Running World Series thread

[Captain_Kirk]

Some Fox coverage over/unders:

Number of times during the Series they'll show the grainy footage of Detroit fans throwing stuff at Joe Medwick: 3

Number of times they'll show shots of Gibson and Lolich from 68: 12

Number of times they'll show a certain Cardinal catcher from 68 named McCarver: I've lost track and please make them stop

 

[TwoGloves]

OK, I realize that because it's Detroit and St. Louis this might be the least-viewed WS thread of all time, but here goes.

Tony LaRussa looks like Larry from Three's Company.

Oh, and Tigers in six

No offense, but why does anybody outside of the TV industry give a **** about the ratings and how many people are watching? You hear that every time two teams that aren't glamorous make a champioship series. Who the **** cares? Either watch it or don't.

 

[Football_Bat]

Another over / under:

Number of houses Tigers fans will burn down if they win the WS: 36.

 

[fmrsped]

Rolen's still hitless lifetime in the World Series. And pissed at somebody for something.

mustardbased/Rolen is entering Starman/Larry Brown territory. Please don't ever let me hold a grudge against an athlete like this, lest I be viewed as a ****ing psycho.

 

[spnited]

Rolen's still hitless lifetime in the World Series. And pissed at somebody for something.

mustardbased/Rolen is entering Starman/Larry Brown territory. Please don't ever let me hold a grudge against an athlete like this, lest I be viewed as a ****ing psycho.

Kinda like BYH/Mets...although we already know BYH is a psycho

 

[Oz]

With any luck, the Tigers in a sweep as the NL continues to go winless in the World Series since Josh Beckett.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Hush, none of that talk. It will be a good hard fought series by both teams. One team will lose, one team will win. We'll find out that team within the next week.

 

[indiansnetwork]

OK, I realize that because it's Detroit and St. Louis this might be the least-viewed WS thread of all time, but here goes.

Tony LaRussa looks like Larry from Three's Company.

Oh, and Tigers in six

I doubt it will be worse then the Yankees vs Mets all time worst rated World Series.

 

[Pringle]

OK, I realize that because it's Detroit and St. Louis this might be the least-viewed WS thread of all time, but here goes.

Tony LaRussa looks like Larry from Three's Company.

Oh, and Tigers in six

No offense, but why does anybody outside of the TV industry give a **** about the ratings and how many people are watching? You hear that every time two teams that aren't glamorous make a champioship series. Who the **** cares? Either watch it or don't.

"Not glamorous" code for "Midwest"

 

[jagtrader]

Believe it or not, the Tigers and Cardinals have been playing baseball for a long time. Longer than, gasp, the Yankees and the Mets (with their USFL uniforms).

The Cardinals probably have a greater national following than the Mets, mostly because of KMOX back in the day.

 

[Thinking Man]

Football_Bat you are a dirty *******. We don't burn down houses here in the "D" for sports championships, we only roll police cars over and set them ablaze. House fires are strictly for Devil's Night, damn it.

 

[Pringle]

Believe it or not, the Tigers and Cardinals have been playing baseball for a long time. Longer than, gasp, the Yankees and the Mets (with their USFL uniforms).

The Cardinals probably have a greater national following than the Mets, mostly because of KMOX back in the day.

To me the Cardinals and the Mets are much more interesting than, say, the "Sawx," Yankees, Orioles or Mets. They are the glamorous teams to me because these are the teams I see play all the time.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Believe it or not, the Tigers and Cardinals have been playing baseball for a long time. Longer than, gasp, the Yankees and the Mets (with their USFL uniforms).

The Cardinals probably have a greater national following than the Mets, mostly because of KMOX back in the day.

And it's a rematch of the 1968 series, which had the Cards take a 3 games to 1 lead before Detroit won three straight for the title.

It also featured this play at the plate.

 

[jagtrader]

And Curt Flood's infamous misplayed fly ball.

If that happened to the Red Sox, you'd have heard about it every 30 seconds for the next 30 years.

 

[spnited]

We also have the AL Wild Card team, with the 14th highest payroll in MLB, against the team with the worst record of any playoff qualifier and with the 11th highest payroll.
Anybody want to whine some more about only the richest teams being able to win in MLB?

 

[steveu]

My worst nightmare come true. I'm a huge Cardinals fan living in Michigan. Boy, is this next week going to be a lot of fun.

Seriously, if the Tigers win, which I hope either way would occur in six games (I have a ticket for Game 6, but that's another story), it'd be good for Detroit and good for Michigan.

And spnited, great post above me. I've been trying to say for the last several years that this so-called "competitive balance" whining is a lot of hot air.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

OK, I realize that because it's Detroit and St. Louis this might be the least-viewed WS thread of all time, but here goes.

Tony LaRussa looks like Larry from Three's Company.

Oh, and Tigers in six

No offense, but why does anybody outside of the TV industry give a **** about the ratings and how many people are watching? You hear that every time two teams that aren't glamorous make a champioship series. Who the **** cares? Either watch it or don't.

A. I'm not in the TV industry.

B. My post said nothing about TV ratings or who was watching TV. ;D

C. You and Pringle need to lose the righteous indignation. Before or after you finish fetching me a beer. Matters not to me. (I'll have a coupla St. Pauli Girls, thank you)

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Verlander to start Game 1, followed by Rogers, Robertson and Bonderman.


Tigers name Game One starter

 

[Deeper_Background]

 

[Chi City 81]

Deeper_Background reports the Yankees have been eliminated from the 2006 postseason. More on this story as it develops.