OOTP 24 - Best Team Ever Tournament

[EagleFan]

I've decided to try to return with a potentially very long dynasty. The goal is to use OOTP 24 and try to find the best team ever for the best season ever.

What I am doing:

1st, ranking the top 16 teams for every current franchise (including past iterations of teams before moves and name changes).

2nd, running a tournament with best of 7 rounds; will be a 4 round tournament to get a winner.

3rd, the winner for each franchise will make the Greatest Team ever season in which I will run a full season using the winners for each franchise.


How am I ranking:

1st, all teams that won the world series earn top seeding and will be seeded based on winning percentage.

2nd, all teams that made it to the world series but lost will be the next tier of seeds, also seeded by winning percentage.

3rd, if teams don't already meet the 16 team requirement the final tier of seeds to fill out the 16 teams will be based on teams hat didn't make the world series and will be ranked by winning percentage.


WSC - World Series Champion
LWS - Lost World Series
--- - Didn't make World Series



American League - East
Red Sox - tbd
Yankees - tbd
Orioles - tbd
Blue Jays - tbd
Rays - tbd

American League - Central
Twins - tbd
Tigers - tbd
Guardians - tbd
White Sox - tbd
Royals - tbd

American League - West
Astros - tbd
Rangers - tbd
Mariners - tbd
Angels - tbd
Athletics - tbd

National League - East
Braves - 1996 Atlanta Braves (.593, lost WS)
Phillies - 2011 Philadelphia Phillies (.630, didn't make WS)
Nationals - 2017 Washington Nationals (.599, didn't make WS)
Mets - 1986 New York Mets (.667, WS champions)
Marlins - 1997 Florida Marlins (.568, WS champions)

National League - Central
Reds - 1975 Cincinnati Reds (.667, WS champions)
Cubs - 1908 Chicago Cubs (.643, WS champions)
Cardinals - 1926 St. Louis Cardinals (.578, WS champions)
Brewers - 2017 Milwaukee Brewers (.531, didn't make WS)
Pirates - 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates (.619, didn't make WS)

National League - West
Dodgers - 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers (.611, WS champions)
Giants - 1912 New York Giants (.682, lost WS)
Padres - tbd
Rockies - 1995 Colorado Rockies (.535, didn't make WS)
Diamondbacks - 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks (.617, didn't make WS)

[EagleFan]

I'm starting with the NL East. Currently running the Braves franchise.

The seeds for the Braves are:
(1) 1995 WSC .625
(2) 1957 WSC .617
(3) 1914 WSC .614
(4) 2021 WSC .547
(5) 1999 LWS .636
(6) 1992 LWS .605
(7) 1958 LWS .597
(8) 1948 LWS .595
(9) 1996 LWS .593
(10) 1991 LWS .580
(11) 1998 — .654
(12) 1993 — .642
(13) 2002 — .631
(14) 1997 — .623
(15) 2003 — .623
(16) 2022 — .623

[EagleFan]

Braves 1st Round

(16) 2022 vs. (1) 1995
1995 wins 4 games to 3. Tom Glavine wins MVP going 2-0 without giving up and earned run. Fred McGriff hit .348 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's. Max Fried was 2-0 with an 0.67 ERA.

(15) 2003 vs. (2) 1957
2003 sweeps the 1957 team 4-0. Vinny Castilla was MVP though hitting ony .286 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's.

(14) 1997 vs. (3) 1914
1997 takes the series 4 games to 2. Javy Lopez is named MVP hitting .429 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's. Johnny Evers hit .400 with 2 RBI's in the losing cause.

(13) 2002 vs. (4) 2021
2002 wins easily 4 games to 1. Chipper Jones is MVP hitting .450 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

(12) 1993 vs. (5) 1999
1993 wins the last two games on the road for a 4 games to 3 victory. Ron Gant is named MVP hitting .346 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. Steve Avery was 2-0 with a 1.12 ERA. Bret Boone hit .304 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

(11) 1998 vs. (6) 1992
1992 wins the last game at home in a 4 games to 3 victory. Ron Gant was named MVP hitting .385 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Andres Galarraga may have turned in one of the best performances in a series in a losing cause. He hit .429 with 6 homeruns and 13 RBI's. He homered in 5 of the 7 games.

