The RAB World Series prediction thread, hosted by Jay-Z
ByWith just under 30 hours under the Yankees and the Phillies start the Fall Classic, anticipation is in the air. The Yankees are just four wins away from their first World Series title since I was in high school, and the match up against the Phillies promises to be a compelling one.
As we await tomorrow night’s 7:57 first pitch, everyone and their uncles are getting in on the World Series prediction party. My favorite though is definitely this bit from a Jay-Z interview. Here’s what Shawn Carter had to say:
I actually predicted the Yankees in six with the Angels, so I think I?m like Jigga the Greek. I?m gonna say, Phillies are a bit tougher than the Angels. I?m gonna take Yankees in seven. Dramatic A-Rod walk-off at the end of the game redeeming him for all the time the papers and the media vilified him. Is that specific enough?
Personally, I’d rather not see the Yankees and Phillies go to seven games. I don’t think my baseball-loving heart could take Jigga the Greek’s prediction coming true. An A-Rod walk off would be quite dramatic, but that would mean the Yanks would either be down or losing Game 7 of the World Series.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball is a less disinterested crystal-ball gazer. Jimmy Rollins today predicted the Phillies in five, and the Yanks basically laughed in his face. I couldn’t care less about what he says, basically, because that’s not what’s going to happen,” Mariano Rivera said. “What he says and what’s going to happen is far from that. You know what I mean?” Indeed, I do know what you mean, Mo.
I’ll open up this thread, then, with my prediction. I say Yanks in six. I think the World Series plays out quite similarly to the ALCS. The Yanks will enjoy success in the new ballpark, but the Phillies will win a pair in Citizens Bank. If all goes according to plan, CC Sabathia should take home another postseason MVP award. But that’s hardly the definitive word. What do you think?
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The Yankees will beat the Phillies in the World Series, because the Yankees are genetically superior.
Sincerely,
Jigga the Greek
Didn’t you kinda defend the Jimmy the Greek argument one time? TSJC The Greek?
I did. Jimmy the Greek got a raw deal. What he said was not that bad.
Heh, perhaps.
I’m liking this TSJC the Greek nickname. Double entendre FTW!
I’m mad you didn’t give me the option to pick Yankees in 3 + a Phillies forfeit of Game 4.
I think we’ve seen the last of the “add your option” on the polls after the last time.
What, the IPK one? That was genius. Admit it.
Is that the same one as the “your favorite moment of the 2nd half” where people were adding moments from the 1st half and voting that one?
Yes. That’s the only time I’ve added something to a poll that I can remember. What were you thinking of?
That is the one I was thinking of. There have been other “choose your own adventure” polls, but that one is the only one I remember clearly.
que? fill me in? i’ve been distant recently
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....alf-17801/
Read, and enjoy.
Phillies in 5 bc they want to clinch at home.
Sincerely,
Jimmy Rollins
http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde.....illie.html
I’m just curiuos: Did you actually read the post I wrote above the poll? I already linked to an mentioned Jimmy Rollins’ comment.
Nope, I didn’t actually. Sorry bout that. Read your headline right after I read the article on Rollins but didn’t read your whole post.
Reading is fundamental!
Sincerely,
Angels and Twins
readingfielding is fundamental!Sincerely,
Angels and Twins
Fixed.
actually fielding and baserunning are fundamental.
Throws over to first are also fundamental.
(Andy was trying to show the Angels how to do it but they just weren’t paying attention.)
Speed and ruthless efficiency. The TWO main…
You were already 200 words into the post before you mentioned it. Can you really expect anyone on the internet to read more than 100 (maybe 150) words at a time?
Attention span FAIL on my part.
Right. Of course. How naive of me to think people actually, you know, read what we write.
I never make it past the first paragraph of anything on the net unless big font, sparkly text, and Twilight gifs are used.
Sorry, Ben.
If it doesn’t have the word “Croussett” in the first 6 or 7 words, I totally zone out.
DRINK UP.
+1. hope he comes stateside
Oh come on. I am the slowest reader you will ever find (really I am not joking, it takes me 15 hours on a book that most people in my classes can read in 3 and I hate it because that makes me work harder and stay up longer than everyone) and I read this whole post pretty fast.
5th grade is going to be even tougher. Hang in there, kid.
