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[NWI_Irish96]

I hope it's Baltimore and Milwaukee in the World Series.

I'd love to see anybody aside from Astros/Twins/Braves/Dodgers in the World Series.

[Takumi]

If it ends up being Orioles-Dodgers it's going to be very awkward for me. Personally as long as it's not the Braves or the trash cans I'll be fine, but Orioles and/or Dodgers are preferred.

In other news, for the first time in the history of the AARoads forum, the Twins have won a playoff game.

[Henry]

I know this is a long shot, but an all-Florida showdown would make a nice ending to the season, especially since both teams are celebrating milestone seasons (25th for the Rays, and 30 for the Marlins). Hell, I'll even take an all-1998 matchup (Rays vs. Diamondbacks).

But I like being a realist, so Braves over Orioles in six.

[SectorZ]

I know this is a long shot, but an all-Florida showdown would make a nice ending to the season, especially since both teams are celebrating milestone seasons (25th for the Rays, and 30 for the Marlins). Hell, I'll even take an all-1998 matchup (Rays vs. Diamondbacks).

But I like being a realist, so Braves over Orioles in six.

As long as more than 19,000 people bother going to the Rays games from here on out.

[triplemultiplex]

Frontline did an interesting dive into the Astros' sign stealing scandal.  If you've got 83 minutes and care about baseball, it's worth a watch. Because it's not just a takedown of what the team did to cheat, but rather puts it in the remarkable context of the legitimate things they did to make themselves one of the best teams in the league.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNU64BVw95g

[Takumi]

I know this is a long shot, but an all-Florida showdown would make a nice ending to the season, especially since both teams are celebrating milestone seasons (25th for the Rays, and 30 for the Marlins). Hell, I'll even take an all-1998 matchup (Rays vs. Diamondbacks).

But I like being a realist, so Braves over Orioles in six.

As long as more than 19,000 people bother going to the Rays games from here on out.

After today there are no more Rays games for the rest of the season.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Twins are moving on for the first time since 2002. Let's go!

[Flint1979]

I know this is a long shot, but an all-Florida showdown would make a nice ending to the season, especially since both teams are celebrating milestone seasons (25th for the Rays, and 30 for the Marlins). Hell, I'll even take an all-1998 matchup (Rays vs. Diamondbacks).

But I like being a realist, so Braves over Orioles in six.

As long as more than 19,000 people bother going to the Rays games from here on out.

After today there are no more Rays games for the rest of the season.

They only had 494 more people for game 2 than game 1.

[Takumi]

The ALDS matchups will be Rangers-Orioles and Twins-Astros. The NLDS will literally be two Division Series, with the West's Diamondbacks and Dodgers in one matchup, and the East's Phillies vs. the Braves in the other.

As of the time of this post the three completed Wild Card matches ended in sweeps, and the fourth looks to be going the same way. Two of the winners were road teams.

Edit: the fourth was also a sweep.

[Henry]

I know this is a long shot, but an all-Florida showdown would make a nice ending to the season, especially since both teams are celebrating milestone seasons (25th for the Rays, and 30 for the Marlins). Hell, I'll even take an all-1998 matchup (Rays vs. Diamondbacks).

But I like being a realist, so Braves over Orioles in six.

As long as more than 19,000 people bother going to the Rays games from here on out.

After today there are no more Rays games for the rest of the season.

If that 7-0 score in Philly holds up, there'll be no more Marlins games this year either.

Meanwhile, I congratulate the Diamondbacks for sweeping a despised rival out of the Wild Card round.

[epzik8]

No reason for the Braves to lose yesterday.

[Takumi]

Kersh

Not a good weekend to have won 100 games in the regular season.

[Henry]

No reason for the Braves to lose yesterday.

At least they bounced back today.

Kersh

Not a good weekend to have won 100 games in the regular season.

I'd hate to be an Orioles fan right now. The prospect of getting swept in Texas ought to frighten those who are.

The Dodgers could be in the exact same position when they go out to Arizona, right now they're losing 3-0.

[KeithE4Phx]

No reason for the Braves to lose yesterday.

At least they bounced back today.

Kersh

Not a good weekend to have won 100 games in the regular season.

I'd hate to be an Orioles fan right now. The prospect of getting swept in Texas ought to frighten those who are.

The Dodgers could be in the exact same position when they go out to Arizona, right now they're losing 3-0. 

It's 4-2 D'backs after 7.  But even if the Dodgers manage to come back and win this one, it'll be a best-of-3 with 2 games at Chase Field.

The Orioles are in deep doodoo right now.

[Henry]

This season at Camden Yards ends the same way the other 31 did, with no World Series played there. Needless to say, having last played in a Fall Classic 40 years ago (and won too), the Orioles are the new Cubs, with a curse placed squarely on them that has no end in sight.

If the Phillies and Diamondbacks win their respective series (and it looks like the Phillies will after going up 2-1 on the Braves), there'll be no more 100-win teams left standing.

[Hunty2022]

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

[Flint1979]

This season at Camden Yards ends the same way the other 31 did, with no World Series played there. Needless to say, having last played in a Fall Classic 40 years ago (and won too), the Orioles are the new Cubs, with a curse placed squarely on them that has no end in sight.

If the Phillies and Diamondbacks win their respective series (and it looks like the Phillies will after going up 2-1 on the Braves), there'll be no more 100-win teams left standing.

What about Cleveland?

[NWI_Irish96]

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been doing a bang-up job recently.

[Alps]

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been cheating recently.

ftfy

[74/171FAN]

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been doing a bang-up job recently.

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been cheating recently.

ftfy

Bang-up and cheating are both relevant since they cheated based off of someone banging a drum.

[kurumi]

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been cheating recently.

ftfy

I'm surprised the portmanteau "Patstros" has not made an appearance in this forum (until now)

[Henry]

This season at Camden Yards ends the same way the other 31 did, with no World Series played there. Needless to say, having last played in a Fall Classic 40 years ago (and won too), the Orioles are the new Cubs, with a curse placed squarely on them that has no end in sight.

If the Phillies and Diamondbacks win their respective series (and it looks like the Phillies will after going up 2-1 on the Braves), there'll be no more 100-win teams left standing.

What about Cleveland?

Meh, I don't think too much of them anyway. They're more like the Phillies, if you ask me (either they'll get agonizingly close or suck real bad).

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been cheating recently.

ftfy

I'm surprised the portmanteau "Patstros" has not made an appearance in this forum (until now)

Well, I'd nominate "Heatstros" for another new word, as Miami did the same thing in its superteam era too.

[jeffandnicole]

The Phils didn't make it easy tonight.  They kept it interesting, but they pulled thru and now have home field advantage for the NLCS.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

This season at Camden Yards ends the same way the other 31 did, with no World Series played there. Needless to say, having last played in a Fall Classic 40 years ago (and won too), the Orioles are the new Cubs, with a curse placed squarely on them that has no end in sight.

If the Phillies and Diamondbacks win their respective series (and it looks like the Phillies will after going up 2-1 on the Braves), there'll be no more 100-win teams left standing.

What about Cleveland?

What about them? They didn't qualify for the playoffs this year and haven't won 100 games since 1995.

[Takumi]

Astros to their 7TH STRAIGHT ALCS!!

They've really been cheating recently.

ftfy

I'm surprised the portmanteau "Patstros" has not made an appearance in this forum (until now)

I'm more partial to Trashstros or just trash cans.