(10) 1991 vs. (7) 1958
1991 wins on the road in game 6 for the 4 games to 2 series win. Terry Pendleton is names MVP hitting .364 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Ron Gant hit .318 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

(9) 1996 vs. (8) 1948
1996 wins easily 4 games to 1. 1948 staved off the sweep with a win in game 4 but lost the next game to lose the series. Ryan Klesko was named MVP hitting .276 with 3 homeruns and 5 RBI's. John Smoltz was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.00.

[EagleFan]

Braves Quarter Finals

(15) 2003 vs. (1) 1995
2003 comes from trailing 3-4 in the series to winning the last three games and upsetting the top seed with a 4 games to 3 victory. Javy Lopez is named MVP hitting .467 with 1 homerun and 54 RBI's. Surprisingly Andruw Jones wasn't as he hit .370 with 4 homeruns and 11 RBI's. Mike Hampton was 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA.

(14) 1997 vs. (6) 1992
1992 wins easily 4 games to 1 to advance as the highest remaining seed. Sid Bream is names MVP hitting .368 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. In a losing cause Chipper Jones hit .478 with 5 RBI's.

(13) 2002 vs. (9) 1996
1996 sweeps the series in 4 games. Fred McGriff was named MVP hitting .625 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's. The worst stat line goes to reliever Damian Moss in a losing cause. He was 0-1 and pitched 0.1 innings allowing 2 homeruns and finished with an ERA of 108.00.

(12) 1993 vs. (10) 1991
1991 wins the last two games in a games to 3 seven game victory. Jeff Treadway was MVP hitting .370 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's. Otis Nixon hit .423 with 3 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Braves Semi Finals

(15) 2003 vs. (6) 1992
1992 wins the series in 6 games, 4 to 2. Otis Nixon is named MVP hitting .458 with 1 homerun and 7 RBI's. Javy Lopez hit .500 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's in a losing cause.

(10) 1991 vs. (9) 1996
1991 wins 3 of the first 3 to lead the series 3 games to 1 but 1996 came back with win the final 3 games to win the series 4 games to 3, with the last game being won with a solo homerun by Fred McGriff in the bottom of the 9th. McGriff would win MVP hitting .310 with 3 homeruns and 3 RBI's. John Smoltz was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.69.

[EagleFan]

Braves Finals

(9) 1996 vs. (6) 1992

Game 1 - 1996 1 1992 0
Luis Palonia would single home the only run of the game in the top of the 5th as 1996 would win 1-0 behind a complete game shutout by John Smoltz who allowed 6 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. His counterpart for 1992 would take the loss allowing the 1 run on 4 hits with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in 8.0 innings. 1996 leads the series 1-0.

Game 2 - 1992 6 1996 1
Pete Smith would go 8.0 innings and allow just the 1 run even though he allowed 11 hits. Only one was an extra base hit, a double. Deion Sanders would have 2 hits with a double, a homerun, and 3 RBI's. Greg Maddux would get pulled in the 6th allowing the 6 runs over 5.2 innings. The series is tied 1-1.

Game 3 - 1996 5 1992 2
With the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the 8th pinch hitter Ryan Klesko would hit a 3 run homerun to give 1996 a 5-2 lead heading into the 9th and Mark Wohlers would slam the door in the 9th for the 5-2 victory. 1996 leads the series 2-1.

Game 4 - 1992 7 1996 2
With 1996 leading 1-0 in the top of the 6th team 1992 would score 5 runs to take a 5-1 lead and never look back. The series is back to even at 2-2.

Game 5 - 1996 3 1992 2
1996 keeps the win/loss pattern going as they take game 5 in exciting style. With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the 9th an RBI single by Otis Nixon gives 1992 a 2-1 lead. Terry Pendleton would tie the game at 2-2 with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th and the game heads to extra innings. After a scoreless 10th in the bottom of the 11th Jeff Blauser would lead off with a single, be moved to 2nd and then to 3rd and dinally score on a Ryan Klesko single for the 3-2 victory. Team 1996 now leads the series 3 games to 2 with it returning to 1992 being home.

Game 6 - 1996 5 1992 2
1996 would finish the upset as they would score 5 runs over the final 3 innings to take a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the 9th. 1992 would load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 9th but only a sac fly would score a run and they would lose 5-2.

MVP: John Smoltz (1-0, 0.53, 17.0 IP)

[EagleFan]

Mets Seeds

(1) 1986 WSC .667
(2) 1969 WSC .617
(3) 2000 LWS .580
(4) 2015 LWS .556
(5) 1973 LWS .509
(6) 1988 — .625
(7) 2022 — .623
(8) 1985 — .605
(9) 1999 — .595
(10) 1987 — .568
(11) 1990 — .562
(12) 1984 — .556
(13) 2008 — .549
(14) 2007 — .543
(15) 1997 — .543
(16) 1998 — .543

[EagleFan]

Predictions on the winner for the Mets?

