I think the Rangers will take out Philly or SF pretty easily. The NL can't compare to the AL, and even if the NL team wins, i will consider it a fluke.
Phillies have a shitty lineup? I'd probably take the Phillies or Braves lineup over any lineup that played in the playoffs.
The Phillies are the only NL team with a decent lineup. Atlanta scored less runs this year that every playoff team besides SF. If you would take the Phillies and Braves lineup over the Rangers and Yankees, then I just don't know what to say to you.
Okay maybe I'd take the Rangers and Yanks over the Braves. But, I think Philly has the best lineup in baseball. My point is, that the NL isn't as better as you make it out to be. It would not shock me one bit if either of the NL teams won the WS.
Runs scored NYY - 859 BOS - 818 TB - 802 CIN - 790 TEX - 787 MIN - 781 Philly - 772 I personally think Philly has the 7th best lineup in baseball.
Cincy has more runs than the Rangers. I suppose they should be in the world series. It definitely does help if you have a DH that is hitting .300, rather than a pitcher who's hitting .120. I can see that accounting for the 100 or so runs batted in that seperates the NL from the AL. I suppose you could say that the Reds had the best hitting team overall.
You are making my point. Not having a DH makes NL lineups inferior. If you're a pitcher, you always have that number 9 slot for an automatic out, which means you also don't have to pitch to the number 8 batter since you're not afraid to put them on. That's why I said it's easier to pitch in the NL.
But you can't take away from a pitchers success just because he's in the NL. BTW, this is a fun game right now. Things getting a little chippy between the two teams. McCarver is a horrible announcer!
Sure I can. Take a pitcher from the NL West and put them in the AL East. What will happen to their stats?
His ERA would probably be a full run higher. That looks like the trend for pitchers who switch leagues.
If you want a perfect example of the difference between pitching in the AL East and the NL west, look at Brad Penny's 09 season: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pennybr01.shtml
What about Pedro Martinez, Johan Santana and Curt Schilling. Just off the top of my head a few examples of pitchers who were more successful, or as successful in the AL than the NL.
based on what? Schilling AL ERA - 4.00 NL ERA - 3.30 Santana AL ERA - 3.22 NL ERA - 2.85 Pedro's a different story. He pitched his early years and later years in the NL and his entire prime(arguably the best "prime" ever) in the AL.
