Phillies Are The World Series Favorites

[weston555]

I certainly do, but they both have to win their series first. I could be mistaken, but the 1st rd of the MLB playoffs never seem to go as scripted. Unlike 95% of Phillies fans and the national media, I'm not writing the Reds off by any means. I actually think there's a good chance the series goes 5 games.

Yeah I didn't mean to say that beating the Reds is a given, but the Phillies rotation dominates the Reds rotation matching up (of course anything can happen) but the Giants match up well with Lincecum Cain and Sanchez..was just looking past the Braves and Reds to the team that matches up against the Phils the best

[wayne1218]

People are forgetting the National League has home field advantage this year.

This has been a huge edge for the AL in the past. (last eight years in a row AL had home field).

It actually hasn't been that big a deal or advantage at all. No series has gone to a deciding game 7 since 2002 and 3 of the last 6 were sweeps, meaning 2 were home and 2 were away. Two of the other 3 were decided in 5. Home field in reality, doesn't mean jack shit in baseball. It is by far the least important of the 4 major sports. Starting pitching and a fairly good offense, that is what matters.

[savage1]

It actually hasn't been that big a deal or advantage at all. No series has gone to a deciding game 7 since 2002 and 3 of the last 6 were sweeps, meaning 2 were home and 2 were away. Two of the other 3 were decided in 5. Home field in reality, doesn't mean jack shit in baseball. It is by far the least important of the 4 major sports. Starting pitching and a fairly good offense, that is what matters.

That is why(homefield advantage) I strongly believe that at least subconsciously if not consciously the Yankees wanted to finish second so that they could play Minnesota in the first round-I read today that since 2002 the Yankees record against Minnesota is 54-18.
It is no wonder for the last few weeks in the games against the Sox and other teams it appeared that at least some of the Yankees were playing as if they were sleepwalking and/or just going through the motions.
The Yanks for the most part a seasoned veterans and I think having an opponent which they feel they can handle in the first round is a lot more important to them than home field advantage.

[savage1]

Here are the updated odds-the only sure thing is that if you think that one of the longshots has chance of at least getting to the WS, you bet on them and they do get there, you will be golden with the hedging opportunities you will have:

ODDS TO WIN 2010 MLB WORLD SERIES
14002 ATLANTA BRAVES

+1350
14007 CINCINNATI REDS

+1460
14017 MINNESOTA TWINS

+1010
14019 NEW YORK YANKEES

+310
14021 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

+140
14025 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

+860
14027 TAMPA BAY RAYS

+480
14028 TEXAS RANGERS

+570

10:35 AM TO WIN 2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT
14042 MINNESOTA TWINS

+435
14043 NEW YORK YANKEES

+155
14046 TAMPA BAY RAYS

+230
14047 TEXAS RANGERS

+260

10:35 AM TO WIN 2010 NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT
14054 ATLANTA BRAVES

+545
14056 CINCINNATI REDS

+515
14063 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

-170
14067 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

+375

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[weston555]

Yankees +435 to win the AL?

[weston555]

Scratch that, I was reading it wrong..idiot.....anyway, taking Cliff Lee in the opener vs. a bunch of below avg. hitters (in terms of BA)

[savage1]

Now I understand one of the big reasons why Phillies are the favorite to win the WS.
What a truly magnificent and masterful performance!