[EagleFan]

Mets 1st Round

(16) 1998 vs. (1) 1986
In a surprise the 1998 squad went punch for punch with 1986 and took them to game seven. 1986 put three runs on the board in the first inning and coasted to a 7-4 victory to win the series 4 games to 3. Wally Backman wins the MVP as he hit .379 with 3 RBI's and led all players with 11 hits. Dwight Gooden was 1-0 with an ERA of 2.13. John Olerud hit .345 with 5 RBI's.

(15) 1997 vs. (2) 1969
This series went 7 games with an upset as 1997 pulls out game seven 4-2 after scoring twice in the first and never trailing. Carlos Baerga wins the MVP as he hit .321 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's. Cleon Jones hit .385 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's in the loss.

(14) 2007 vs. (3) 2000
2000 jumped to a 3 games to none lead before 2007 tried to get back into it with 2 victories but 2000 finished it with a 5-2 victory in game 6 for a 4 games to 2 victory in the series. Edgardo Alfonzo was the MVP as he it .381 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's. Mike Hampton was 0-0 in two starts over 13.1 innings with a 1.35 ERA.

(13) 2008 vs. (4) 2015
2015 takes a 2-0 lead before 2008 evened it at 2-2 but 2015 wins the next two games, including the clincher by a 9-0 score. 2015 moved on with a 4 games to 2 victory. Lucas Duda was the MVP as he hit .348 with 4 homeruns and 6 RBI's in the series. Matt Harvey was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.30. David Write hit only .240 but had 4 homeruns and 7 RBI's in the losing cause.

(12) 1984 vs. (5) 1973
1984 makes easy work of it winning 4 games to 1. Hubie Brooks was the MVP hitting .471 with 3 homeruns and 10 RBI's. Dwight Gooden was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.77 and 15 strikeouts in 13.0 innings.

(11) 1990 vs. (6) 1988
The favorites win in 6 games. Sid Fernandez was named MVP as he was 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA. Dwight Gooden was 0-0 also with a 0.00 ERA. David Cone was 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA. Pitching dominated for 1988. Howard Johnson hit .280 with 3 homeruns and 5 RBI's in the losing cause.

(10) 1987 vs. (7) 2022
1987 with the upset as they win easily 4 games to 1. Kevin McReynolds was named MVP as he hit .429 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. Dave Magadan hit .450. Dwight Gooden was 1-0 with an ERA of 2.77 in 13.0 innings with 14 strikeouts.

(9) 1999 vs. (8) 1985
1985 dispatches of 1999 in 5 games. Mookie Wilson is named MVP as he hit .364 with 3 RBI's. Dwight Gooden was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.12 in 17.0 innings of work. Robin Ventura hit .381 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Mets Quarter Finals

(15) 1997 vs. (1) 1986
1986 dominated with a victory in 5 games. They allowed only 4 total runs over the 5 games (with their one loss being 2-0 and they gave up no runs at all in the final two games. Dwight Gooden was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA or 0.53 in 17.0 innings. Wally Backman hit .421 with 3 RBI's.

(12) 1984 vs. (3) 2000
1984 wins game one and never allows 2000 to win more than one game in a row as 1984 wins the series in 6 games. Jesse Orosco was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00 and 2 saves.

(10) 1987 vs. (4) 2015
1987 wins the series 4 games to 2. Lenny Dykstra is named MVP as he hit .370 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's. Matt Harvey wins the no luck award as he was 0-0 in 14.0 innings with an ERA of 1.29 as he had no luck in the losing effort.

(8) 1985 vs. (6) 1988
1988 makes quick work of it in 5 games. Gary Carter was named MVP as he hit .389 with 3 RBI's. Bob Ojeda was 1-0 with an ERA of 1.59 in 17.0 innings.

[EagleFan]

Mets Semifinals

(12) 1984 vs. (1) 1986
In a back and forth series 1986 locked down the final two games to win the series in 6 games, 4 games to 2. Roger McDowell was named the MVP going 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00 and saving 3 games (was directly involved in all 4 wins). Rafael Santana hit .409 with 6 RBI's in the losing cause.

