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Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-01 03:32:29 +0000

MLB 2008 Playoffs Thread

Red Sox def. Angels Tampa Bay def. White Sox Tampa Bay def. Red Sox Dodgers def. Cubs Phillies def. Brewers Dodgers def. Phillies Your world champion Tampa Bay Rays.

Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-10-01 12:22:48 +0000

Red Sox def. Angels Tampa Bay def. White Sox Red Sox def. Tampa Bay Dodgers def. Cubs Brewers def. Phillies Dodgers def. Brewers Red Sox champs again.

Posted by MF DU on 2008-10-01 13:31:36 +0000

Could the Cubs defeat Tampa Bay? If not, I guess it'll be the Red Sox IMHO. I hope I dont have to post a retraction, but I probably will.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-01 13:32:27 +0000

Red Sox over Angels Devil Rays over White Sox Red Sox over D Rays Cubs over Dodgers Phillies over Brewers Cubs over Phillies Cubs win one for the Ages.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-01 13:49:30 +0000

God, please, ANYBODY but the Cubs. We just sent the Cubs puzzle book to the printers. God forbid they win a once-in-a-lifetime World Series; leaving me with a grand total of zero references to that in the book coming out in April 2009!

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-01 14:45:29 +0000

The Dodgers have more momentum than anyone coming in -- if they can t sustain it I'd go with the Cubs to win the whole thing. Having said that, I don't feel like there's a clear favorite in the playoffs, which is going to make the next month pretty amazing.

Posted by tommy on 2008-10-01 16:21:46 +0000

Angels over Red Sox Rays over White Sox Rays over Angels Dodgers over Cubs Phillies over Brewers Phillies over Dodgers Phillies over Rays

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-01 16:50:03 +0000

Bold.

Posted by tgl on 2008-10-02 02:33:29 +0000

Jason Bay!

Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-10-02 11:55:05 +0000

I'm looking forward to the game where Bay throws out Manny at the plate when he's trying to steal home.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-02 16:55:13 +0000

Wow.

Posted by tgl on 2008-10-03 02:26:43 +0000

Does Simmons always use footnotes or is that a homage to DFW?

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-03 02:31:39 +0000

The latter -- he was a big fan, and mentioned Wallace's passing briefly at the end of a recent column.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-03 16:42:05 +0000

Gotta be tough in Chicago.

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-03 17:17:39 +0000

Agreed. The Cubs need some magic akin to Sox '04 circa: pronto.

Posted by tommy on 2008-10-03 17:39:24 +0000

Leave it to Tampa to almost have a bench-clearing brawl in their first playoff game ever. Awesome.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-03 19:52:26 +0000

He did footnote all the articles collected in "Now I Can Die in Peace."

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-03 20:17:04 +0000

Zing!

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-04 00:12:44 +0000

I repeat, gotta be tough in Chicago.

Posted by tgl on 2008-10-04 00:35:06 +0000

Jason Bay!

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-04 06:23:20 +0000

Nancy Drew!

Posted by tgl on 2008-10-07 01:53:41 +0000

Jason Bay!

Posted by tgl on 2008-10-07 01:55:52 +0000

RBI Lowrie! "Can you believe it?"

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-07 02:20:50 +0000

Four-for-four.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-10 11:36:35 +0000

God, please, ANYBODY but the Dodgers. We just sent the Dodgers puzzle book to the printers. God forbid they win another World Series; leaving me with a grand total of zero references to that one in the book coming out in April 2009! Keep those wins coming Killadelphia!

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-10 12:44:39 +0000

A+.

Posted by tommy on 2008-10-10 12:49:04 +0000

Dude, you gotta work on your Royals and Mariners puzzle books this time of year.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-10-10 13:34:44 +0000

With these series, I do what the publisher tells me.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-15 11:01:02 +0000

Yuck. Who are these guys?

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-10-15 13:24:33 +0000

They're great, aside from the hitting and pitching.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-10-15 13:29:56 +0000

True, base running and fielding have been OK.