MLB Playoff Predictions

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Pedro doesn't need to go 7 or 8, the Philly bullpen is well rested.

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... and terrible.

Originally posted by darvlay
... and terrible.

Not going to agree there darv! Lidge is back together.

The Reds in 5.

Originally posted by darvlay
I must be the only one who thinks Pedro was lucky his last start. 🙂

Give me the Yankees and I'll be so bold to predict that Pay-dro doesn't get past the 6th tonight.

I was close. He made it in to the 7th but couldn't record an out. That's baseball for you -- last time Manuel took him out too early and this time he left him in too long.

I was wrong about Pedro though. he certainly looked sharp out there and could've easily been in line for a win had AJ not kept it together so well last night.

Originally posted by shortcircuit
I think the key to the game is Pedro. If he is on, I don't care what AJ does, Philly will win. Pedro has the guile to thwart the yankee hitters. I am not sure Burnett can stop the Philly bats either. I will guatantee you that the Yankees will be pressing tonight because they do not want to leave NY down 0-2.

So, was he on? I would say so. It looked bleak for the Yankees for a while...

Originally posted by darvlay
... and terrible.

I had to crash after 6 and second home run.

You'd call Pete 'terrible' last night? What did I miss?

Off to check box scores I guess.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
I had to crash after 6 and second home run.

You'd call Pete 'terrible' last night? What did I miss?

Off to check box scores I guess.

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Who's Pete? I called the Philly bullpen terrible.

Darv, it was hardly a bad night for Pete, it was a great night for A.J. Burnett.

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Originally posted by darvlay
Who's Pete? I called the Philly bullpen terrible.

They gave up a run.

Where were the bats is a better question.

What does the name "Pedro" mean in AMERICAN?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Darv, it was hardly a bad night for Pete, it was a great night for A.J. Burnett.

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Dude, I never said it was a bad night for Pedor. Read my first post today where it says "I WAS WRONG ABOUT PEDRO"

Originally posted by Phlabibit
They gave up a run.

Where were the bats is a better question.

What does the name "Pedro" mean in AMERICAN?

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Park gave up a crucial hit to Posada. That's the only error the bullpen made last night.

Originally posted by darvlay
Dude, I never said it was a bad night for Pedor. Read my first post today where it says "I WAS WRONG ABOUT PEDRO"

I missed that post... must have had an unrefreshed page I reacted to.

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Originally posted by darvlay
So, was he on? I would say so. It looked bleak for the Yankees for a while...

I thought Pedro pitched well enough to win. If you hold NY to 3 runs a game, I like your chances to win. Philly just couldn't hit Burnette last night.

Face it, Philly got out of NY with a split. Now they get three games in their yard. If they only take 2 of 3 at home, I like their chances of winning it in NY.

Originally posted by shortcircuit
I thought Pedro pitched well enough to win. If you hold NY to 3 runs a game, I like your chances to win. Philly just couldn't hit Burnette last night.

Face it, Philly got out of NY with a split. Now they get three games in their yard. If they only take 2 of 3 at home, I like their chances of winning it in NY.

Definitely. Either way, I think there's a ghood chance this series goes to 7 and that's great news for baseball fans.

Originally posted by darvlay
I was close. He made it in to the 7th but couldn't record an out. That's baseball for you -- last time Manuel took him out too early and this time he left him in too long.

I was wrong about Pedro though. he certainly looked sharp out there and could've easily been in line for a win had AJ not kept it together so well last night.

Seems like almost every time Pedro pitches against the Yankees, he pitches extremely well and loses because whoever the Yankees put out there happens to pitch better that day.

Hence - the chant "Who's Your Daddy?" -- even though the Yankees have never really "owned" Pedro - they just always seem to find a way to win the games he's pitching.

But it's good to see Pedro is finally pitching well again -- it's been a long road back for him and it looked like he was "done". In his prime, he was arguably the best pitcher of all-time. Even now, with all of his stuff 5mph slower, he may still be one of the top pitchers in baseball right now (assuming he can pitch a whole season like his last two games have been).