I think the Red Sox.\nCurt Schilling is 4-0, Josh Beckett is 3-0 going for another tonight, and Janthon Papalbon in the bullpen.
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I think the Red Sox have a very good pitching staff, especially with the emergence of Papelbon.  But, after Schilling and Beckett, there is a drastic drop off...Tim Wakefield anyone?!?\n\nI would have to say the best staff in baseball belongs to the Oakland A's.  They have so many young guns: Zito, Harden, Haren and Blanton and a great young closer in Huston Street.  Having a veteran like Esteban Loaiza helps the staff and Kiko Calero coming out of the bullpen rounds out the staff nicely.
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Hitting has been a surprising plus for the Sox.  Euk and Loretta have been excellent and Lowell has been a very pleasent surprise.  Trot has hit well all year and Jason is starting to come around.  It looks like Crisp is starting to hit again (it is almost like he was in spring training for the past few weeks after his injury).  And I will take .250 out of my #9 hitter everyday (especially when he continueally flashes the leather).  Manny and Papi have not been consistant, but they have been getting the job done....they will be fine when it is all said and done.\n\nD-fence has been awesome.  I have never seen defence like this in Boston.  It is a pure joy to watch.\n\nThe bullpen is coming along.  It was good to see Timlin pitch well last night after the injury.  Papelbon is a stud and the young guys are starting to get it done in middle relief.\n\nI think the biggest question mark is the rotation.  I think the top three are ok with Schilling, Wake and Beckett (although I would like to see Beckett step up and be a stud #2) and I think one of the young guys will fill in admirably at #5 which leaves us with Clement??????\n\nIf we could trade for a solid/experienced # 3/4 who could give us innings we would be all set.
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AL- Detroit tigers vs Toronto blue jays\nNL- Houston astros vs Colorado Rockies
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I agree with you Deann, the NY Millionaires Club will come up short, because GS is spending money on good players but hes buying egos to match. I think the Sox could go all the way but they will be hard pressed to beat Chi town.
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Josh Beckett gets his first taste of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry when he starts for Boston on Tuesday, but it's not like he's never faced New York in a pressure-packed situation.\n\nBeckett (3-1, 4.50 ERA) pitches against the Yankees for the first time since beating them 2-0 in the deciding game of the 2003 World Series as Boston and New York conclude their two-game series at Fenway Park. \n He is opposed by Shawn ChaCon who is also 3-1 and has a 4.56 ERA who has allowed just two runs and eight hits over 13 1-3 innings in winning his last two starts for New York.
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Monday:  Red Sox 3  Yankees 1\nTuesday: Red Sox 7  Yankees 5\n\nI predict Johnny Damon whacks his head and splits his eye open and sits on the 15 day DL.  (Oh wait, that's not a prediction, that's an outright PLEA to GOD!)
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GO CARDS!!!\n\nYes STL and DET
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Red Sox. Yankees Suck. Randy Johnso sucks.  Josh Beckett is awesome.\nI absolutely agree with the overpaid losers comment- especially Johnny Damon, Jeter, and Jaret Wright
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AL- Curt Schilling\n\nNL- Brandon Webb
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My pick is Rice.  The owls are a good hitting team, good fielding team, and great pitching team.  Eddie Degerman, Cole St. Clair, and Brian Friday are superstars in the making.
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Red Sox vs. Mets \n\nRed Sox in 6 with Ortiz as the MVP
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i would have to say cardinals\npujols power!
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so how 'bout cc tonight?  (i have him too.)\n\nbenitez is out, dude... fernando rodney (det) might get some save while todd jones is hurt... love cantu, if you win he'll be a bigger part of your success than beltre or konerko will... think you might need a bit more outfield speed if stolen bases is a category, someone like aaron rowand or luis matos available? womack and hunter may be enough to carry you... i'm high on ervin santana too, in 2007...beckett will be huge... drop matheny get johjima (sea) or willingham (fla) as a backup catcher... looks like a winner overall!
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NL---Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets(WC)\nAL---Yankees, Indians, Rangers, White Sox(WC)\n\nNL Championship---Cardinals vs. Braves\nAL Championship---Yankees vs. Rangers\n\nWorld Series---Cardinals vs. Yankees (Cards win in 6)
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Being a Tiger fan I should say The Tigers...no one (not even me) thought they would be where they are now.\n\nBut seriously, you have to consider The Reds!\n\nThey are only 1 1/2 games behind The Cardinals, and could take the wild card.\n\nWouldn't it be sweet to see The Reds & The Tigers in The WORLD Series?\n\nBoston is not surprising....everyone knew they were good.\n\nI am not a big fan of the red sox, but I'd rather see them win the East than those darn yankees!!
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I say the Mets.\n\nAnd then we have a Mets-Red Sox World Series 20 years after the first.\n\n(But this time the Sox have a potential gold glove winner at first with Youkilis...so watch out Mookie!)
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nl west\nlad-gagne\nsd-hoffman\nsf-benitez\ncol-fuentes\nari-valverde\n\nnl central\nstl-isringhausen\nchi cubs-dempster\nhou-lidge\ncinci-weathers\nmil-turnbow\npitts-gonzalez\n\nnl east\nbraves-reitsma\nmets-wagner\nphili-gordon\nwash-cordero\nfla-borowski\n\nal west\nana-rodriguez\noak-street\nsea-soriano\ntex-cordero\n\nal central\nchi sox-jenks\ndet-rodney\ncle-wickman\nmin-nathan\nkc-macdougal\n\nal east\nnyy-rivera\nbos-papelbon\ntor-ryan\nbalt-ray\ntampa-camp\n\nthe best middle reliever is not scott shields, the best middle reliever is duaner sanchez and francisco liriano!