In case of a one-game playoff, the Rockies would host either Philly or San Diego.
The Brewers/Padres series should be tough. Milwaukee is praying that the Cubs lose the 2003 NLCS rematch (which was also the last time Chicago won the Central).
You have balls the size of church bells if you call the Big 11 for Michigan.
This weekend was a perfect example of how pre-season polls are useless. At least the BCS waits until the middle of the season to start ranking teams.
The 2003 Royals finished above .500. That's why people talked about them then.
Braun is the hands-down choice in the NL. And to think he had a late start to the season.
It's not like it was Western Carolina or any other I-AA school that beat Michigan. This was the two-time I-AA champions that went to Ann Arbor and held on to beat the Wolverines.
Is the APP/MICH game a bigger upset than Chaminade 25 years ago?
Quite possibly. Randy Johnson is 16 away, but he might not pitch again. Mussina has 50+ wins left, but he's 38. David Wells and Jamie Moyer are next on the list, but they're obviously not going to make it.
He's hitting .341/.382/.437/.819 at Coors and .309/.361/.346/.707 on the road. It's the Coors effect that's working for him.
Buchholz is 4-3 with a 4.65 ERA in 60 innings. He's pitched in as many games as last year with far better numbers, but he's been mostly used as a reliever in Colorado. Hirsh seems to be improving. I still say the trade is a wash, but I might change my statement if the Rockies are still in the wild card (and potentially the division) hunt in September.
If HFA in the World Series is decided by this game, it shouldn't be left up to the fans to vote.
That being said, Brian Fuentes shouldn't be on the team.