(10) 1987 vs. (6) 1988
1987 pulls out the series 4 games to 2. Charles Hudson is named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.59 in 17.0 innings. Keith Hernandez hit .300 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Mets Final

(1987) vs. (1) 1986

Game 1 - 1986 3 1987 1
1986 scored twice in the bottom of the 12t and added another in the second to take a 3-0 lead. They would coast behind Gooden to a 3-1 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2 - 1986 1 1987 0
A pitchers' duel that would go to the bottom of the 9th scoreless. 1987 would bring Jesse Orosco in to pitch and after giving up a single to Mookie Wilson he would walk Ray Knight and Rafael Santana to load the bases with no outs. Lenny Dykstra would single on the first pitch he saw for the walk off victory. 1986 leads the series 2-0.

Game 3 - 1986 5 1987 1
1986 would score two in the top of the first and three more in the 5th to go up 5-0 and would ride a great performance by Sid Fernandez to a 5-1 victory. 1986 leads the series 3-0.

Game 4 - 1986 5 1987 0
Pitching would again dominate for team 1986 as Ron Darling would throw a complete game shutout in a 5-0 victory that would complete the sweep.


MVP - Bob Ojeda (1-0, 0.00)
The MVP really could have gone to any of their pitchers as only their 4 starters and Roger McDowell pitched during the series with the highest ERA being 1.12 as they gave up just 2 runs over the 4 games.

[EagleFan]

Phillies Seeds

(1) 2008 WSC .568
(2) 1980 WSC .562
(3) 1993 LWS .599
(4) 1915 LWS .592
(5) 1950 LWS .591
(6) 2009 LWS .574
(7) 1983 LWS .556
(8) 2022 LWS .537
(9) 2011 — .630
(10) 1976 — .623
(11) 1977 — .623
(12) 2010 — .599
(13) 1916 –- .595
(14) 1913 –- .583
(15) 1917 — .572
(16) 1964 — .568

[EagleFan]

Any predictions for the Phillies winner?

[EagleFan]

Phillies First Round

(16) 1964 vs. (1) 2008
After 1964 won the opening game the series would turn and 2008 would win the next 4 to win the series 4 games to 1. Shane Victorino was named MVP hitting .381 with 1 HR and 2 RBI's. Jason Werth would hit .312 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's. Dick Allen hit .381 with 3 homeruns and 4 RBI's in the loss.

(15) 1917 vs. (2) 1980
1917 pulled an upset (and pulled the rug out from under my memories) with a 4 game sweep of 1980. Gavvy Cravath was named MVP as he hit .438 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

(14) 1913 vs. (3) 1993
1993 wins the last 3 games of the series after it was 1-1 after two games. They win the series 4 games to 1. Dave Hollins was named MVP, he hit .353 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. Lenny Dykstra hit .381 with 4 RBI's. Tommy Greene was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00.

(13) 1916 vs. (4) 1915
1916 wins 4 games to 2 to advance. Dode Paskert was named MVP as he hit .348 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's.

(12) 2010 vs. (5) 1950
After 2010 wins the first two games on the road team 1950 would win the next 4 to win the series in 6 games. Del Ennis was named MVP as he hit .370 with 2 homeruns and 8 RBI's. Robin Roberts was 1-0 with an ERA of 2.12 in 17.0 innings.

(11) 1977 vs. (6) 2009
An odd series that goes 7 games with only one game that would be considered close. Team 2009 advances with the 4-3 series victory. Raul Ibanez was named MVP as he hi .370 with 4 homeruns and 10 RBI's. Cole Hamels was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50. Garry Maddox hit .400 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

(10) 1976 vs. (7) 1983
1976 sweeps the series to advance, Steve Carlton is named MVP as he was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00.

(9) 2011 vs. (8) 2022
The pitching from 2011 was too much to overcome as they win the series in 5 games. Roy Halladay was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00 and 19 strikeouts in 14.1 innings of work.

[Chas in Cinti]

this is an interesting concept... following

[EagleFan]

Phillies Quarter Finals

(15) 1917 vs. (1) 2008
1917 with the upset (more memories being destroyed) with a 4 games to 1 victory as they won the last 4 games of the series after 2008 won game 1. Gavvy Cravath was named MVP as he hit .300 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Milt Stock hit .421 with 1 RBI. Five regulars on 1917 hit .300 or better for the series. Chase Utley hit .316 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's in the loss.

