2005 MLB Playoff Pool

[J.R.]

It's October, the regular season is over and eight teams have clinched their postseason positions, so here we go with the 2005 MLB Playoff Pool.

It's simple. Just send me a Private Message (http://www.hockeystation.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=39) of your first round picks before 12:59 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 4th, 2005. That way you'll be in the first round of the pool and have your picks qualify.

Here's how it works:
You pick who will win each of the Division Series and in how many games they'll need to win.


First Round Matchups:
AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

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Boston Red Sox (95-67) versus Chicago White Sox (99-63).

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New York Yankees (95-67) versus Los Angeles Angels (95-67).


NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

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San Diego Padres (82-80) versus St. Louis Cardinals (100-62).

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Houston Astros (89-73) versus Atlanta Braves (90-72).


Scoring:



You'll receive five (5) points for correctly indentifying the winning team in each series and ten (10) points if you correctly pick how many games they need to win each series. You only get the extra points if you picked the winning team.
Examples:

You pick the Cardinals over the Padres in four games. They win the series in five games. You would get 5 points for picking the Cardinals to win and 0 bonus points.
You pick the White Sox over the Red Sox in five games. The Red Sox win the series in five games. You would receive zero points even if you correctly picked the number of games.
REMEMBER: In the Division Series of Major League Baseball, they play a best-of-five series. So the first team to win three games, moves on the their League's Championship Series.

Any other questions, PM me or post them below.

[J.R.]

Since I may not be online again before the deadline, here are my first round picks.J.R.
Red Sox in 4
Angels in 5
Cardinals in 3
Astros in 4Sometime tommorow afternoon I'll post all participants' selections. Remember that you still have until Tuesday at 12:59 pm Eastern Time (9:59 am PT) if you haven't yet sent me your picks by private message.

Thanks.

[J.R.]

Participants: butterfly_style, Canucklehead, charlio lemieux, Iced Tea, J.R., Leafs_Fa_Life, Mel, PDO, The Insider.

The games have begun, so here are everyone's Division Series picks, in the order that I received them in my Inbox.

Leafs_Fa_Life
Red Sox in 3
Angels in 5
Cardinals in 3
Astros in 5Canucklehead
Red Sox in 4
Yankees in 4
Cardinals in 3
Braves in 4Mel
White Sox in 5
Yankees in 4
Cardinals in 3
Astros in 5butterfly_style
Red Sox in 5
Angels in 5
Cardinals in 4
Astros in 4J.R.
Red Sox in 4
Angels in 5
Cardinals in 3
Astros in 4charlio lemieux
Red Sox in 4
Yankees in 4
Cardinals in 3
Astros in 5PDO
Red Sox in 5
Angels in 4
Cardinals in 3
Astros in 5Iced Tea
Red Sox in 5
Angels in 5
Padres in 5
Astros in 5The Insider
White Sox in 4
Angels in 5
Cardinals in 4
Braves in 5
CONCENSUS PICKS

Boston Red Sox: 7/9 (77.8%).
Los Angeles Angels: 6/9 (66.7%).
St. Louis Cardinals: 8/9 (88.9%).
Houston Astros: 7/9 (77.8%).

[J.R.]

Division Series Results
Chicago White Sox in 3.
Los Angeles Angels in 5.
St. Louis Cardinals in 3.
Houston Astros in 4.

STANDINGS
1) J.R.: 45 points.
T2) butterfly_style: 35 points.
T2) Leafs_Fa_Life: 35 points.
T4) Mel: 25 points.
T4) PDO: 25 points.
T4) The Insider: 25 points.
T7) charlio lemieux: 20 points.
T7) Iced Tea: 20 points.
9) Canucklehead: 15 points.

Quickly send me a Private Message (http://private.php?do=newpm&u=39) of your second round picks before 7:59 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 10th, 2005. Scoring and format will remain the same.

Second Round Matchups:
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

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Los Angeles Angels (3-2) versus Chicago White Sox (3-0).

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

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Houston Astros (3-1) versus St. Louis Cardinals (3-0).

REMEMBER: In the Championship Series of Major League Baseball, they play a best-of-seven series. So the first team to win four games, moves on to the World Series.

Any other questions, PM me or post them below.

[J.R.]

The second round games have begun, so here are everyone's Championship Series picks, in the order that I received them in my Inbox.

