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Gwreck wrote: Trivial question: When was the last time consecutive World Series featured the same 2 teams? When was the last time consecutive World Series featured the same 2 teams and neither one was the Yankees? Dodgers/Yankees of the late 70's must have been the last time. I don't know the answer to the second question, but I'm betting it was before Babe Ruth came along.

Anyone but the Phils.

BOC!!

Ashie62 wrote: Ashie62 wrote: The sense of satisfaction to not be concerned about Beltran's availabiltiy may be worth the 14 Million lost by Wilpon, not me. Shit, he's used to losing anyway. I'll let you take that to Fred.

Ashie62 wrote: I would like to see the new GM shop Beltran. What do you realistically think we can get in return for Beltran who makes $18.5M next season and has not fully proven that he will continue to be the player that he was pre-injury?

I hope the Reds can bounce back...but in a short series a dominating loss like this one could have knocked the winning right out of them.

Great job Grimm! I don't participate in this much, but I do enjoy the results.

I'm convinced that Beltran will be a Met in 2011...and I'm convinced that he should be. No team is going to give up anything of value for him concidering his contract. Depending on where we are next July and how well Beltran is doing, he could be moved at the 2011 deadline. I hope the new manager's first order of business in the spring is telling Carlos that he's playing rightfield.

See how boring it is when we all agree? That said...I agree.

Hey, I'm pulling for him. I hope he doubles every time up.

I vowed to myself on Sunday afternoon that I would only passively pay attention to the playoffs this October because I don't care about any of these teams. But, here I am at 1:37 EST with Yahoo!'s Game Channel up on my computer at work. I can't help it. I love baseball.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Pedroia So who led the MLB in hits in 2008?

Ceetar wrote: It's cool and all...but _has_ anyone gotten here from there? I have. You have to go into the Baseball Forum, click on the first topic which is "NEW FORUM ADDRESS" and follow the link. I guess you have to know to know.

You can get here from there...if you're resourceful.

I'm officially throwing my hat in the ring for the Brewers' job. My resume will be in the mail tomorrow.

Frayed Knot wrote: And while their WS win over Houston might have been 4-0 they were all, IIRC, 1-run games and it wasn't a bad series at all. 4 complete game wins in a row during the ALCS is nothing to sneeze at either. Pitching DOMINANCE.

Frank Thomas Albert Pujols Jeff Bagwell Mike Piazza Edgar Martinez Great sluggers of the era with little to no coverage in this documentary. Did they get swept under the carpet because of the steroid suspicion of the era? Also, who is this Barnacle guy and what does he have to do with baseball...other than being an idiot Red Sox fan?

Very few peeps outside of the 13 colonies give a flying fig about the Sawks vs. the Yankees. For fans in Illinois, the 2005 ChiSox were the story of the decade (along with Bartman). Livid may be a bit much, but I can understand being more than miffed at the understatement.

Gwreck wrote: Also 2000, under then-manager Jerry Manuel. Best record in the league and they went down 0-3 in the division series.Severely out-managed by Lou Pinella, IIRC.

Yeah, there was about 90 minutes dedicated to the Red Sox winning in 2004, but about a 10 second clip of the White Sox winning in 2005. Did Burns understand that White Sox fans had to wait 2 years longer than RSN for their team to win a championship?

Edgy DC wrote: Did they cover the Montreal pullout well? Not that I recall at all.

Yeah, not a lot of Mets representation in this 6 hours of pomp. Still, more than the Royals, Pirates, Reds, Brewers and Tigers got. The Nats fans got a great highlight of Bonds hitting #756 of of Mike Basik. I enjoyed the original series, but this installment didn't do much for me. But then again, I don't give a hoot about the Red Sox or the Yankees. Thumbs down, Mr. Burns. Thumbs down. As a side note...I know that Keith David does a lot of voice over work, but I can't listen to his voice without thinking of his role in Requiem For A Dream. "I know it's pretty baby, but I didn't take it out for air." Others might remember him as Mary's stepfather from There's Something About Mary.

NXNW

Caught the first 6 minutes of this one before my girl came in the room: "What band is this about?" "Rush." "Ohhh..." I'll have to queue this up for sometime when she's out knitting or something.

