Gearing up for October

[Proletariat]

For the few baseball fans here, who do you like this October?

As a few of you know, I'm a pretty die hard Red Sox fan. Currently I'm a bit worried about our pitching and our 4th outfielder going down last night with a ruptured achille's tendon (Gabe Kapler, out for the season and most likely, his career's over).

Anyway, here are the current standings in the American League:

(Edit: I realize my columns look like garbage here, no matter how much I edit them so here's a link to the current standings.)

Al East w l

Boston 85 60
New York 82 62
Toronto 72 73
Baltimore 69 76
Tampa Bay 60 86


Al Cent w l

Chicago 88 56
Cleveland 84 62
Minnesota 75 70
Detroit 66 78
Kansas City 47 96

Al West w l

Los Angeles 81 64
Oakland 80 65
Texas 71 75
Seattle 64 81


And here's the National League. (Boooring.)

NL East w l

Atlanta 83 63
Florida 78 68
Philadelphia 78 68
Washington 75 71
New York 71 74

NL Cent w l

St. Louis 93 54
Houston 77 68
Milwaukee 72 73
Chicago 72 74
Cincinnati 68 77
Pittsburgh 58 87

NL West w l

San Diego 72 73
Los Angeles 66 79
San Francisco 66 79
Arizona 66 80
Colorado 59 86

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Okay, so if the play offs ended today we'd have in the American League:

East Boston
Central Chicago
West Anaheim
Wild Card Cleveland

In the National league we'd have:

East Atlanta
Central St Louis
West San Diego
Wild Card Florida


Who do you think will make it? My prediction is pretty much the way the standings are now, except I think Oakland will make it in the AL wild card spot and Houston will make it in the NL wild card.

If your predictions are are spot on come October, I'll reach deep into my proletariat pockets and donate a $100 to a charity of your choice.(Assuming this doesn't violate any org policy [No, nothing like the Dethrone Bush Fund or Gay Rights for Baby Seals Organization. Something fairly reputable, please.])

[edyzmedieval]

Baseball seemed a very strange sport for me. And in Romania, we rarely had a baseball team. Baseball in my country, is like the medieval period for America.

Anyways, my favourite is Houston. Maybe they'll win some matches, and get a spot in the playoffs.

[JimBob]

A week ago, I would have agreed about the White Sox, and I still do being a fan, but they are slipping. From 15 games in Division to 4.5 is pretty lame. Maybe they'll scrape by.

[Reverend Joe]

Aw, man, I thought this was about Oktoberfest.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

NY METS GOING ALL THE WAY 2005!


I wish

[Strike For The South]

CMON BOSOX DESTROY ALL OTHERS

[Strike For The South]

If your predictions are are spot on come October, I'll reach deep into my proletariat pockets and donate a $100 to a charity of your choice.(Assuming this doesn't violate any org policy [No, nothing like the Dethrone Bush Fund or Gay Rights for Baby Seals Organization. Something fairly reputable, please.])[/QUOTE]

What about the strike booze money fund

It will be

Boston
Chi sox
Angles
Yanks

Atlanta
St Louis
San Diego
Houston

[Tricon]

It is known:

Boston
Cleveland
Oakland
Wild Card Yankees
(OK that's what I would wish for, but in all honesty ... switch the sox and the yanks. The sox will mess it up again.)

Atlanta
St Louis
San Diego
Wild Card Houston

[JimBob]

The Sox are gunna beat Cleveland, boy. Just you wait and see, there is hope for Chi.

[Samurai Waki]

C'mon White Sox!

[Proletariat]

I've never seen a team implode quite as embarassingly as what's been happening with the ChiSox over the last few weeks. Hopefully they'll get it going against the lowly Tigers in the next few days for you guys.

I just left work early to watch game one of Boston's double header today. Am I a sick person? Well worth it, btw. Back to a tie with the MFY's.

Hopefully the O's won't lay down like the worthless dogs they are for the Yankees again like they always do. Anyway, pretty exciting week ahead.

[dgfred]

If your predictions are are spot on come October, I'll reach deep into my proletariat pockets and donate a $100 to a charity of your choice.(Assuming this doesn't violate any org policy [No, nothing like the Dethrone Bush Fund or Gay Rights for Baby Seals Organization. Something fairly reputable, please.])

What about the strike booze money fund

It will be

Boston
Chi sox
Angles
Yanks

Atlanta
St Louis
San Diego
Houston[/QUOTE]

You seem to have it down , excellent picks. I've been a Phillies
fan since the early 70's and I know they will somehow crumble
at the worst possible moment. Oh well, we will end the Braves streak next
yr.......maybe.

[AggonyKing]

I see Cardinals vs WhiteSox in the end

[Big_John]

well, i just bought some hacker-pschorr "original oktoberfest" marzen. that's as geared-up as i'm probably going to get. though seeing as i'm living in and/or around cleveland, atm, i guess i'm subconsciously pulling for the indians. from watching sportscenter and such, i have the impression that they are involved in the playoff race in some respect. yay and all that.


marzen.