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Do you really think the Cardinals are capable of losing the wild-card game? Don't be fooled by their measly win total of 88 - they were amongst the unluckiest teams in baseball this season and that's because, as usual, the St. Louis Cardinals are saving all their luck for the postseason. They sputtered to the finish, nearly letting the sluggish Dodgers, not to mention the Brewers and the Phillies, back into the pennant race. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale They were just toying with us, again, as usual. Just because Tony La Russa is gone doesn't mean he hasn't installed his powers into new manager Mike Matheny. This team is good, real good, (except for the bullpen) and now they have Chris Carpenter back in their rotation. So, who will St. Louis start in the wild-card game? None other than Kyle Lohse, who shocked onlookers by transforming into an ace in 2012. Still, as good old Bernie points out, many Cardinals fans are unhappy that Matheny tapped Lohse for the big game over Adam Wainwright. They may have a point, but Lohse is a Cy Young candidate, even if you don't really believe it, and if you don't start a Cy Young candidate in a one-game playoff, well, then you are a fool. Can the Cardinals, whose high octane offense outscored the NL this season, get to Medlen? Well, if Carlos Beltran, Yadier Molina, David Freese, Matt Holliday and Allen Craig can't, who can? Because they have the bats, and Atlanta can't hit, and the Cardinals are the Cardinals, expect Atlanta to go home after just one game.
Giants fans can thank Melky Cabrera for stoking a fire under this team. They were really, really ordinary until Cabrera got done for PED's, and then, just like flicking a switch, it was 2010 again. Oddly empowered by Cabrera's departure, San Francisco blew smoke in the face of the Dodgers new fancy owners and new fancy players, running away with the NL West, and, just for kicks, drove a stake into the heart of their rivals by beating LA on Tuesday, cheap authentic baseball jerseys a loss which provided their fans with another Southern California season without playoff baseball. Now, up in Northern California, which, by the way, is the center of the baseball universe right now, the Giants are ready to try and avenge a sour 2011, and have a crack at winning a second title in three seasons, something many experts think is very possible. That's especially so with NL batting champion Buster Posey, who was out for most of last year after that traumatic incident at the plate, becoming a wild man in the second half, cheap chinese nfl jerseys making the diamond his own, with an 1.110 OPS in the second half. And how about little Gregor Blanco, hitting .291 in September. Who needs Melky? Certainly not manager Bruce Bochy who turned down the opportunity to have him back for the post season should they have gotten to the NLCS. He's serious when he says that the Giants have moved on, and if you don't believe him, check the record. San Francisco are 30-14 since Melky left the team, and are without question the hottest club in the playoffs.
This is a different team to the 2010 champs, (which are similar to the 2012 Reds in some ways) one that can score runs easier, and one that has a harder time preventing them (see Tim Lincecum). The pitching is still good, red wings jersey cheap but it doesn't resemble the dominant staff that guided the team to the title. Still, any team that has Matt Cain, who will start Game One of the NLDS vs. Cincinnati, Madison Bumgarner, and a resurgent Barry Zito who is making a bid for a playoff rotation spot, has enough pitching to win. Then there is the upside - Ryan Vogelsong, who has been poor for over a month, snaps out of his slump, while Tim Lincecum magically reappears. There is a lot of talent there, less in the bullpen, which are still without Brian Wilson of course. They face another pitching rich team in the Reds, one with an incredible bullpen. This is probably the best matchup of the playoffs.
Cincinnati is a small city in Ohio close to the border of Kentucky. Of all the teams in the playoffs, the Reds may be the team that inspires the least amount of feeling from a national audience. Luckily for them, cheap hockey jerseys china success in the playoffs isn't based on a straw poll of coastal baseball snobs, rather, it's based in talent, and the Reds have their best team since they upset the A's in the 1990 World Series. In fact, Cincinnati put up the second best record in baseball, just a single game behind the Nationals.
First things first, Joey Votto. This man has an OPS of over 1.000 despite having hit just 14 home runs all season long. Granted, he missed over 50 games, but the staggering number here is 44 doubles - a lot of two-baggers in just 111 games. The Reds offense goes downhill from there, and it's really interesting just how much this team has transformed from a run scoring red machine in 2010, one that won the NL Central, cheap replica jerseys to a club that has struggled to put runs on the board and now relies on its pitching. Back in 2010, their staff ERA was seventh in the NL, and the pitching rich Phillies were able to shut them down and score enough off their mediocre arms, sweeping the NLDS. I assure you, that no one will be sweeping the Reds this time around.
The starting rotation led by Johnny Cueto has four pitcher's with ERAs under 4.00 - no easy task in their home run-happy ballpark. The five starters made every start except one, which is absolutely incredible. Even more shocking is the bullpen. Back in the spring when Ryan Madson went down for the season, jersey boy tickets cheap no one could have imagined that the Reds would have one of the most dominant relief cores in the game, but that's what they have with Aroldis Chapman, Sean Marshall, and Jonathan Broxton. Despite their lack of offense, the Reds are capable, as their record shows. However, one note of caution. They beat up on sub-.500 teams this season, with seven more wins than the next best team against lowly opponents. That begs the question, how will the Reds fare against a higher caliber opponent now that they're are in the playoffs?
In the AL West, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 to leave those teams tied for the lead of the division. They play again Wednesday, and like the combatants in the East, the winner goes into the divisional series while the loser must make do with a wild-card game against either New York or Baltimore. cheap real madrid jersey Oakland pitcher Travis Blackley, who had been punished by the Rangers last week, responded by allowing only one run over six innings. The A's had been 13 games off the division lead at one point, but are now back with a share of top spot for the first time since March and with an opportunity to snatch an unlikely division crown.
