michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (09/27/85)
Now that we can pretty much put talk about "Subway Series" and
this chatter about "I-70 Series" aside, let's talk seriously.
It looks like smart money is riding on a Freeway Series with
the Angels and the Dodgers sitting out front.
I'm not a believer in the Angels but I do like the
Dodgers. Remember, the LCS is 4 out of 7 this year which
means the Dodgers will probably pitch Fernando and Orel
Herschiser twice. Bob Welch and Jerry Reuss will go at least
once. That's just too much for any team. Even though the
Dodger bullpen has been getting rocked lately, Niedenfuer
and Ken Howell are still impressive flame-throwers.
Guerrero has been coming back slowly off a sprained wrist
and Marshall has taken over as he does for Pedro every now and then.
Just take the 5 Freeway north from the Anaheim until you
see the Harbor Freeway and then...jimb@ISM780B.UUCP (09/28/85)
To quote Charles Dickens, "Bah! Humbug!"
Both West teams will get blown out by the respective East teams.
That the Dodgers are in first place is a tribute to the Padres having the
guts to get rid of Alan Wiggins, Ted Turner's systematic destruction of the
Braves (previously documented on this net) and playing in a weak division.
If the Dodgers played in the N.L. East they would be fighting for third
place.
Of course, Mike, it's hard to be hard on L.A. partisans, most of whom think
Phoenix is "back East." (That's okay, I was born in California.)
-- from the bewildered musings of Jim Brunet
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ihnp4!vortex!ism780!jimbjohnp@ihuxf.UUCP (John Schleicher) (10/01/85)
> > > > Now that we can pretty much put talk about "Subway Series" and > this chatter about "I-70 Series" aside, let's talk seriously. > It looks like smart money is riding on a Freeway Series with > the Angels and the Dodgers sitting out front. > > I'm not a believer in the Angels but I do like the > Dodgers. Remember, the LCS is 4 out of 7 this year which > means the Dodgers will probably pitch Fernando and Orel > Herschiser twice. Bob Welch and Jerry Reuss will go at least > once. That's just too much for any team. Even though the > Dodger bullpen has been getting rocked lately, Niedenfuer > and Ken Howell are still impressive flame-throwers. > > Guerrero has been coming back slowly off a sprained wrist > and Marshall has taken over as he does for Pedro every now and then. > > Just take the 5 Freeway north from the Anaheim until you > see the Harbor Freeway and then... I think that it is a little premature to rule out the I-70 series at this point in time with the Kansas City Royals tied for first today (1 Oct) with 3 more home games against California and 6 home games overall. California is away for their remaining 6 games. St Louis is still looking strong in the NL East. Who knows, California baseball fans may not see either of your teams in the WS.
dday@gymble.UUCP (Dennis Doubleday) (10/01/85)
In article <33400018@ISM780.UUCP> michaelf@ISM780.UUCP writes: > Now that we can pretty much put talk about "Subway Series" and > this chatter about "I-70 Series" aside, let's talk seriously. > It looks like smart money is riding on a Freeway Series with > the Angels and the Dodgers sitting out front. > I don't know which major league standings you've been looking at, but the last time I checked the Cardinals had a 3 game lead with 6 to play and K.C. and California were deadlocked with 3 more games between them *in Kansas City*. It looks to me like an I-70 series is still a greater possibility than a Freeway Series. But I think it's going to be a Toronto-L.A. series anyway. Anybody out there have a name for that one? > I'm not a believer in the Angels but I do like the > Dodgers. Remember, the LCS is 4 out of 7 this year which > means the Dodgers will probably pitch Fernando and Orel > Herschiser twice. Bob Welch and Jerry Reuss will go at least > once. That's just too much for any team. Even though the > Dodger bullpen has been getting rocked lately, Niedenfuer > and Ken Howell are still impressive flame-throwers. > This year's World Series may be anticlimactic after what promises to be a really interesting NL championship series. Consider: Game 1 : Tudor vs Valenzuela Game 2 : Andujar vs Hershiser Game 3 : Cox vs Welch : : : to possible Game 7 : Tudor vs. Valenzuela showdown I like the Dodgers because Hershiser has been coming on very strong while Andujar has been floundering of late. On the other hand, Tudor has been unbeatable lately so it should go the full seven. Even if the Mets pull off a miracle, it would still be a great series. I might even give the Mets the edge over the Dodgers because they have an almost certain three wins from Dr. K. Whichever NL team advances will send the remains of Toronto home in a paper bag. Dennis Doubleday Univ. of Maryland
jmd@rduxb.UUCP (Joseph M. Dakes) (10/02/85)
> Now that we can pretty much put talk about "Subway Series" and > this chatter about "I-70 Series" aside, let's talk seriously. > It looks like smart money is riding on a Freeway Series with It ain't over til it's over. As of today, Wednesday morning, the New Yorkers, both the Mets and Yankees, are still in the thick of things. The Mets beat the Cards in a classic last nite 1-0 to climb within 2 games of first. With Dr. K going tonite they should be within a game by tomorrow at this time. On the other side of the Big Apple, the Yanks have caught fire again and have climbed to within 4 games of the struggling Jays. With a 3 game series against the Jays this weekend and a little help from the Tigers the Yanks could once again end up on top. You gotta believe! Joseph M. Dakes AT&T Bell Laboratories Reading, PA rduxb!jmd
lor@ucla-cs.UUCP (10/04/85)
In article <28000002@ISM780B.UUCP> jimb@ISM780B.UUCP writes: >Both West teams will get blown out by the respective East teams. > >That the Dodgers are in first place is a tribute to the Padres having the >guts to get rid of Alan Wiggins, Ted Turner's systematic destruction of the >Braves (previously documented on this net) and playing in a weak division. >If the Dodgers played in the N.L. East they would be fighting for third >place. > > >Of course, Mike, it's hard to be hard on L.A. partisans, most of whom think >Phoenix is "back East." (That's okay, I was born in California.) I am upset by the sayings that the Dodgers won the NL West only because it's the NL Worst. C'mon, the Dodgers are playing in a weak division, but that does NOT mean they cannot beat the Mets nor the Cardinals. I can easily say the Mets and the Cards are closed to 100 wins because they play 18 games against a team called Pittsburgh. The Dodgers are 7-5 against both the Mets and the Cards in the regular season, so what make you think they would be blown out by either team? May I refresh all the weak memories from the East? The Lakers played in the weakest Pacific (Pathetic) Division last season, but who beat the Celtics to win the NBA championship? -- Eddy Lor ...!(ihnp4,ucbvax)!ucla-cs!lor lor@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU Computer Science Department, UCLA
meehan@ihlpg.UUCP (Meehan) (10/08/85)
> May I refresh all the weak memories from the East? The Lakers > played in the weakest Pacific (Pathetic) Division last season, but > who beat the Celtics to win the NBA championship? > > -- > Eddy Lor > ...!(ihnp4,ucbvax)!ucla-cs!lor > lor@LOCUS.UCLA.EDU > Computer Science Department, UCLA > We're starting to get a lot of such submissions to the net, and they > are entirely inappropriate to the newsgroup. You can talk about the > Yankees and Blue Jays. You can even talk about Yankee and Blue Jay > fans. However, if I wish to hear a discussion of the relative merits > of the various cities for reasons that are not connected with the > game, its play, its participants, or its followers, I'll tune in to > net.geography.chauvinism. So CUT IT OUT! David Rubin You better watch out Eddy or you might get a nasty flame because you mentioned a basketball team on a baseball newsgroup. To each his own! Patrick Meehan
ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson) (10/08/85)
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