Heh, that reminds me. In 5th grade, my reading level was apparently at a “8th grade level.” I think I’ve been stuck there for 8 years now.
Go public school!
Hey, I’m not complaining much though. I’m only paying $2700 per year for DU. For most people, the price is around $45,000.
Not bad at all. If I could go back in time, I’d have done state school and saved the money. Oh well. Big plans after DU, Salty?
If I can get good grades.
hahahahah … that cracked me up
hahahahha money
You were already 200 words into the post before you mentioned it. Can you really expect anyone on the internet to read more than 100 (maybe 150) words at a time?
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I’m thinking of creating a one-man play entitled “The Burrito Monlogues.” Sure, I haven’t finished (or begun) writing it yet, BUT WHY ISN’T IT ON BROADWAY YET????!!!!!?!???!!!
Because nobody wants to hear about your kinky exploits with burly tire salesmen?
http://www.hiyoooo.com/
http://buuurn.com/
Nice.
Ha, that’s awesome.
For what it’s worth, the big girls love me. I can’t explain why. I have the injuries to prove it. Now, having said that, most aren’t the size of Michelin chick. She was unbelievably big. Own zip-code big. The others are more of the muffin-top size. Skinny? No. Fat? Well, chubby is more accurate.
People on the internet love that sort of thing. It could totally be a minor phenomenon as a play. I don’t have any particular affinity for the larger girls—I’m just happy to get whatever is willing to sleep with me.
Haha Mr. Overshare strikes again.
Skinny? No. Fat? Well,
chubbyis more accurateSkinny? No. Fat? Well, Brooke Hundley is more accurate
Fixed. Wait, too soon?
JMK: You know, for a fat chick, you don’t sweat that much!
Fat chick: Awwwww, you’re so sweet.
http://www.instantcrickets.com
you are? well here, have this nobel prize for literature!
If we’re able to win convincingly tomorrow it’ll be over in 4. We should beat Pedro. Hamels has been what the spanish call El Terible against far worse offenses. Then either Lee on short rest or Blanton again would favor the Yanks.
I’m with you. If we take Game 1, I don’t see the series making it back to NY.
God has spoken. Yankees will win.
:raps gavel vigorously:
i see yanks in six. yanks win pitchers’ duel in game one, semi slugfest (a lot to a medium amount) in game 2, convincingly in game 3, then gaudin loses another slugfest, then yanks lose another pitcher’s duel, then pound the living shit out of pedro again at home to clinch, while AJ goes 9 w/ 15 Ks.
Gaudin will not start a game.
I’m not so sure about that… If the Yanks are up 3-1 there’s a decent chance they throw Gaudin in Game 5 so they can have a fully-rested AJ in Game 6 in the Bronx, no?
Only if AJ didn’t look all that good in Game 2. If he had a solid game, I might just give him the ball anyway.
Oh totally, I agree. I’m just not so sure Tom Zig can make that statement with such certainty. The Yankees apparently do not agree with his level of certainty. That’s all I meant.
and so what Andy gets the ball once in the series?
Well, if Andy’s pitching Game 3, it’s tough to get him another game. Games 4 and 7 are CC, and 5 is out because it’s only 2 days rest. If AJ doesn’t pitch Game 5 because we don’t want to throw him on short rest, than Game 6 would be either a fully rested AJ or Andy on short rest.
AJ’s the smart move.
It’s either:
CC-AJ-Andy-CC-AJ-Andy-CC
or
CC-AJ-Andy-CC-Gaudin-AJ-CC
or possibly
CC-AJ-Andy-Gaudin-CC-AJ-Andy (least likely)
I’m not saying I’m a proponent of Gaudin getting a start, but making a declarative statement that Gaudin will not start a game, on the same day that the Yankees are having Gaudin throw a bullpen session in order to stretch him out for a possible start since they’re concerned, on some level, about possibly throwing both Burnett and AJ on short rest, is a bit silly, no?
he dominated us last year on short rest, i remember
You’re totally missing my point.
Who is better right now, Pedro or Gaudin?
“I couldn’t care less about what he says, basically, because that’s not what’s going to happen.”
Mo knows.. Mo knows…
I was listening to Francesa yesterday (don’t ask) and there were two callers, one of whom predicted a Phillie sweep, and another who predicted a Yankee sweep. It was quite funny, especially when Francesa went off on the Phils predictor.
Personally, I’ll take Yanks in 6.