(13) 1916 vs. (3) 1993
In an amazing comeback 1993 wins 4 games to 3 to advance. 1916 won the first 3 games 3-1, 2-1, and 5-3. Then 1993 picked up the pressure and outscored them 20-6 in the next 4 games to come back from an 0-3 deficit (I thought yet another memory was going to be shot down). John Kruk was named MVP as he hit .346 with 2 homeruns and 8 RBI's. Lenny Dykstra hit .370 with 1 homerun and 3 RBi's. Dode PAskert hit .333 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's in the loss.

(10) 1976 vs. (5) 1950
1976 wins in a 4-0 sweep. Dick Allen was named MVP as he hit .412 with 3 homeruns and 5 RBI's. Greg Luzinski hit .357 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's. Del Ennis hit .308 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's in the loss.

(9) 2011 vs. (6) 2009
2011 led the series 3-1 with 2009 winning the next two games to take it to a game 7. In game 7 2001 rocked 2009 with an 8-2 victory to win in 7 games. This was a battle of two disappointing finished to a season with 2011 being the most underachieving team I remember (in terms of playoffs). Carlos Ruiz was named MVP as he hit .480 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. His version in 2009 hit only .217. Raul Ibanez hit .333 with 2 RBI's for 2011. His 2009 version hit .346 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Cole Hamels was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.35 for 2011. His 2009 version was 0-2 with an ERA of 7.56 with both starts being against his 2011 counterpart.

[EagleFan]

Phillies Semi Finals

(15) 1917 vs. (3) 1993
1917 has completed the destruction of my memories as they win the series in 7 games in what was a back and forth series. Milt Stock was named MVP has he hit .308 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's. Pete Incaviglia hit .393 with 3 homeruns and 3 RBI's in the loss.

(10) 1976 vs. (9) 2011
A battle of two 100+ win teams. 2011 wins the series 4 games to 1. Hunter Pence was named MVP as ht hi .474 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Chase Utley hit .412 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Phillies Final

(15) 1917 vs. (9) 2011
Will 1917 destroy another memory?

Game 1 - 2011 4 1917 3 (14)
John Mayberry Jr. goes 3 for 6 with 2 runs scored, 3 RBI's and 2 homeruns. His first homerun was a solo homerun in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game 1-1. His second was a 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 13th to tie the game at 3. Placido Palanco wins the game with a solo homerun in the bottom of the 14th.

Game 2 - 2011 3 1917 2 (11)
2011 takes a 2-0 lead with an 11 inning victory.

Game 3 - 2011 3 1917 0
Cole Hamels throws 8 scoreless innings and Ryan Madson closed the game out with a scoreless ninth.

Game 4 - 1917 2 2011 1
1917 gets on the board with a 2-1 victory.

Game 5 - 2011 1 1917 0
2011 wins the series 4 games to 1 with a 1-0 shutout victory. A combined 9 hit shutout with Halladay, Bastardo, and Oswalt splitting time.

MVP - John Mayberry Jr. hit .300 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's.
Roy Halladay was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.57 in 15.2 innings.

[EagleFan]

Marlins Seeds

(1) 1997 WSC .568
(2) 2003 WSC .562
(3) 2009 — .537
(4) 2008 — .522
(5) 2020 — .517
(6) 2004 — .512
(7) 2005 — .512
(8) 2010 — .494
(9) 1996 — .494
(10) 2000 — .491
(11) 2016 — .491
(12) 2002 — .488
(13) 2006 — .481
(14) 2017 — .475
(15) 2014 — .475
(16) 2001 — .469

[EagleFan]

Predictions on the Marlins?

[Chas in Cinti]

This will go according to plan... 1997 for the win...

[EagleFan]

Marlins 1st Round

(16) 2001 vs. (1) 1997
1997 wins in 5 games. Darren Daulton was named MVP as he hit .381 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. Craig Counsell hit .381 with 1 homerun and 6 RBIs'. Bobby Bonilla hit .381 with 1 homerun and 7 RBI's. Alex Gonzalez hit .350 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

(15) 2014 vs. (2) 2003
2003 led the series 2-1 but then 2014 wins the next three games to complete the upset with a 4-2 victory. Marcell Ozuna was named MCP as he hit .292 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's, they won each game in which he homered going 3-0 in those games. Casey McGehee hit .417 with 2 RBI's. Jose Fernandez was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.57 in 15.1 innings. Mike Lowell hit .333 with 2 homeruns and 8 RBI's in the loss.

(14) 2017 vs. (3) 2009
After splitting the first two 2017 wins 2 of 3 at home to take a 3-2 lead in the series. Then on the road they complete the upset with a 5-1 victory for a 6 game victory. Christian Yelich was named MVP as he hit .409 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's. Marcel Ozuna hit .346 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's. 2009 was shut down as they only scored more than 2 runs in a game 1 time.

