Balta1701 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Sep 7, 2011 -> 07:48 PM) I don't even hate them, that's the thing. Just have no fun watching a team that is far and away more talented than every team they play. We call this the Miami Heat effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 7, 2011 -> 06:52 PM) We call this the Miami Heat effect. Perhaps, but I HATE the Heat and almost every player on that team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 7, 2011 -> 05:01 PM) One of the great starting staffs of the last quarter century. Last I checked, Rollins, Utley, Howard, Victorino and Pence weren't classified as boring players. Gotta be a little more specific than "least fun team in baseball." Hunter Pence is very fun to watch. And Kjshoe has a point about the Phillies. They hog all the wins... I get so sick of my roommate b****ing over a loss when they're 40 games over and I have to deal with our dysfunctional piece of s*** team. Edited September 8, 2011 by chw42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 I flipped between the Sox and the Phillies game. They own Atlanta but the games are close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 8, 2011 -> 03:34 PM) I flipped between the Sox and the Phillies game. They own Atlanta but the games are close. Potential NLCS preview starting today. I'll definitely be turned in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 8, 2011 -> 03:47 PM) Potential NLCS preview starting today. I'll definitely be turned in. If the Phillies take care of business, it could be a NLDS preview. The D-Backs are suddenly only 2.5 back of the Brew Crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 8, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) If the Phillies take care of business, it could be a NLDS preview. The D-Backs are suddenly only 2.5 back of the Brew Crew. Good stuff. Didn't realize zona was that close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 As someone who will be rooting for the Brewers this October, I find these stats a bit alarming: Brewers success a Milwaukee Mirage? One of the challenges for Tampa Bay, Toronto and Baltimore is playing in the AL East and having to play 36 games against the Yankees and Red Sox. Well, the inverse of the AL East Penalty is the NL Central Advantage. The Brewers are going to the postseason almost entirely because they can fatten up on 46 games against the Cubs, Pirates and Astros. With realignment talk floating around, Milwaukee shouldn't dare complain about the "inequity" of competing in a division with six teams. Milwaukee is 31-9 against Chicago, Pittsburgh and Houston and barely above .500 (54-51) against all others. The Brewers have fewer wins against .500 or better teams (22) than 24 other clubs. The Padres, Nationals, Orioles and Cubs -- the Cubs! -- have more quality wins than Milwaukee, the Boise State of the major leagues. The Brewers don't win on the road and they don't beat good teams, including the three other NL playoff teams. Against Philadelphia, Atlanta and Arizona, Milwaukee is 8-11 while hitting .235 and scoring 3.4 runs per game. Do you know the last time Milwaukee won a series against a winning team other than the Cardinals? That would be before Memorial Day. The Brewers went the entire summer without winning a series against a good team other than St. Louis. Do you remember their 23-3 run from late July to mid-August that salted away the division? The Brewers went 19-1 against losing teams, including 13-0 against the Cubs, Pirates and Astros Get this: Milwaukee still has six more games with Pittsburgh and Chicago. None of them will be in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Their rotation is good enough to get them through a series or two and their offensive talent is there. The playoffs are a whole different ballgame and the statheads cant figure that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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