Comments on: 2009 World Series Preview: Phillies vs. Yankees

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:28:47 +0000

Chuck,

“Your summary is a joke”

I am completely baffled that even a moderately intelligent person doesn’t understand the concept of predicitons. They are predictions because they are guesses, not because they are people stating facts.

As I recall, those same national sportswriters picked the Phillies to lose the Dodgers in the NLCS this year and last year, and lose the division to the Mets this year. But hey, if they say it, it must be true. Way to think for yourself.

If I knew the future, I would have told you. This was the first series in the last 2 seasons I got wrong.

Takes a smart man to come back a month after the completion of the series and tell someone they are stupid for not knowing the future.

Tell me Chuck – who will win the 2010 World Series? And in how many games?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:37:57 +0000

How did that prediction work out for you?

Home grown talent comment: Out of 25 man playoff roster, the Phillies have just one more home grown player than the Yankees.

Your summary is a joke. Yankees in 6 was the easy pick, as 72% of national sportwriters did. The 2009 Yankees are better than the 2009 Phillies. Doesn’t mean they will be better again in ’10… just means they are better now.

If Cliff Lee is the only starter that can win a game for you… you lose.

- Chuck

By: jake

jake — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:22:34 +0000

what is the phillies yankees 2008-2009 regular season record?

By: sofie

sofie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:35:09 +0000

Derk Jeter rocks I love the yankees go yankees

By: Phan in Boston

Phan in Boston — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:44:13 +0000

Go figure ESPN in NY East (CT) would pick the home team.

By: bski

bski — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:50:43 +0000

jjg,

Agreed. I didn’t get anything out of it either.

I only posted all of that because I just happened to come across it and, like I said, Pete had posted the picks for the NLCS and I figured I’d continue with it. (Also because I couldn’t get over the fact that 20 out of 22 espn-ers picked the Yankees)

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:01:31 +0000

I’m actually surprised Peter Gammons didn’t pick the Red Sox to win in 4 and Dustin Pedroia for World Series MVP…

By: jjg

jjg — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:47:39 +0000

Michael Smerconish – baseball expert?  That’s like calling Jerry Springer a diplomat.
Cuban can’t predict his own NBA team’s fortunes, let alone this WS. Mitchy-poo, despite delivering a fateful gasless fastball with Atlantic Refining Company’s “Redball Service” (an anachronistic reference) to consumer Joe Carter back in ’93, remains married to the red pinstriped mob; is fired up for his boys. Bodley, longtime Cincy Enquirer/USA today writer, perhaps has city or Phillies connections, sometimes shows a soft heart towards ”the Fightins” in his writing. McLoone, editor of Philly’s Daily News – would you expect anything else as his industry gasps for breath (and local readers)? Mikey Miss, homey Philly boy Bristol stompin’ in his preferred antagonistic stance towards authority (New York City, Yankees). Phil Sheridan, another Philly columnist/loyalist.

On the flip side of the polling, Nelson, former Yankee pitcher; big heaping of bias.  Duquette, canned GM of rival Mets; cousin of Dan, ex-Red Sox GM … objectivity out the window.

Moral: While having some passing interest value (thanks, bski), not much to take from that bundle of “expertise.” 19 rooting picks & opinions. The kind that each of us bloggers carry singularly, with similar degrees of validity and passion, if not inside access and weather-protected stadium seats. (And Kate Hudson would make 20.)

By: Ken Bland

Ken Bland — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:15:50 +0000

When we beat them those same experts who picked against us will be at their computers writing articles boasting all the reason’s why the Phillies won the series that they could have easily given before the series in their predictions.>>

Included in a lot of this nervous energy rhetoric by the “pros” is a fairly collective conclusion that the best 2 teams in baseball are playing. A goodly number of them picked the Dodgers to win the LCS. Hell, some of them picked Colorado since Cliff Lee was off a rough stretch, Hamels was what he’s continued to be, and Lidge was ….hmmm, whats a good word here…oy vey maybe. Now, they want to say the best 2 teams in baseball are playing. Well guess what, sports fans. You may not think so, I may not think so, and the computers may not think so but there is a chance, and it would not be the first time that an expected competitive series resulted in a hot team winning in 5, or as happened in the ALCS, a non competitive 6. Should that happen, would the Phils not be in the top 2 because the idle Angels at least took NY to 6? Would the Yanks not be because the Angels would have been better?

I offer predictions when I see them. Course I don’t have an editor demanding one. Better to talk about things to look for, and/or things that might be turning points. Just my opinion.

By: jkay

jkay — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:47:39 +0000

everyone knows they would all pick the Yankees anyway. who cares, fuck ‘em.