World Series
What will the outcome be?
New Foxxinnia
13-10-2004, 01:34
Man, it's like the World Series occurs every 6 months.
Shoulda been the Twins...
Red sox beat Yankees in full series thanks to Doug M. Our former First Basemen
Astros Dismantle the Cards
Astros Beat Red Sox in Seven. Mark my words...
Yankees win ALCS as the BoSox can't beat them. 6 game series
Astros beat Cards in 7 games. Clemens and Pettite get hot as usual in October. Carlos Beltran hits some key homers.
The Yankees lose to their two old pitchers they lost. The Yanks have problems with the staff. Kevin Brown is injured. Mussina isn't that great. And ELo sucks balls. (makes you wish you had Jose Contreras, but my White Sox have him and you're stuck with Esteban).
Outside of Mariano Rivera the Yankees can't pitch.
Violets and Kitties
13-10-2004, 05:21
Astros over Yanks in 6.
Dobbs Town
13-10-2004, 05:23
*yawn* They still actually play baseball?
How quaint.
The Force Majeure
13-10-2004, 05:33
Let's not kid ourselves. The Yankees will win again. I hate them.
New Shiron
13-10-2004, 06:15
Having been an Astros fan since I was 5 (1967, what can I say, I am an old fart), I have no choice but to beg the baseball gods for just one World Series....preferably a win, but I will accept just getting there!
Sadly, I think the Red Sox curse will continue, and St. Louis is probably going to win the Series
But I will hope anyway for a Sox vs Astros series and either team can win as far as I am concerned
Indianajones
13-10-2004, 08:04
Yankees win ALCS as the BoSox can't beat them. 6 game series
Astros beat Cards in 7 games. Clemens and Pettite get hot as usual in October. Carlos Beltran hits some key homers.
The Yankees lose to their two old pitchers they lost. The Yanks have problems with the staff. Kevin Brown is injured. Mussina isn't that great. And ELo sucks balls. (makes you wish you had Jose Contreras, but my White Sox have him and you're stuck with Esteban).
Outside of Mariano Rivera the Yankees can't pitch.
Just wanted to point out a couple problems with your post. First, it will be tough for Pettitte to get hot in October unless the air conditioning in his Houston home goes out. He's done for the year with arm problems.
Kevin Brown's injury is to his non-pitching hand and didn't seem to bother him against the Twins. He does need to worry about inconsistency though, as he hasn't really had a chance to find his rhythm yet.
Mike Mussina is as tough as just about anyone out there when healthy (which he finally is). Tonight's game showed what that guy can do.
Nothing makes me wish NY had Contreras throwing for them in a big game. Pressure does funny things to that guy's psyche and he isn't the pitcher that his stuff should allow him to be.
Hopefully I have shown that outside of Rivera, the Yankees can pitch. They don't have the arms of the past, but they're not exactly garbage.
That being said, I still think the BoSox are going to win the series in six games. That offense can wear pitchers down, they have improved defense, the Yankees struggle against Wakefield, Pedro is due, etc.
With the Toronto Blue Jays gone (was that really a surprise?), I'm hoping for the Boston Red Sox. At some point that curse has got to give.