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Well, my team, the Houston Astros, made the playoffs yesterday in scrappy manner, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-4. The Boston Red Sox got theirs as well, pounding the comfortable Yankees.So, here are the set ups:AL:New York Yankees vs Los Angeles-Anaheim Angels (Angels win 3-2)Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox (White Sox win 3-0)NL:St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres (Cards win 3-0)Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros (Astros win 3-1)So, who's your pick to win it all? Love to hear reasons why...

My heart is with the 'Stros, but the stats are with the 'Cards.Still, you gotta hand it to the guys from Houston; they went from 15 games below (in May) to 16 games over by season end. Pretty amazing.

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Yankee fan from a kid. Gotta go with DA Bronx Bombers. Forgetta'bout it.

Who cares... Hockey season is starting! Go Wings!Just kidding... I guess I should be pulling for the White Sox since I'm close to Chicago, but the Cards look the best right now, so the Cards get my vote.

Quote, originally posted by desert_dweller »Yankees/Angels -->Yankees (4 Games)White Sox/Red Sox -->White Sox(5 Games)Yankees/White Sox -->White Sox (7 Games)------------------------------------------------------------Cards/Padres-->Cards (3 Games)Braves/Astros-->Astros(5 Games)Cards/Astros-->Cards (5 Games)-----------------------------------------------------------Cards/White Sox-->Cards (5 games)You've got the ChiSox beating BoSox and the Yanks, but only managing five games against the Cards? Are you thinking they'll be worn out after their series?

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »My heart is with the 'Stros, but the stats are with the 'Cards.Still, you gotta hand it to the guys from Houston; they went from 15 games below (in May) to 16 games over by season end. Pretty amazing.Same here but not for the 'cards. i've been a Stro fan ever since i live in houston (Clear Lake Area) and never rooted for another team ever. My Dad is a Red Sock fan til death. and there is no changin his mind on that.

Great article, if you're a Houston Astros fan...http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/...80225

Quote, originally posted by micheles_bad_vibe »in my opinion the padres are DESTINED to win it allyou do realize they are playing MY cardinals in the 1st round right? (game starts in less than an hour)cardinals are gonna hopefully do it this year, last years WS made me sick! update: reggie sanders just hit a grand slam, 8 to nothing cards!!! wooohoo!

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well, if you're confident y'all are gonna win, place a bet. the odds are probably tremendous, so you could win a fortune! i predict this series to be over in 3 i mean, come on, the cardinals, eliminated by the padres, in the FIRST round?

I gotta go for the Redbirds all the way. It's just the way it is

Quote, originally posted by illusion »I gotta go for the Redbirds all the way. It's just the way it is amen st. louis area brethren!!!

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Well, the Astros took game one...more like the Braves gave game one... final score 10-5.A total of 10 pitchers were used in this rollicking romp and the Astros stranded 19 runners. Amazing that they got away with it.

Typical Braves, I am not looking to see them in the next round as usual.-sigh-

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speaking of baseball...i bet the padres are getting their butts lubed up for this afternoons pounding! (just trying to start a friendly rivalry, so we can rip on each other)

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »speaking of baseball...i bet the padres are getting their butts lubed up for this afternoons pounding! (just trying to start a friendly rivalry, so we can rip on each other)Well the Pirates are....hmmmm.....I don't know, playing some golf....far away from any lube and/or pounding.It's so great, the Pirates suck, you never expect them to win, so when they do it's an added little bonus.

(in all seriousness)losing a game as a cardinals fan for the past 2 years has been really hard to take. you get so used to winning, if they lose like 2 or 3 in a row, you get all freaked out and pissed.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »(in all seriousness)losing a game as a cardinals fan for the past 2 years has been really hard to take. you get so used to winning, if they lose like 2 or 3 in a row, you get all freaked out and pissed.But the Cardinals are one hell of a baseball team. The Pirates haven't even been good since 1991.

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »But the Cardinals are one hell of a baseball team. The Pirates haven't even been good since 1991. at least you're not the typical douche that just likes the yankees because they are always good!

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »at least you're not the typical douche that just likes the yankees because they are always good! I hate the Yankees because they are always good. They go out and buy themselves most of their players. I also hate Boston. However, the A's have been my team since back in the day of the "Bash Brothers" With Terry Steinbach behind the plate, Walt Weiss, Dennis Eckersly, and of course, Canseco and McGuire (before the juice).

hell, i enjoyed the post-juice mcguire! that was more fun to watch than last years playoffs!although, it's a shame he had to cheat... cheater.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »hell, i enjoyed the post-juice mcguire! Of course you did, he played in St. Louis. How's that new stadium lookin?

Speaking of new stadium, is it true they're gonna sell off pieces of Busch Stadium for charity? Trying to remember where I heard that (had to do with them knocking it down instead of blowing it up...that would have been cool)

It's a freakin' Christmas miracle!!!!!!Braves win, Braves Win.

White Sox swept the Red Sox in clutch manner. When the BoSox had bases loaded with no one out and then blew it, you knew it was over.

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi »had to do with them knocking it down instead of blowing it up...that would have been cool)Yeah, implosion is much more fun. They knocked the crap out of 3 Rivers Stadium with an implosion. OK, done hijacking.

Cardinals are in...easy. Astros take a 2-1 lead in commanding manner.(A new poll will go up after the last two series are complete)

Astros win in 18 innings! Wow, what a game! I watched the first three innings at lunch in San Antonio, then listened to it all the way to Houston (thanks to XM PlayByPlay) and still caught the finish at home!Whodathunk...five home runs...two of them grand slams. All but two of Houston's players participated. Roger Clemens pinch hits for the first time in his career and gets a win as a reliever!I was exhausted and thrilled! Those fans in Houston got two games worth and then some. I may reconsider changing my vote in the next poll for the League Championships...

that was insane i was goin to see if you were watchin or listenin to it Glenn. all say i was watching the Astors game instead of the NASCAR race.

Here's the story that no one has covered yet:Who was that guy in the Landry's Crawford boxes who caught both the Berkman grand slam ball AND the Burke home run ball?!! What are the odds of that?I wonder what those balls would fetch at auction?EDIT: I just found out about the fan in the Houston Chronicle:The guy's name is Shaun Dean (Porter, TX) and he got the tix from a client. He's giving Burke his homerun ball back. Don't know about the other one.Here's the article online:http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ss...89349

He caught both of their balls. He he he.I left for a movie and then dinner at the end of the 9th inning of that game and when I got back it was still on!!! At first I thought they were just reshowing it or somehting then I noticed the 17th inning at the top of the screen. Stupid Farnsworth, just throw your damn fastball and leave the sliders to the big kids.

Gotta remember, they were up 6-1 at the time of the grand slam by Berkman, so it wasn't that urgent.--------------------------Well, the Angels finally finished off the salary-laden Yankees and hopped on a red-eye for Chicago. They might be running on fumes, but then again, there might be a little adrenalin to offset it.So, the two teams in the ALCS didn't even get votes in our poll...one of them's going to the World Series...A new poll will be going up shortly....

ding ding ding! cardinals up 1-0 in the series! boooyah!