2012 Playoffs Thread

[El Duderino]

It'll be so Cardinals when they beat the guy whose team hasn't lost the past 23 times he's started.

 

Fri on TBS

STL @ ATL 5:00 Kyle Lohse vs. Kris Medlen

BAL @ TEX 8:30 Joe Saunders vs. Yu Darvish

Edited October 4, 2012 by El Duderino

[UMFan83]

Have any of the other Wild Card teams announced their starters?

[El Duderino]

Texas is starting Darvish.

[pitchcs]

Lohse

[Guest]

http://i.imgur.com/kcdh7.png

 

11:37PM EST October 3. 2012 - A look at the postseason schedule (all times ET)

 

WILD CARD (one-game playoff)

 

AL: Baltimore (TBA) at Texas (Darvish 16-9), 8:37 p.m. (TBS)

 

NL: St. Louis (Lohse 16-3) at Atlanta (Medlen 10-1), 5:07 p.m. (TBS)

 

***

 

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

 

Oakland vs. Detroit

 

Saturday: Oakland (TBA) at Detroit (Verlander 17-8), 6:07 p.m. (TBS)

 

Sunday: Oakland at Detroit (TBS or MLB)

 

Tuesday: Detroit at Oakland (TBS)

 

x-Wednesday: Detroit at Oakland (TBS or MLB)

 

x-Oct. 11: Detroit at Oakland (TBS)

 

***

 

N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore-Texas winner

 

Sunday: N.Y. Yankees (TBA) at Baltimore-Texas winner (TBS or MLB)

 

Monday: N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore-Texas winner (TBS)

 

Wednesday: Baltimore-Texas winner at N.Y. Yankees (TBS or MLB)

 

x-Oct. 11: Baltimore-Texas winner at N.Y. Yankees (TBS)

 

x-Oct. 12: Baltimore-Texas winner at N.Y. Yankees (TBS)

 

***

 

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco

 

Saturday: Cincinnati (Cueto 19-9) at San Francisco (Cain 16-5), 9:37 p.m. (TBS)

 

Sunday: Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-10) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 16-11) (TBS or MLB)

 

Tuesday: San Francisco at Cincinnati (Mat Latos 14-4) (TBS)

 

x-Wednesday: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS or MLB)

 

x-Oct. 11: San Francisco at Cincinnati (TBS)

 

***

 

Washington vs. Atlanta-St. Louis winner

 

Sunday: Washington (Gonzalez 21-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS or MLB)

 

Monday: Washington (Zimmermann 12-8) at St. Louis-Atlanta winner (TBS)

 

Wednesday: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS or MLB)

 

x-Oct. 11: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)

 

x-Oct. 12: St. Louis-Atlanta winner at Washington (TBS)

 

***

 

AL Championship Series begins Oct. 13

 

NL Championship Series begins Oct. 14

 

World Series begins Oct. 24

[Andy]

Six years ago, at age 27, Kyle Lohse posted an ERA of 5.83, including above 7 in the Twins' half of his season. I just knew then that someday he would be the ace on a playoff team.

[rocket]

i'm throwing my support to:

 

http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/52/full/8gwv5vpgjsq8fox4fjsl4p54f.gif

[Guest]

http://logoinspirations.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oakland-Athletics-ALT.jpg

[Guest]

Go Giants and Braves/Nationals (hopefully it doesn't get that far). After that, I don't really care.

[mul21]

http://logoinspirations.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oakland-Athletics-ALT.jpg

 

Yes, absolutely. Just so I don't have to listen to any more of the "watch the games, Billy Beane's never won anything" morons.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I hope they all lose.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Pulling for Chipper and the Braves, but anyone other than the Cards will suffice.

[JeffH]

It's just awful that these five game series begin with the games played at the teams with the worse record.

[UMFan83]

My predictions

 

Orioles 7 Rangers 5

Cardinals 9 Braves 2

 

Yankees over Orioles in 4 (LWWW)

Tigers over A's in 5 (LLWWW)

Cardinals over Nationals in 4 (WWLW)

Giants over Reds in 5 (WWLLW)

 

Yankees over Tigers in 6 (WLWLWW)

Cardinals over Giants in 5 (WLWWW)

 

Cardinals over Yankees in 7 (WWLLLWW)

 

Maybe I am just being a masochist, who knows, but I've seen this story before. Twice in fact in the last 7 years.

[toonsterwu]

I hope my local teams, the Orioles and Nats, can advance.

 

Realistically, though, I'm going to be stunned if the Orioles can beat the Rangers. You never know in one game, but I don't particularly trust Saunders against that lineup, and Johnson ... eh. Orioles are going to have to score and keep it close that their bullpen can make a difference.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Predictions:

Braves beat Cards: the woeful Cubs fan in me says that the Cards will win it all again after entering through the back. The more logical side says that The Braves have too much depth, especially when it comes down to bullpens

 

Rangers over Os. Rangers depth will triumph over DC Area Feelgood Story II. O's have a phenomenal pen, but Rangers will take it out of the equation early.

