[ZebraRampage]

Oops, I'm kind of late on this one, but this is what I had before the playoffs started.

NLDS:

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies in 4

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Brewers in 5


ALDS:

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees

Yankees in 4

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers

Rangers in 5



The lead in to the playoffs was amazing. Boston and Tampa were tied going into the last game of the season, as were St. Louis and Atlanta.

So Tampa was down 7-0 and climbed back to make it 7-6 in the bottom of the 8th, and then got a solo shot in the bottom of the 9th with two outs to go to tie it up, and eventually won it with a home run from Longoria in extra innings. Just about a minute before the game winning home run, Boston gave up a 3-2 lead to the Orioles in the bottom of the 9th with two outs to complete their collapse.

St. Louis won their game clean, 8-0 I believe, which meant that Atlanta had to win just to get to the tiebreaker game. They were winning 3-2 in the top of the 9th when the Phillies tied it up. It went to the 13th where the Phillies took a 4-3 lead and won the game, knocking the Braves out.

What was also amazing during this day was that the 2nd and 3rd seed teams in each league were only a game apart, meaning that either team could get either spot. It was a pretty monumental day in MLB.


As Germy was saying, the Phillies did win a franchise record 102 wins this season by beating the Braves on the last day. It was also Charlie Manual's 646th win with the Phillies, which put him in first place all time in wins for manager of the Phillies. So this was a special year for Philadelphia in that respect.


Hey Jason, do you hate the Phillies because they've been winning for 5 years now and you'd like to see another team win for a change, or is this just something you've always felt?