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Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena
Great start to the postseason, on both fronts!  |
Ha...thought you would like that.
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Originally Posted by PhillieFever
Despite losing game one, Louisville to me seems like a much better team than Chicago, and I fully expect them to bounce back. In the west, I feel the same way about Arizona, they are the much better team. That said, one team will most likely be upset, which one?....
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Louisville is very, very solid. Chicago is prone to slumps, such as the start of September that almost derailed them. Connor, despite his milestones this year, actually had an off season. Ruth had power numbers but his average collapsed below .250. And Charley Jones has power but doesn't get on base. Against good pitching, a team like that could struggle to generate runs (though they scored 9 in game one!). A lot rides on Sanders and if Len Barker can keep up his late season surge.
In the South, I hate that Speaker and Staub are out for St. Louis, and really hate that Sam Thompson is out for Arizona. Stuab is probably back this series, but Speaker won't return until the PBL Championship if the Tides make it that far. Thompson is done for the year. But the Sandmen are really deep and have great pitching. Even without a real power threat I think they survive. The Tides blew their chance to ratchet up the pressure there in Game One.
We'll see.