 

ALDCS

 

As vs Tigers: tough one. Unsure how Tigers offense will fare in the As house, but when you have Verlander on the mound for 2 games in a 5 game set, the odds be with you.

Tigers in 5

 

Rangers vs. Yankees: still don't trust Yankees pitching.

Rangers in 4

 

NLDCS

 

Giants vs Reds

Giants win another one with pitching and Posey.

Giants in 3

 

Nats vs. Braves

This will be a good one. Nats first post season and franchises 2nd ends in a valiant effort, but a one-n-done all the same.

Braves in 5

 

ALCS

Rangers vs. Tigers.

Rangers in 5

 

NLCS

Giants vs. Braves

Like the Braves overall depth. Again, that pen is tough

Braves in 6

 

WS: Rangers vs. Braves

Rangers finally win one in 7. Dempster wins games 3&7, and in the end, the non-trade ends up as a difference maker.

 

Bring on the off-season!

[Andy]

My predictions

 

Orioles 7 Rangers 5

Cardinals 9 Braves 2

 

Yankees over Orioles in 4 (LWWW)

Tigers over A's in 5 (LLWWW)

Cardinals over Nationals in 4 (WWLW)

Giants over Reds in 5 (WWLLW)

 

Yankees over Tigers in 6 (WLWLWW)

Cardinals over Giants in 5 (WLWWW)

 

Cardinals over Yankees in 7 (WWLLLWW)

 

Maybe I am just being a masochist, who knows, but I've seen this story before. Twice in fact in the last 7 years.

You are being a masochist, and so am I.

 

I think a Beltway Series would be fun, but I think Atlanta vs Oakland is what I'd like to see the most. I have no real reason for that.

[bukie]

Orioles over Rangers in 1

Braves over Cardinals in 1

 

Orioles over Yankees in 4

A's over Tigers in 4

 

Nationals over Braves in 5

Giants over Reds in 3

 

A's over Orioles in 6

Nationals over Giants in 5

 

A's over Nationals in 5

[illiniguy]

The cardinals are winning this again. Then Bud will give them two chances in the competitive balance lottery next year. Because he can.

[mookie]

Darvish is going to tank cementing the Rangers as the lovable Buffalo Bills of baseball.

 

Go Athletics!

 

Go Braves!

 

Go Chipper!

[bcl412]

I'm really excited for the wild card round. The one game series (if you want to call it that) is a great idea.

[Sammys Boombox]

I don't like the fifth team, but I can live with it. What I really don't like is the lower seeds hosting the first two games of the LDS this season because Bud couldn't wait a season to implement the fifth team. All it has done in the AL is push the tie-breaker back to Friday instead of being tonight and totally screwed up the homefield advantage aspect of the LDS. In the NL it has allowed the Cardinals into the postseason with the chance to actually have homefield advantage against the Nationals (best record in the league). Personally, I'd rather be the 3 seed than the 2 seed this season...

[bukie]

I don't like the fifth team, but I can live with it. What I really don't like is the lower seeds hosting the first two games of the LDS this season because Bud couldn't wait a season to implement the fifth team. All it has done in the AL is push the tie-breaker back to Friday instead of being tonight and totally screwed up the homefield advantage aspect of the LDS. In the NL it has allowed the Cardinals into the postseason with the chance to actually have homefield advantage against the Nationals (best record in the league). Personally, I'd rather be the 3 seed than the 2 seed this season...

Err...the lower seeds don't have home field advantage.

[mookie]

I don't like the fifth team, but I can live with it. What I really don't like is the lower seeds hosting the first two games of the LDS this season because Bud couldn't wait a season to implement the fifth team. All it has done in the AL is push the tie-breaker back to Friday instead of being tonight and totally screwed up the homefield advantage aspect of the LDS. In the NL it has allowed the Cardinals into the postseason with the chance to actually have homefield advantage against the Nationals (best record in the league). Personally, I'd rather be the 3 seed than the 2 seed this season...

Err...the lower seeds don't have home field advantage.

 

It definitely could be argued that they do.

[Andy]

I don't like the fifth team, but I can live with it. What I really don't like is the lower seeds hosting the first two games of the LDS this season because Bud couldn't wait a season to implement the fifth team. All it has done in the AL is push the tie-breaker back to Friday instead of being tonight and totally screwed up the homefield advantage aspect of the LDS. In the NL it has allowed the Cardinals into the postseason with the chance to actually have homefield advantage against the Nationals (best record in the league). Personally, I'd rather be the 3 seed than the 2 seed this season...

Err...the lower seeds don't have home field advantage.

 

It definitely could be argued that they do.

Yeah, I don't know the math, but I'm fairly sure someone who looked it up would find that a very large percentage of the best of 5 series in baseball history have ended in fewer than 5 games.