Yanks in 6.
+1
The spreadsheets so far have said that the Yanks will win game 1.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....bled=false
The Yankees had to claw back after ALCS MVP CC Sabathia put them in a 3-0 hole in the second inning. After Howard, the NLCS MVP, doubled leading off the inning, Pedro Feliz tagged a two-run homer. It was the first of six total in Game 1 — no surprise given that the Yankees and Phillies led their respective leagues in home runs during the regular season. Carlos Ruiz followed with a solo shot to left, and the Phillies led 3-0.
Yeah… I doubt that’s going to happen…
When the fourth inning began, Lee was mysteriously lifted after throwing only 47 pitches. He did not appear to be injured, but the Phillies offered no explanation for his departure.
I can see Lee leaving after 47 pitches in the 4th but it’ll be because the Yanks just hung a crooked number on him.
Yanks in 6.
Maybe Fear-Rod broke him?
Grand slam on an IBB. Lee misses his location badly.
Arod needs to swing at #4 of an IBB just ONCE this series to double dog dare them to try and pitch to him…
I wanted to vote Yanks in 6. My heart said Yanks in 5 so I went with it.
Yanks in 6..I was originally thinking 7, but changed my mind after giving it some thought.
Oh and thanks Ben, for making me feel REALLY old!
“The Yankees are just four wins away from their first World Series title since I was in high school”
I chose win in 4. I’d be more realistic but what’s the fun in that?
What’s not realistic about that?
Confidence Level: We’re gonna fuckin kill ‘em. And then we’re going tubing.
We’re gonna fuckin kill ‘em.
We’re blitzing every play! I’m bringing the house, boys. Actually, FUCK THE HOUSE. WE’RE BRINGING THE WHOLE GODDAMN BLOCK. You’re blitzing too, Dirty Chimichanga!
Game 1:
CC and Mo outduel Lee. Yanks win 2-0.
Game 2:
Pedro pitches a 1-2-3 first inning. Buck and McCarver leap on his nuts and start slobbering away. He then implodes in the second and third innings. Yanks win a laugher, 15-5.
Game 3:
Hamels pitches suprisingly effectively. So does Andy. Yanks win a battle of the bullpens, 6-3.
Game 4:
Down 3-0, Manuel turns to Lee on short rest, who is merely normal as opposed to “Cliff Lee good”. Yanks put up 4 on him through the first 5 innings and CC makes it stand up. Yanks win 5-2.
We all go pussytubing.
Can we get steaks and blowjobs too? I might be hungry after all that pussytubing then might need a nightcap as well.
YOU GOT IT LITTLE BUDDY!!!
(gives Tampa Yankee a noogie; swipes his PowerBar; takes bite, throws the rest in trash)
See, everyone wants steaks and BJs.
I don’t want a BJ. I’ll take the steak, though!
I’m feeling jealousy on a Freudian level over here.
I keep telling you, darling, I’m you’re totally going to be part of the steaks and blowjobs experience. You’ll love it, trust me.
I’m delicious.
Steaks and blowjobs for all
ietc.
Let me guess the 2 to pick “Phillies in 5″ are Bo and Lanny?
No, Bo has surprisingly been pretty positive recently. And look below at his comment.
Where do you get that I dont think they’ll win?
I guess a little criticism of the team means you want them to lose according to some. I guess i should wave the pom poms and say what a great job Girardi is doing even when hes not.
If you want to know I voted Yankees in 4 because I think they get the first 2 at home and cruise from there. And feel good pom pomers because Ive been right the past 2 series’
I guess i should wave the pom poms and say what a great job Girardi is doing even when hes not.
Girardi is doing a great job. You should go buy some pom-poms.
Dude it was a joke. Take it easy. Why don’t you sit this next one out.
Mo makes me feel warm in areas NSFW.
Yanks win in 6. I, hopefully to my future regret, respect the Phillies offense and pitcher. Singular. Plus, winning at NYS will be amazing.
Mo makes me feel warm in areas NSFW.
Happy warm, or burning warm? You should get that checked out. Early detection is the key to any physical wellness plan.
I approve of this message.
If the Phillies dont take Game 1 with Lee on the mound they could be in for an extremely short series. Because Pedro in Game 2 could be a disaster. I think its a little much to expect more than 5 innings from him in that spot. And Hamels has been pitching batting practice.
“I?m gonna take Yankees in seven. Dramatic A-Rod walk-off at the end of the game redeeming him for all the time the papers and the media vilified him.”
Totally agree. I think this is going to be a dog fight and at some point during this series your going to have the bandwagon fans jumping off like rats on a sinking ship.
I say Yankees in seven and at one point they will be behind in the series. ( thus bandwagon fans jumping off).
i dont know how this goes 7 unless the Phillie rotation pitches out of its head and Lee dominates CC.
Their SP just doesnt match up here.
An optimistic statement from Bo?!?! IS IT 2012?!?!
2016 according to a particular French prophet. Also, Hillary Clinton is a reptile. SHE’S LAYING EGGS!
shes got a nuke in her snizz!
a snuke?
yes a snuke!
I’m not sending any of my men in there.
‘I’m in charge here’
‘Not anymore, your not’
Nah, Bo’s been good recently. He passed the torch to Brazilian Yankee. Sometimes, even a great hater has to tip his cap to a greater hater.
…now I’m concerned for the safety of the next Special Olympics.
(golf clap)
Ganesh has four arms and a trunk….so I, along with Ganesh, am taking the Yankees in 5.
+27
that was a shot at vishnu
don’t forget Shiva
Vishnu is actually a hockey fan.
Man, hockey must suck even worse than I thought it did.
the real question is, why were you, at any point in your life, ever, for even a milisecond, thinking about it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtZjrVdjAHo (safe)
“I thought you were kidding. I thought it was a joke, I even wrote it down in my diary. ‘Jimmy Rollins had a VERY funny joke today’ I laughed at it later that night.”
fucking awesome
can we have a compilation somewhere on this site of every anchorman quote so we can just click and drag them into our comments?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/quotes
That should work.
I predict Manuel leans too heavily on Pedro due to his Yankee “experience,” which ends up crippling the Phis in the end. Leaning too heavily means pitching more than 5-6 innings total. I can just see Pedro coming in relief in a monster situation as well.
Besides, since when do we listen to people who posed in Playboy? (Rollins did)
He posed in playboy? He has a lady-part?
Just one? Damn.
He did with his wife (and former trainer) in June this year and he was fully clothed.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....bled=false
According to his wife, he is “very patient. You should see him with our dogs. He loves to train them. He makes me laugh. He’s a really good cook. He’s mastered grilling the perfect steak.”
I misread the 2nd half of that statement but then I reread it, it was SFW.
Pics of his wife, Johari Smith (they were slim pickings, so, regrettably SFW):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com.....f52d44.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com.....091d_b.jpg
http://www.emoda.com/JimmyRollins/pic1.jpg
Yup, she’s cute. She passes the “too pretty for Steve Phillips” test by a wide margin, so I’d hit it.
Too skinny also
/JMK’d
Well, don’t state the obvious.
You know how some guys like girls with a little meat on their bones? Steve Phillips likes ‘em with several thousand dollars worth of meat on their bones.
The Yankees are just four wins away from their first World Series title since I was in
high schoolstill in 7th grade and living in far rockaway queens , and the match up against the Phillies promises to be a compelling one.Good god it’s been a long time
Never really know when you might make it back to the WS so, as a record book junkie, I’d like to see a 7 game Yankee series win so that Jeter can pad his stats and move up on various WS lifetime record charts (hits, runs, but probably strike outs as well).
Hmmm, as long as its given we will win, I’m OK with a 7 game series.
yanks in 6
Peter Gammons actually predicted the Yankees to win the world series before the playoffs started
Bold Prediction:Melky or The Lazy Dominican for MVP
Burnett.
Damn straight.
Hinske
Gonna be tough when he only pitches in one game, Pop.
Nah. It won’t be a sweep.
icwudt and I like it.
I’ll assume Pop was anticipating an absolutely filthy 17-K no-hitter in Game 2, followed up by AJ coming out of the pen in a bases loaded, one-run-lead 9th inning situation in Game 4 to strike out the side (after Joba, Hughes, Robertson, and Mo all come up gimpy following Game 3 and are ruled out by Girardi).
Caught by Posada, no less.
Caught by HAIRSTON, no less.
Posada was pinch run for and after the Yankees made an incredible 8th inning rally Girardi took a gamble and pinch hit Hairston for Cervelli, who then proceeded to catch the ninth.