In the American League Central, the Detroit Tigers had already clinched the title, and will open the postseason at home on Saturday. With team business taken care of, personal glory was at stake on Tuesday as the Tigers were beaten 4-2 at the Kansas City Royals. Miguel Cabrera had two hits and two RBIs. Going into the final game - playoffs don't count -nCabrera leads the AL in batting average, homers and RBIs. No man has claimed the 'triple crown' since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
In the National League, the divisional titles had already been decided, though the East-winning Washington Nationals and Central-winning Cincinnati Reds will have plenty to play for on Wednesday as they are locked together on 97-64 records. Whichever team finishes with the better record will get home-field advantage throughout the playoffs; hosting the final game in the divisional, league and World Series if they go that far.
Giants fans can thank Melky Cabrera for stoking a fire under this team. They were really, really ordinary until Cabrera got done for PED's, and then, just like flicking a switch, it was 2010 again. Oddly empowered by Cabrera's departure, San Francisco blew smoke in the face of the Dodgers new fancy owners and new fancy players, running away with the NL West, and, just for kicks, drove a stake into the heart of their rivals by beating LA on Tuesday, cheap authentic baseball jerseys a loss which provided their fans with another Southern California season without playoff baseball. Now, up in Northern California, which, by the way, is the center of the baseball universe right now, the Giants are ready to try and avenge a sour 2011, and have a crack at winning a second title in three seasons, something many experts think is very possible. That's especially so with NL batting champion Buster Posey, who was out for most of last year after that traumatic incident at the plate, becoming a wild man in the second half, cheap chinese nfl jerseys making the diamond his own, with an 1.110 OPS in the second half. And how about little Gregor Blanco, hitting .291 in September. Who needs Melky? Certainly not manager Bruce Bochy who turned down the opportunity to have him back for the post season should they have gotten to the NLCS. He's serious when he says that the Giants have moved on, and if you don't believe him, check the record. San Francisco are 30-14 since Melky left the team, and are without question the hottest club in the playoffs.
This is a different team to the 2010 champs, (which are similar to the 2012 Reds in some ways) one that can score runs easier, and one that has a harder time preventing them (see Tim Lincecum). The pitching is still good, red wings jersey cheap but it doesn't resemble the dominant staff that guided the team to the title. Still, any team that has Matt Cain, who will start Game One of the NLDS vs. Cincinnati, Madison Bumgarner, and a resurgent Barry Zito who is making a bid for a playoff rotation spot, has enough pitching to win. Then there is the upside - Ryan Vogelsong, who has been poor for over a month, snaps out of his slump, while Tim Lincecum magically reappears. There is a lot of talent there, less in the bullpen, which are still without Brian Wilson of course. They face another pitching rich team in the Reds, one with an incredible bullpen. This is probably the best matchup of the playoffs.
Cincinnati is a small city in Ohio close to the border of Kentucky. Of all the teams in the playoffs, the Reds may be the team that inspires the least amount of feeling from a national audience. Luckily for them, cheap hockey jerseys china success in the playoffs isn't based on a straw poll of coastal baseball snobs, rather, it's based in talent, and the Reds have their best team since they upset the A's in the 1990 World Series. In fact, Cincinnati put up the second best record in baseball, just a single game behind the Nationals.
First things first, Joey Votto. This man has an OPS of over 1.000 despite having hit just 14 home runs all season long. Granted, he missed over 50 games, but the staggering number here is 44 doubles - a lot of two-baggers in just 111 games. The Reds offense goes downhill from there, and it's really interesting just how much this team has transformed from a run scoring red machine in 2010, one that won the NL Central, cheap replica jerseys to a club that has struggled to put runs on the board and now relies on its pitching. Back in 2010, their staff ERA was seventh in the NL, and the pitching rich Phillies were able to shut them down and score enough off their mediocre arms, sweeping the NLDS. I assure you, that no one will be sweeping the Reds this time around.
The starting rotation led by Johnny Cueto has four pitcher's with ERAs under 4.00 - no easy task in their home run-happy ballpark. The five starters made every start except one, which is absolutely incredible. Even more shocking is the bullpen. Back in the spring when Ryan Madson went down for the season, jersey boy tickets cheap no one could have imagined that the Reds would have one of the most dominant relief cores in the game, but that's what they have with Aroldis Chapman, Sean Marshall, and Jonathan Broxton. Despite their lack of offense, the Reds are capable, as their record shows. However, one note of caution. They beat up on sub-.500 teams this season, with seven more wins than the next best team against lowly opponents. That begs the question, how will the Reds fare against a higher caliber opponent now that they're are in the playoffs?
In the AL West, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 to leave those teams tied for the lead of the division. They play again Wednesday, and like the combatants in the East, the winner goes into the divisional series while the loser must make do with a wild-card game against either New York or Baltimore. cheap real madrid jersey Oakland pitcher Travis Blackley, who had been punished by the Rangers last week, responded by allowing only one run over six innings. The A's had been 13 games off the division lead at one point, but are now back with a share of top spot for the first time since March and with an opportunity to snatch an unlikely division crown.
In the American League Central, the Detroit Tigers had already clinched the title, and will open the postseason at home on Saturday. With team business taken care of, personal glory was at stake on Tuesday as the Tigers were beaten 4-2 at the Kansas City Royals. Miguel Cabrera had two hits and two RBIs. Going into the final game - playoffs don't count -nCabrera leads the AL in batting average, homers and RBIs. No man has claimed the 'triple crown' since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
In the National League, the divisional titles had already been decided, though the East-winning Washington Nationals and Central-winning Cincinnati Reds will have plenty to play for on Wednesday as they are locked together on 97-64 records. Whichever team finishes with the better record will get home-field advantage throughout the playoffs; hosting the final game in the divisional, league and World Series if they go that far.
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