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Entries in Phillies (2)

Friday
Sep302011

Opening Round MLB Playoff Predictions

Four good series' to get started this afternoon.

Here are some quick predictions:

Tampa Bay at Texas  -  I'll be rooting for the underdog, Tampa Bay, but I think the Ranges are a bit more talented.  Prediction: Texas in 4.

Detroit at New York Yankees - This should be a great series.  Each team has a couple good starters and a potent middle of the batting order.  Prediction: Yankees in 5.

Arizona at Milwaukee - I can't go against my Brewers, but it will be a nail biter.  Brewers are too good at home.  Prediction: Brewers in 5.

St. Louis at Philadelphia  -  St. Louis just squeezed into the playoffs, I think their magic will run out.  Phillies in 4.

Play Ball!

 

Wednesday
Oct062010

Phillies Beat Reds, and Halladay Throws a No-No

Phillies ace Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series on Wednesday.

Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against Brooklyn. The 54th anniversary of Larsen’s gem is this Friday.

The All-Star right-hander, who tossed a perfect game at Florida on May 29, dominated the Reds with a sharp fastball and a devastating slow curve in his first playoff start.  The Reds were overmatched from the first pitch.  They never even sniffed a hit.

Halladay spent 12 seasons with Toronto, far from the postseason. A trade last offseason brought him to the defending two-time NL champions, and gave him this chance.

The last time a pitcher came close to a no-hitter in the postseason was quite a while ago. Boston’s Jim Lonborg went 7 2-3 innings against St. Louis in the 1967 World Series before Julian Javier broke up it with a double.

The Phillies look like they are going to be tough to beat this October.