Swisher.
Your mind, it is blown.
Guzman
off the roster
Co-MVP’s: Wang and Nady
Seriously though, WS MVP:
Alfonso Soriano+Joaquín Árias
ICWUDT
Co-MVP’s: John Henry and Arte Moreno
what does icwudt stand for? it’s pretty much the bane of my existence at this point
I see (C) what you (U) did there.
danke
Bitte.
WS MVP: The Astros scouting system + Minka Kelly
WS MVP: Geography and economics
If anyone has tickets for game 7 (won’t happen, Yanks in 6) they’re looking to sell…here’s your buyer…
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....es_ti.html
WOW… just wow.
Now that’s team loyalty.
LMAO
“Diehard Phillies fan — gorgeous tall buxom blonde…
BULLSHIT
+1
Steve Phillips co-wrote the ad
See Mr. Phillips you can do better. Not by much, but better.
Agree.
Susan Finklestein? A a shanda fur die goy!
Seriously? Don’t the cops have real busts to make? Though she’d have to clone herself AND look better to get Series tix from me.
2009 will go down as the year of Joba and Hughes-they will come up fucking aces in the series. Book it!
Yanks in 6 b/c I’ll be there! (although, the broke person in me hopes for a win in 4 or 5 so I can save some money)
Yanks in 4. Mostly depending on AJ if he performs better which he might because he pitches better at home. Game 1 will be tough though but they take that series is pretty much over.
I’ll go with the sweep and maybe 5 games.
JoPo (in apparently slightly irritated): “Nostradamus! Jimmy Rollins, let him keep predicting.”
Jimmy Rollin: Of course, we’re gonna win. If we’re nice, we’ll let it go six, but I’m thinking five, close it out at home…
Kanye West: Yo Jimmy, I’m really happy for you for being NL champions, I’mma let you finish, but the Yankees are the greatest team of all time!
Sorry but since Jay-Z is referenced I just had to do it.
Jimmy talks, it’s what he does and IMO it’s good for baseball.
This series will basically come down to who’s hotter. They’re both very good teams (although it’s kind of odd that the Phillies only had 1 more win than the Wild Card Colorado Rockies in a weak division AND league)
Let’s just hope everybody slumps on their team…we keep pitching well…and our hot bats stay hot…and out cold bats get hot…(or at least warm maybe??)
We should fine. I said Yankees in 7 only because it depends on our pitching and I have no idea what it’s going to look like (AJ mostly).
But, like Big Ben, my heart can’t take anymore either…
When they’re not in the playoffs like last year I’m bored and angry…and when they’re in the playoffs like this year and any other…I’m excited, nervous, and sometimes angry…oh well haha
The next Game 7 the Yankees will see will be the 7th game of the season, next April.
They would have had more wins if they Had Cliff Lee for the entire year.
But a full 10 more wins? Because that’s what they’d need just to tie the Yanks.
Yankees in 5, maybe 4.
I guess Jimmy Rollins must of gotten confuse with that “other” NY team.
FWIW, Rob Neyer said Yanks in 5.
http://www.whatifsports.com/sl.....id=2117458
Yanks win 24-5. Jorgie drives in 9 runs. Not gonna happen…..
I’m not a fan of a starting pitcher winning the MVP unless he starts 3 games. Even in the ALCS, two other pitchers had to win to make CCs ws hold up. If the Yankees lose the series 4-2 with CC pitching 2 gems and nobody else doing anything exemplary in the 4 losses, there is no way he wins the MVP.
I’m not a fan of a starting pitcher winning the MVP unless he starts 3 games.
That’s utterly arbitrary.
Sincerely,
The Ghost of Alex Gonzalez
I’m sorry that I pitched a total of 16 innings and allowed only 2 runs. I’m also sorry that my team didn’t lose game 6 so I would then have to pitch game 7.
Sincerely,
Carsten Charles Sabathia
cc’s pitching all those innings is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ryan howard’s offense and he won nlcs mvp
I’m just saying that performing in 2 games of a series that takes 4 to win isn’t enough to warrant an MVP in my opinion.
All MVP voting is arbitrary.
A) It was an inside joke. If you’re a newbie and missed the reference, I apologize.
B) Please use the reply button. Helps keep the conversations organized and easy to follow. Thanks in advance.
