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Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Marlins at Astros (9/13)

The Fish enter tonight's game with the Wild Card lead. However, whoever wins tonight's game will end the night with the lead (and the Phillies could jump into the mix here too if the Fish lose and the Phils win; the Phils would trail the Astros in that case, but they'd be ahead of the Fish).

Josh Beckett starts for the Fish tonight. Since the game hasn't started yet, we don't know if we'll get good Josh or bad Josh.

Working in the Marlins favor is that the Astros are starting Wandy Rodriguez tonight. As has been well documented, the Marlins have never lost to a starting pitcher named Wandy. In fact, no Wandy has ever even recorded an out against the Fish - not just this year, but in the franchise's entire history. This surely bodes well for the Marlins.

Oh, and Cool Standings still likes the Astros playoff chances.

It's once again time for ichthyomancy. If you've been playing all season, please make your picks today. If you've never played before - start today. It doesn't cost anything, it's fun, and it's free.

Here's today's ichthyomancy pick table:

Person Player Attendance AAB
Carolina Pierre 30,000 Beckett: 7.0 IP
Colombo259
Craig Pierre 32,233 Pierre: Cycle
Danielfred1235 Easley 28,000 Cabrera: 2 HR*
Dex
Double B SP
Fishfan24 Cabrera 24,024 SP: No hitter
Jsprt05 Beckett 30,000 Rodriguez < 4 IP
Seamusfurr Lo Duca 30,005 Marlins: 5 HR
StrandedX02 Beckett 26,527 Conine/Cabrera/Delgado: Consec. RBI 1B
Wiggins Beckett 36,452 Beckett: HR

Make your picks and discuss...