Baseball Al Central continues to heat up

[Mike_79]

The Yankees have beaten Minnesota 13 of the last 15 times they played them. Short series or not, the Twins do not scare me.

The Yanks have beaten the Tigers 5 of the 7 times they've played them this year. Each of their losses were games blown in the 9th inning, both times when Mariano Rivera was unavailable. Kyle Farnsworth blew a game in Detroit and Scott Proctor recently blew the 2nd half of a double header by giving up a 3 run homer. Overall the Tigers do not scare me either.

White Sox??? Not overly worried either.

The A's are the Yanks biggest challenge. They're having an excellent season and I'm hoping to see this matchup in the ALCS. The winner there is your World Series winner.

The National League sucks. The World Series is going to be the equivalent of having Henny Hughes vs. Zippy Chippy in a 6 F match race.

[Gander]

I agree about the Twins. Why would they pick this year to not lay down for the Yankees? And clearly the Yankees outplayed them this year so far and while the Twins are improving so are the Yanks.

That said, I hope its Chicago and Detroit in the playoffs and I hope one of them takes NY out in the 1st round.

[Nostradamus]

Originally Posted by Mike_79

The Yankees have beaten Minnesota 13 of the last 15 times they played them. Short series or not, the Twins do not scare me.

The Yanks have beaten the Tigers 5 of the 7 times they've played them this year. Each of their losses were games blown in the 9th inning, both times when Mariano Rivera was unavailable. Kyle Farnsworth blew a game in Detroit and Scott Proctor recently blew the 2nd half of a double header by giving up a 3 run homer. Overall the Tigers do not scare me either.

White Sox??? Not overly worried either.

The A's are the Yanks biggest challenge. They're having an excellent season and I'm hoping to see this matchup in the ALCS. The winner there is your World Series winner.

The National League sucks. The World Series is going to be the equivalent of having Henny Hughes vs. Zippy Chippy in a 6 F match race.

The Twins two pitchers can make problems for anyone in a short series. The White Sox though clearly would be the team to beat in the AL if they get in.

The Mets have a shot at the AL team, if they can blow through the NL with a rested pitching staff. El Duque will be a nightmare for anyone they face. That guy will throw 3 games if necessary and will be big in all three. With the Mets bats and speed, they can compete with anyone. They are built for playoff baseball. Their starting pitching is a question but their relief is as good as any AL team, probably better.

The White Sox will win it all though if they get in.

[Gander]

The World Series is going to be the equivalent of having Henny Hughes vs. Zippy Chippy in a 6 F match race.

If its that lopsided, surely you'd be willing to give me 10/1 odds and I'll bet that this year's World Series winner is a National League team?