Yea, but the fact that the starter had an impact on like 16 of the 18 innings in those two games, as opposed to position players who only get up once every nine at bats and may not have to make any plays in the field.
I enjoy this: Similar to the one person who votes a 1 every week in Mike’s Fan Confidence Poll, one person has voted for the Phillies to sweep the Yankees. I hope it’s the same person.
AND I HOPE HE BURNS IN HELLLL
/drink samuel jackson’d
IT’LL GET YOU DRUNK! YOU’LL BE FUCKIN’ FAT GIRLS IN NO TIME! YOU MIGHT EVEN FIGHT A N$%#A OR TWO!
MMMMMMMMMM-MMMMMM, BITCH!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4axBTKvzw (NSFW)
Is that that what Steve Phillips was drinking?
It’s Bill Simmons, trolling.
http://twitter.com/sportsguy33/status/5165774441
There always will be someone who is “that guy”
I wonder if Jimmy Bigmouth predicted his own .296 OBP this season. Over 672 plate appearances. That’s pretty sweet out of the leadoff spot, eh? Against NL pitching. With 81 games in a bandbox.
Someone refresh my memory…do we have a single regular anywhere near that low in OBP? I think not. Not even in the nine hole.
For the sake of comparison, Jose Molina had a .292 OBP this season. That’s right folks, with regards solely to *getting on base*, the Phillies have Jose Molina leading off.
Someone point me back in the direction of all the folks who say the Phillie lineup matches up well with ours. My foot is in dire need of some ass.
Someone refresh my memory…do we have a single regular anywhere near that low in OBP? I think not. Not even in the nine hole.
You’re correct. Of our 9 starters, Melky’s .336 OBP is the lowest and the only one of the 9 below .350.
Let me say that again, louder.
Only one of our nine regulars has an OBP below .350.
Thirteen Yankees this year had 100 plate appearances or more. Jose Molina was the only one of those 13 with an OBP below .300. Molina, Peña, and Cervelli were the only ones with an OBP below .320, and those three guys came in at #11, #12, and #13 on the list of the 13 Yankees with 100 plate appearances when you sort the list by number of plate appearances.
This team is the balls.
THE YANKEES ARE THAT DAMN GOOD!!!
/Triple H’d
Only Jose Molina, Angel Berroa, Cody Ransom, Kevin Cash, Shelley Duncan, and Freddy Guzman had lower OBP than J-Roll.
Shit even Nady had a higher OBP
That’s fucking awesome.
Jimmy drew 44 walks this season.
LINK
Derek drew 72.
LINK
Rollins only stole one more base than Jeter, too. Interesting.
“Closing bracket HTML code fail” on my part. Haha.
More “sake of comparison” comparisons:
2009 Stats:
Rollins: .296 OBP / .423 SLG
Luis Valbuena: .298 / .416
Miguel Olivo: .292 / .490
Clint Barmes: .294 / .440
Bengie Molina: .285 / .442
Brad Lidge: 7.21 ERA
Sidney Ponson: 7.36
Oliver Perez: 6.82
Sergio Mitre: 6.79
I predict Mariano will drop the hammer of GOD on Jimmy Rollins causing him to never predict/pick anything again. Rollins will proceed to watch football games after the coin flip has been decided.
I kinda don’t like the Yanks laughing in the face of Rollins’s prediction. It sounds a bit too cocky and reminds too much of Tom Brady’s infamous (and incorrect) comments after the Plaxico prediction.
To be clear, Rivera wasn’t laughing at Rollins. He was basically saying that of course Rollins is going to say that his team will win. Who wouldn’t? I was being a bit hyperbolic, and it’s really just a non-story. Don’t stress too much about it.
Ah, okay.
It’s not particularly important either way, but an interesting side plot as we wait in excitement for game 1.
I predcit Mark Texeira for MVP. He was definitely heating up the final three games of that ALCS.
Tim McCarver and Joe Buck on whoever gets a hit or 1-2-3 inning against the Yankees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ceCMpPJgc
It’s true…
Yankees in 6
BEAT PHILLY!
I got some kicks off of Mitch Williams, a must listen!
http://www.wfan.com/topic/play.....Id=4118884
Yankees in 6–long layoff does in the Phillies’ ‘O’.
Vote for John Sterling’s Best Home Run Call.
Although that Jay-Z prediction would be nervewracking it would be pretty awesome
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