'Stros or A's

weilssss

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Who has a better shot at making the Playoffs as Wildcard?

I like the 'Stros - Clemens, Oswalt, Pettite...that is as dominant a rotation as there is in the NL
 

junkerman123

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Both for me...the A's are always sick i naugust and the astros definitely have amazing pitching, plus berkman and biggio are coming around :)
 

weilssss

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haha cubs...too bad prior and wood's arms are going to fall off before they even get to the playoffs
 

isasir

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When did the 'stros become a badass team? I remember the early on talk about possibly trading Clemens to the Yankees. Now I hear the Astros are red-hot?!

Edit: Holy crap, a 2.33 ERA for Oswalt, 1.40 ERA for Clemens (!!!) and 2.73 ERA for Pettite? DAMN!

Edit2: Mets all the way baby!
 

weilssss

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Originally posted by: jewno
astros have my vote but i'm rooting for mets.

haha booooo mets

I'm actually going to tomorrow's and Saturday's games with my FRIEND FROM NY between Stros and Mets, should be interesting...
 

Juno

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Originally posted by: weilssss
Originally posted by: jewno
astros have my vote but i'm rooting for mets.

haha booooo mets

I'm actually going to tomorrow's and Saturday's games with my FRIEND FROM NY between Stros and Mets, should be interesting...

let's go mets!
 

weilssss

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Originally posted by: jewno
Originally posted by: weilssss
Originally posted by: jewno
astros have my vote but i'm rooting for mets.

haha booooo mets

I'm actually going to tomorrow's and Saturday's games with my FRIEND FROM NY between Stros and Mets, should be interesting...

let's go mets!

he was going to wear his Beltran Jersey but got scared...
 

Alex

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cant seem to decide...

the 'stros have the better rotation (clemens, pettite, oswalt VS zito, harden, saarloos, whoever else) both have decent bullpens and lights out closers, but i think 'stros is more solid.
as far as hitting goes both have good lineups but with Durazo out i think Oakland may be hurting a lil... Houston is solid and taveras should wreak havoc on the basepaths...

arghhh ok i go with ASTROS!
 

astrosfan90

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Hmm...I wonder what I picked.

I'd like to see the Nats in the playoffs though (and maybe actually see them on TV if Comcast gets their act together!).

Then again maybe not. It'd be really hard for me to watch a matchup between the Astros and the Nats. It's easy to hate the Braves when the Astros play them in the playoffs, but living in the DC area, I wear both hats, so to speak. I don't know where my loyalties would lie in a Astros v. Nats playoff.
 

Baked

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A's turns on the after burner every damn year after the all star game. They're gonna get into the playoffs easy then get kick out in round 1 again.
 

engineereeyore

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Gotta go with the A's. Been my favorite team since 1988. Question isn't if they'll make it to the playoffs. Question is whether they'll ever make it out of the 1st round. I hate those freakin Yankees and Red Soxs.
 

thomsbrain

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A's have had an amazing comeback this season, but are cooling off. we shall see if they can get it together again.