Who'd you rather?

[Frayed Knot]

So assume for purposes of this exercise that we lock up one or the other of the WC spots and will play next week against either of the only teams still in it at this point, SF or StL, for the right to meet the Cubs

Which do you prefer to see? ... a question which, in my mind, suggests who you think will be easier to beat but you can use whatever preferences or reasoning you want.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I would rather take my chances against the sinking ship of the Giants. They have struggled since the All-Star break and their bullpen implodes almost on a daily basis.

[nymr83]

the NL Wildcard game will be Wed Oct 5th.

I'd rather the Cardinals. both teams hav already lined up their best pitcher, and I'd rather face Carlos Martinez. Madison Bumgarner is better AND left-handed which I think is bad for the Mets.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I saw the Cardinals and wasn't impressed.

[MFS62]

Nymr83 wrote: the NL Wildcard game will be Wed Oct 5th. I'd rather the Cardinals. both teams hav already lined up their best pitcher, and I'd rather face Carlos Martinez. Madison Bumgarner is better AND left-handed which I think is bad for the Mets.

This.
Later

[Guest d'Kong76]

I have no preference. I'll be elated to just be in after all this team has
gone through and endured this year.

[Guest themetfairy]

d'Kong76 wrote: I have no preference. I'll be elated to just be in after all this team has gone through and endured this year.

What he said.

[Zvon]

MFS62 wrote: Nymr83 wrote: the NL Wildcard game will be Wed Oct 5th. I'd rather the Cardinals. both teams hav already lined up their best pitcher, and I'd rather face Carlos Martinez. Madison Bumgarner is better AND left-handed which I think is bad for the Mets. This. Later

I read the first point and thought, yea, Giants pen sucks and we would crucify em.
Then I read the second point and I thought, oh yea, shit, Bumgarner.

themetfairy wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: I have no preference. I'll be elated to just be in after all this team has gone through and endured this year. What he said.

And then I read this and thought, exactly. I said the same thing to a friend tonight. Every game we advance is an extra Mets game, and even one extra Mets game is extra Mets. And high octane games to boot. To be where we are now is ridiculous (in the far out way). I'm gonna sit back and enjoy this however long it lasts.

Alls I know is I don't want to face Bumgarner.

[Frayed Knot]

Oddly the Giants are 7-9 in Bumgarner starts since the end of June.
Sure, at times he pitched well and the team lost anyway but not always -- his ERA is 4.00+ ERA for Aug & Sept -- and it's been 9 starts since he went beyond the 7th inning in part because he's been working with some pretty high pitch counts despite only going 5 or 6 many nights.

[Lefty Specialist]

Don't want to face MadBum with everything on the line.

But yes, given what this team has been through, bonus baseball = awesome.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Alls I know is I don't want to face Bumgarner.

Yup!

[Ceetar]

Do we factor travel into it? If it's Like, if it's Mets @ Cards that means a trip from St. Louis to Chicago from Wednesday to Friday. low-key.

I don't think I have a preference.

[Frayed Knot]

So what we want to root for now* is for the Giants and Cards to tie for the 2nd WC and have them spend Bumgarner & Carlos Martinez against each other on Monday while we sit back and wait for Wednesday.





* why is this just now occurring to me?!?!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

30 innings

[ashie62]

Give me the Giants. Cards remind me of the MFYs in post season.

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: So what we want to root for now* is for the Giants and Cards to tie for the 2nd WC and have them spend Bumgarner & Carlos Martinez against each other on Monday while we sit back and wait for Wednesday. * why is this just now occurring to me?!?!

yeah - I'm rooting for that, and I want the Cardinals to win that game because they don't have anyone as good as Cueto (arguably not even as good as Samardzija)