LCS Open Thread and Ichthyomancy (Day One)

by craig on Oct 9, 2008 10:04 AM EDT Comment 13 comments

The League Championship Series starts today with the National League taking center stage.

Dodgers (Lowe) at Phillies (Hamels), 8:22 p.m.

The National League games will be on Fox, which probably means we will get the...uh..."pleasure" of listening to Jack Buck and Tim McCarver drone on incessantly. One can only hope they will notice that a game is going on sometime during the series and make intelligent comments about it. But that is probably too much to ask.

Looking at the early rounds of starting pitching, the Dodgers appear to have the better starters. While the Phillies have more and better boppers, which should be interesting while the games are being played in that bandbox the Phillies call a stadium.

But if history is any indicator, good pitching normally shuts down good hitting.

Just like in the LDS, you will be picking the winner of the game, player of the game and an AAB pick.

Ichthyomancy is ready to get this party started. Best of Luck to You!

FishStriper	LAD@PHI	Player	AAB
Brickell	PHI	Hamels	M. Ramirez: every Dodger RBI
Bumppo
Fishcrazy	LAD	Lowe	Lowe: QS, W
FriedFish	LAD	M. Ramirez	Lowe: QS, 2 < BB
GameFish
Hurricane	PHI	Burrell	M. Ramirez: 3 OB
Jrsyeagle	LAD	Lowe	Bullpens: 2+ R, 4+ K
LadyFish	LAD	Lowe	Lowe: QS; M. Ramirez: IBB+BB=2+
Spud	LAD	Martin	M. Ramirez: 0 RBI
Stlcardinalsfan	PHI	Utley	Both SP: IP > 6, ER < 3

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I miss Rich and Tommy!

Phils
Burrell
Manley Ramirez: Fails to reach base in only one plate appearance

Build a stadium downtown and I'll buy season tickets

by hurricane on Oct 9, 2008 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And if we're counting....

Phils in 7
Rays in 5

Build a stadium downtown and I'll buy season tickets

by hurricane on Oct 9, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dodgers

Manny
Lowe QS, 2<BB’s

by FriedFish on Oct 9, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dodgers

Lowe
Bullpens combine to give up 2 or more runs, notch 4 or more Ks

by jrsyeagle on Oct 9, 2008 11:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Phils

Hamels
Manny gets all of LA’s RBIs

by brickell on Oct 9, 2008 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dodgers

Lowe
Lowe QS, W

drained of creativity on AABs these days.

by Fishcrazy on Oct 9, 2008 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

by the way,

are also picking the winners and number of games in the LCSs and WS?

by Fishcrazy on Oct 9, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll pick them

Phillies in 6
Rays in 7

by brickell on Oct 9, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll say Dodgers and Red Sox in 6 each.

Just so everyone can be Manny-ed to death during the World Series.

I think the Dodgers are the better team, but I’m disgusted with the notion that Manny could earn another ring after quitting on his team to force a trade. Silly me…I thought the drop in his stats with Boston this year was the result of declining bat speed or injuries or something, rather than the con job it really was.

by Fishcrazy on Oct 9, 2008 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs