-hit, 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to tie the World Series, 1-1. Carl Yastrzemski hit two home runs.

  • 1968 - Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda each hit three-run home runs to lead St. Louis to a 7-3 win over Detroit. The Cardinals take a 2-1 World Series lead.

  • 1971 - The Orioles overcome two Reggie Jackson home runs to complete a sweep of Oakland in the ALCS with a 5-3 victory.

  • 1979 - The Pirates complete a sweep of the NLCS, beating the Reds, 7-1. Willie Stargell, who homers, is named series MVP.

  • 1980 - Capping an improbable comeback, the Dodgers beat the Astros for the third day in a row to force a one-game playoff for the NL West title. Los Angeles trailed Houston by three games with three games left in the season, and won each game by a single run.

  • 1984 - Milt Wilcox and Willie Hernandez combine on a three-hitter to give the Tigers a 1-0 win and a sweep of the Royals in the ALCS.

  • 1986 - Pete Incaviglia of Texas hit his 30th home run of the season, against the California Angels, becoming the 16th rookie in major league history to reach that mark. The homer came off Don Sutton as the Rangers beat the Angels, 7-4.

  • 1991 - After 11 lead changes or ties in the closing weeks of the NL West race, the Braves finally clinch the division on the second-to-last day of the season. They became the first team in the National League to go from last place one year to first place the next, doing so after remaining 9.5 games out of first at the All Star break. Coincidentally, the Braves' last-to-first feat was also accomplished by the 1991 Minnesota Twins, the team they would face in the 1991 World Series. The last Major League Baseball team to accomplish this was the 1890 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

  • 1996 - Bernie Williams homered from each side of the plate and Cecil Fielder broke a tie with a seventh-inning single as the New York Yankees beat Texas, 6-4, to win the AL division series, 3-1, and advance to the ALCS.

  • 1997 - Mike Mussina beats Seattle and Randy Johnson for the second time and gives the Orioles their second straight trip to the ALCS. Mussina pitches a two-hitter for seven innings to win the game, and the series, by a 3-1 margin.
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1921, that’s got to be a typo. 9 games?
 
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For anyone actually betting, the Cardinals are leaking oil. Arenado out with a strained hamstring and who knows if he plays or not Friday. Goldy is just totally lost at the plate now, and Helsley (who is incredibly good) jammed a finger on his pitching hand last night and they removed him from the game. Only thing I know for sure is that the playoffs will be very interesting.
 
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