The New York Mets welcome the Milwaukee Brewers to Citi Field this week for a four game series of little importance to either team. The Brewers stumbled out of the gate in 2010 and were already 11 games under .500 and 9 games out of the NL Central by May 22nd. They have been more consistent in the second half and have a .500 record since August 2nd. It will be an interesting offseason for Milwaukee as they face some of the same questions as the Mets do. GM Doug Melvin is on the hot seat and manager Ken Macha is at the end of his contract and not expected to be asked to return in 2011. Ryan Braun and Yovani Gallardo are still nice pieces to build a team around, and Prince Fielder may or may not be around for one more season, but Milwaukee will have a lot of questions going forward especially when it comes to pitching. Pitching Matchups: Monday, September 27, 2010, 7:10pm EST Dave Bush (7-13, 4.70) vs. Mike Pelfrey (15-9, 3.75) Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:10pm EST Randy Wolf (13-11, 4.24) vs. Jon Niese (9-10, 3.95) Wednesday, September 29, 2010 7:10pm EST Yovani Gallardo (14-7, 3.57) vs. R.A. Dickey (11-8, 2.92) Thursday, September 30, 2010 7:10pm EST TBA vs. Dillon Gee (2-1, 2.00) The Brewers have struggled all season to find a consistent starter to be their number two behind ace Yovani Gallardo. Randy Wolf has shown flashes of greatness at times this season, but will finish the season very close to his career averages. Wolf has been better over his past 4 starts going 3-1 with a 1.21 ERA over that span. Bush is also going to finish 2010 close to his career averages and is 0-2 in September with a 4.64 ERA. Gallardo continues to lead the staff and has won his last 3 starts. Gallardo has 2 shutouts this season, the first one coming against the Mets in May at Miller Park when the Brewers won in the ninth inning on a Corey Hart walk-off home run. Brewers Lineup: 2B Rickie Weeks .270/.365/.466/.832 28 HR, 82 RBI, 10 SB Weeks turned the power on this season for his best ML performance after 6 seasons of so-so play. He is still being misused at the top of the lineup by Milwaukee who has no real leadoff threat. RF Corey Hart .281/.341/.529/.869 30 HR, 96 RBI, 7 SB The Brewers� resident Met killer, Hart has put together another nice season which saw him named to his second All-Star game. Hart signed a 3 years/$26.5M contract extension in August when many thought he might be traded for youngsters. LF Ryan Braun .307/.365/.508/.872 25 HR, 100 RBI, 14 SB Braun�s numbers are a slight notch below his average, but are still formidable. He has 100 RBI for the 3rd straight year in his young career. He is the offensive face of the franchise and the team will attempt to continue to built around him. 1B Prince Fielder .267/.403/.486/.889 32 HR, 80 RBI, 1 SB Prince continues to slug and he is leading the league in walks (!). Expect to hear rumors of him going to a larger market team all offseason. Power is certainly a redundancy for Milwaukee and they probably could be okay without Fielder is they were to get pitching back in return. 3B Casey McGehee .287/.339/.465/.803 22 HR, 99 RBI, 1 SB McGee is another offensive bright spot for Milwaukee. In his year and a half in Milwaukee, his offensive stats have been close to Braun�s�and he can actually play third base. CF Lorenzo Cain .277/.326/.378/.704 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 SB Centerfield has been a patchwork process for the Brewers in 2010. Jim Edmonds was too old and Carlos Gomez did not produce enough offensively to justify having him in for speed and defense. Cain is getting his chance to compete for a 2011 spot on the roster. SS Alcides Escobar .236/.287/.326/.612 4 HR, 40 RBI, 10 SB After a decent showing in limited play during the 2009 season, Escobar struggled in 2010 both offensively and defensively. His 20 errors are third most among NL shortstops. C Jonathan Lucroy .257/.302/.337/.639 4 HR, 21 RBI, 4 SB Lucroy is another home grown Brewer. The Brewers had been going with experience over youth the past few seasons, but Lucroy is getting a look this September. Bench: OF Carlos Gomez .239/.289/.352/.642 5 HR, 24 RBI, 16 SB C George Kottaras .203/.289/.352/.642 9 HR, 26 RBI, 2 SB INF Craig Counsell .251/.321/.322/.643 2 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB 2B-OF Joe Inglett .250/.327/.397/.724 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB OF Chris Dickerson .220/.273/.280/.553 0 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB 3B Mat Gamel .200/.294/.267/.561 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB SS Luis Cruz .273/.273/.455/.727 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB There are not a lot of threats coming from the Brewer bench. Carlos Gomez has been a disappointment and much of the rest of the bench are September callups getting a look. Craig Counsell is still playing, but this could be his last season at age 39. Bullpen: John Axford 8-1, 2.28 ERA, 22 Sv, 55.1 IP, 1.157 WHIP Todd Coffey 2-3, 4.37 ERA, 0 Sv, 59.2 IP, 1.374 WHIP Kameron Loe 3-5, 2.93 ERA, 0 Sv, 55.1 IP, 1.193 WHIP Carlos Villanueva 1-0, 4.83 ERA, 1 Sv, 50.1 IP, 1.351 WHIP Trevor Hoffman 2-7, 6.02 ERA, 9 Sv, 46.1 IP, 1.468 WHIP Manny Parra (L) 3-10, 5.17 ERA, 0 Sv, 118.1 IP, 1.639 WHIP Zach Braddock (L) 1-2, 3.06 ERA, 0 Sv, 32.1 IP, 1.454 WHIP Mike McClendon 1-0, 3.12 ERA, 0 Sv, 17.1 IP, 1.038 WHIP Jeremy Jeffress 1-0, 2 ERA, 0 Sv, 9 IP, 1.333 WHIP Brandon Kintzler 0-1, 9 ERA, 0 Sv, 5 IP, 2.2 WHIP The Milwaukee Bullpen has been up and down this season, but the bright spot seems to be John Axford who captured the closer role after Trevor Hoffman faltered. Axford has put up respectable numbers as the new closer. Loe and Braddock have also been impressive. Who�s Hot (last 7 days): Ryan Bruan .333, 2 HR, 9 RBI Casey McGehee .387, 0 HR, 5 RBI Coery Hart .346, 2 HR, 5 RBI Chris Capuano 12 IP, 3 ER, 2.25 ERA Jeremy Jeffress 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 K Who�s Not (last 7 days): Kameron Loe 3.1 IP, 3 ER, 8.10 ERA (3 appearances) Jason Lucroy 17 AB, 3 H, .176, 0 HR, 1 RBI Ex-Met Brewers: Carlos Gomez Willie Randolph (bench coach) Rick Peterson (pitching coach) Ex-Brewer Mets: Henry Blanco Elmer Dessens Why you should watch: -The Mets still have the opportunity to finish the season above .500 and will fight for 3rd place in the division. -The Mets have 4 starting pitchers in this series with ERAs under 4�and Johan isn�t one of them. -The September youth will be on display, tune in to see your future stars. Milwaukee, like the Mets, had a disappointing 2010 campaign. They are both looking for answers from the top down moving into the offseason. It would be nice if the Mets could avenge the series loss from earlier this season and finish strong in 2010. The Brewers will need to address the lack of consistent starting pitching after Gallardo if they hope to compete in 2011.