EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs Josh Fogg vs. Mark Prior. The Cubs and Astros are tied for the NL Central league. The Cubs may not afford to lose a single game this weekend. Luckily they play at home against a sub-.500 team. Prior's been pitching well all season, so I expect the Cubs will take this first game. Milwaukee @ Houston Wayne Franklin vs. Jerome Robertson. The Astros are in the same boat as the Cubs. Can't afford to lose, playing at home, against a sub-.500 team. The difference is, they don't have Prior on the mound, although Wayne Franklin isn't exactly Josh Fogg either. NY Mets @ Florida Aaron Heilman vs. Carl Pavano. The Florida Marlins are just about in the playoffs. The only way they can lose is if they lose all the games, the Astros AND Cubs win all 3 games, and the Marlins then lose a tiebreaker game. St. Louis @ Arizona Brett Tomko vs. Elmer Dessens. The red headed stepchild of the Central. The Cardinals are still mathematically in the race. All they need are three losses by both the Astros and Cubs, three wins in this series, and a playoff win or two. No problem, right? Atlanta @ Philadelphia Horacio Ramirez vs. Vicente Padilla. This game helps determine home field advantage for the Braves, and nothing more. The most interesting part of the game is finding out the reaction Phillie fans have to their team. Do they cheer them for a good run? Or do they boo them for blowing the Florida games? Los Angeles @ San Francisco Kaz Ishii vs. Kirk Reuter. The Giants aren't making up one game, so they'll finish at 161 games, making math here really difficult. They're working on home field advantage. Baltimore @ NY Yankees Damien Moss vs. Andy Pettitte. Rodrigo Lopez vs. Jorge DePaula. Yes, its a doubleheader! The Yankees can wrap up home field advantage with a sweep. Minnesota @ Detroit Eric Milton vs. Nate Cornejo. The Tigers shocked the world by winning last night. ESPN pointed out that even if they lose all 3 games, their winning percentage will still be better than the '62 Mets, because the Mets missed two games. So its just the loss record we're looking at here. 118 and counting. Oakland @ Seattle Justin Duchscherer vs. Joel Pineiro. Another home field advantage game. Next year I'm not counting these. Games that don't matter Montreal @ Cincinnati Colorado @ San Diego Cleveland @ Toronto Boston @ Tampa Bay Chicago WS @ Kansas City Texas @ Anaheim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Cincy/Mont doesn't matter? CURSES! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 I feel for the fans of Philly and KC. Their teams at least kept the summers interesting in their respective cities. As a Sox fan, I know how disheartening aburpt endings can be. Having said that, go Sox and go Cubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 NY Mets @ Florida Aaron Heilman vs. Carl Pavano. The Florida Marlins are just about in the playoffs. The only way they can lose is if they lose all the games, the Astros AND Cubs win all 3 games, and the Marlins then lose a tiebreaker game. Wait a minute...if the Cubs and Astros finish tied, wouldn't THEY be the ones to play off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Yeah and the loser would have to play the Marlins to see who is the wildcard, at least I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 I am not worried about the reaction of the fans this weekend. Between the Vet festivities and the better than normal year it should be good. I think there will be a shorter leash if they come out and lay an egg like they did in Florida. And Pat Burrell might feel something from fans (his average is easy to blame the end of the season on from a fans perspective). The reaction I am going to be most interested in, is for Millwood on Sunday. I wonder if he will get the "Please come back" standing O. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lando Griffin 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Maybe the Cubs and Astros play for the Central and the loser plays Florida for the Wild Card? Just a wild guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Well, the thing is, all one-game playoffs count as regular season games. So the loser of a Cubs/Astros playoff would be one-half game behind Florida in the standings, and the Marlins would get the wild card regardless. That's why I was surprised to hear the Marlins hadn't already clinched. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Atlanta Vs Philadelphia will be the last games at Veteran Stadium I believe. Veteran Stadium-1972-2003: Rot in hell. You stinking piece of shit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted September 26, 2003 K.C.'s season was really important b/c it means that Sweeny can't get out of his contract earlier b/c the Royals finished above .500. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Well, the thing is, all one-game playoffs count as regular season games. So the loser of a Cubs/Astros playoff would be one-half game behind Florida in the standings, and the Marlins would get the wild card regardless. That's why I was surprised to hear the Marlins hadn't already clinched. Well, yeah, it counts, but it doesn't count. Even though the Marlins would be a half game ahead of the Cubs or Astros, they would still have to play for the wild card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
