OT: Two Incredible collapses in one night

[T206BrownHindu]

Originally Posted by tbob

El Birdos!!!!!!!!!
Could this be shades of 1968, Cards and Tigers?Forget the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, etc.
These ALDS games were fantastic and I hope the ALCS series' will be just as good.

Or, even 2006 when the Cards and the Tigers squared off in the Fall Classic.

[sycks22]

Love to see the top 3 payrolls (sox / yanks / phils) all out of the playoffs. Rangers over Brewers is my call.

[vintagechris]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Love to see the top 3 payrolls (sox / yanks / phils) all out of the playoffs. Rangers over Brewers is my call.

I'm with you Pete. Would love to see the Rangers win.

[tedzan]

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[FrankWakefield]

Hey Ted, I missed whatever it was.

Years ago I considered myself on top of baseball. Any day I could rattle off the top 10 players in each league in batting average, hits, home runs, stolen bases, usually RBI's, wins, ERA... most days I had the announced pitchers in my head. I let go of some of that while in college, and eventually most of it after having kids...

Today, I have a clue as to a thimblefull of what's happening in the National League. And if I figure out anything about the AL, it's because I occasionally keep tabs on Tim Wakefield at Boston, maybe I hear something on the radio as I drive along, or I hear what the announcers have to say during the playoffs...

I know who A-Rod is, and Jeter. And I could have guessed that Cano was a second baseman. But after listening to the announcers talk about Robinson Cano I'm astonished that the Yankees didn't win the ALDS, and on to a WS victory. Had the Tiger pitchers listened to it, they'd have intentionally walked him every time he came to bat, even if the bases were loaded... It sure seemed to me that either there was a ton of NY bias, or that the announcers were pandering to the NY fans. Maybe I just took it the wrong way; anyone else perceive undue and excessive NY hype?

[tbob]

Originally Posted by T206BrownHindu

Or, even 2006 when the Cards and the Tigers squared off in the Fall Classic.

Ooops, forgot about that one I was thinking about Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Roger Maris and the El Birdos and company facing Mickey Lolich, Denny McClain, Al Kaline and the boys who saved a city.

[hunterdutchess]

Bad news for us Tigers fans, Delmon Young is out for the ALCS

[D. Bergin]

Looks like Ryan Howard popped an Achilles Tendon on his last at bat of the season and final out of the series with the Cardinals.

What a horrible way to go out.

[Sixtofan]

And with apologies to all of the East Coasters on the board. Here is to celebrating an all midwestern playoffs!