There were two members who didn't get their picks in for round two, so I'm going to allow them to enter, if they send me a PM before tommorow night's games. This is because there was only one day between the two rounds.

The Insider: 25 points.
White Sox in 6
Cardinals in 6Leafs_Fa_Life: 35 points.
Angels in 6
Cardinals in 7Canucklehead: 15 points.
White Sox in 7
Cardinals in 6J.R.: 45 points.
White Sox in 7
Astros in 6
Mel: 25 points.
White Sox in 5
Cardinals in 6butterfly_style: 35 points.
White Sox in 7
Astros in 6charlio lemieux: 20 points.
White Sox in 6
Astros in 7CONCENSUS PICKS


Chicago White Sox: 6/7 (85.7%).
St. Louis Cardinals: 4/7 (57.1%).

[Newfie John]

I was too late in this but FTR, the astros will win the world series this year.

[J.R.]

C.S. Results
Chicago White Sox in 5.
Houston Astros in 6.

C.S. STANDINGS
T1) butterfly_style: 20 points.
T1) J.R.: 20 points.
3) Mel: 15 points.
4) charlio lemieux: 10 points.
T5) The Insider: 5 points.
T5) Canucklehead: 5 points.
7) Leafs_Fa_Life: 0 points.

OVERALL STANDINGS
1) J.R.: 65 points.
2) butterfly_style: 55 points.
3) Mel: 40 points.
4) Leafs_Fa_Life: 35 points.
T5) charlio lemieux: 30 points.
T5) The Insider: 30 points.
7) PDO: 25 points.
T8) Canucklehead: 20 points.
T8) Iced Tea: 20 points.

For the last time, send me a Private Message (http://private.php/?do=newpm&u=39) of your final round picks before 7:29 pm Eastern Time on Saturday, October 22nd, 2005.

Scoring and format changes for the World Series. Points are now doubled, so a maximum of 30 points can be won (10 for picking the winning team, 20 for correctly identifying the number of games).

101st World Series:
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Houston Astros (7-3) versus Chicago White Sox (7-1).

REMEMBER: In the World Series of Major League Baseball, they play a best-of-seven series. So the first team to win four games clinches the championship.

Any other questions, PM me or post them below.

[Mel]

Scoring and format changes for the World Series. Points are now doubled, so a maximum of 30 points can be won (10 for picking the winning team, 20 for correctly identifying the number of games).

So that means if you whiff completely J.R. I still have a shot at this thing. :nod:

[J.R.]

So that means if you whiff completely J.R. I still have a shot at this thing. :nod:
Yes. :) I wasn't planning on doing that, but I thought to make things more interesting I would put my comfortable lead on the line. For the record, I'm picking the Astros. I'm not sure on the number of games, however.

[PDO]

ChiSox in 6.

[J.R.]

So far only Mel, Canucklehead, butterfly_style and Leafs_Fa_Life have sent me a Private Message (http://private.php/?do=newpm&u=39) of their World Series pick. Just to be clear, if you wish to particpate, you have until 7:29 pm ET (4:29 pm PT) on Saturday night to submit your pick.

Thanks.

[J.R.]

World Series picks, in the order I received them.
Mel: 40 points.
Chicago White Sox in 7.Canucklehead: 20 points.
Chicago White Sox in 6.butterfly_style: 55 points.
Houston Astros in 6.J.R.: 65 points.
Houston Astros in 7.Leafs_Fa_Life: 35 points.
Houston Astros in 6.The Insider: 30 points.
Chicago White Sox in 6.

[J.R.]

World Series Result
Chicago White Sox in 4.

W.S. STANDINGS
T1) Canucklehead: 10 points.
T1) Mel: 10 points.
T1) The Insider: 10 points.
T4) butterfly_style: 0 points.
T4) J.R.: 0 points.
T4) Leafs_Fa_Life: 0 points.


FINAL STANDINGS
1) J.R.: 65 points.
2) butterfly_style: 55 points.
3) Mel: 50 points.
4) The Insider: 40 points.
5) Leafs_Fa_Life: 35 points.
T6) Canucklehead: 30 points.
T6) charlio lemieux: 30 points.
7) PDO: 25 points.
8) Iced Tea: 20 points.

Congratulations to J.R. and the Chicago White Sox. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v186/jrthesportsczar/smile.gif


Thank you to all who participated. It was a fun supplement to watching the playoffs.

[butterfly_style]

Thanks JR, for running this pool.