(13) 2006 vs. (4) 2008
2008 wins the first three games as they scored 18 runs in those first three games. 2006 then made an improbable comeback as they won the next 4 games to come back from an 0-3 series hole to win in 7 games. They held 2008 to just 8 runs in those 4 games. Miguel Cabrera was named MVP as he hit .407 with 2 homeruns and 12 RBI's as he willed the team to victory in those final 4 games. Dan Uggla hit .320 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's in the loss.

(12) 2002 vs. (5) 2020
The series started with 2002 winning big but went back and forth until 2002 broke the pattern by winning game 6 for a 4 games to 2 upset. Luis Castillo was named MVP as he hit .480 with 2 RBI's. Kevin Millar hit .407 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's. AJ Burnett put up MVP like numbers as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.69.

(11) 2016 vs. (6) 2004
2016 upsets one of the few teams with a winning record for this club with a 4 game sweep. AJ Ramos was named MVP as he was 1-0 with 2 saves and an ERA of 0.00. There were no real offensive standouts in the series.

(10) 2000 vs. (7) 2005
2005 wins 4 games to 1 to be only the 2nd team with a winning record to advance for the Marlins. Miguel Cabrera was named MVP as he hit .318 with 3 RBI's. Dontrelle Willis was 2-0 with an ERA of 2.30 in 15.2 innings. Alex Gonzalez hit .438 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's in the loss.

(9) 1996 vs (8) 2010
1996 wins the battle of the 80-82 teams in 6 games. Quilvio Veras was named MVP as he hit .391 with 9 hits, both led all players in the series. Kevin Brown was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.57 in 15.2 innings. Al Leiter was 0-0 with an ERA of 1.20 in 15.0 innings. The series was very low scoring as only one game saw more than 4 runs scored.

[EagleFan]

Marlins Quarter Finals

(15) 2014 vs. (1) 1997
1997 wins the first two at home, 2014 follows up by winning their first two home games to even the series at 2 but then 1997 shuts out 2015 to take a 3-2 lead coming back home. Game 6 was an epic 20 inning game that was tied at 5 since the 7th inning. In the bottom of the 20th with runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 out a wild pitch moved the runners up and Gary Sheffield hit a sacrifice fly to deep right to bring home the series winning run as 1997 wins in 6 games. Gary Sheffield was named MVP hitting .333 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBIS's, including the series winning run. Moises Alou hit .387 and led all players with 12 hits. Kevin Brown was 1-0 with an ERA of 1.15 in 15.2 innings. Garett Jones hit .409 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

(14) 2017 vs. (7) 2005
2017 with the upset winning in 6 games. This leaves one team with a winning record for this franchise. Justin Bour was named MVP as he hit .474 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

(13) 2006 vs. (9) 1996
1996 wins their first two games at home. 2006 then went on a run with 4 straight to win the series in 6 games as they outscored 1996 28-10 in those final 4 games. Wes Helms was named MVP as he hit .520 with 13 hits and 6 RBI's.

(12) 2002 vs. (11) 2016
2002 wins in 6 games. Vladimir Nunez was named MVP going 1-0 with 3 saves and an ERA of 0.00.

[EagleFan]

Marlins Semi Finals

(14) 2017 vs. (1) 1997
1997 wins the first two games at home and then 2017 wins the next two to tie the series up. 1997 would have none of that as they won the next two by a combined 12-4 score to win in 6 and advance. Moises Alou was named MVP as he hit .375 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Darren Daulton hit .435 with 2 RBI's and led all players with 10 hits. Livan Hernandez (0.63 in 14.1) and Kevin Brown (1.69 in 16.0) were both 2-0 in the series. JT Realmuto hit .360 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

(13) 2006 vs. (12) 2002
The series would see 2002 go up 3-1 but 2006 would win the next two to take the series to a game 7. In game 7 2002 would lead 6-1 going into the top of the 9th. 2006 would rally with 3 runs to get within 6-4 but a ground out by Mike Jacobs would end the game as 2002 would advance. Mike Lowell is named MVP as he hit .346 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Miguel Cabrera would hit .400, lead all players with 12 hits, and have 5 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Marlins Final

(12) 2002 vs. (1) 1997

Game 1 - 1997 1 2002 0
A pitching duel would be scoreless through 9 innings and go to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th Devon White would hit a one out single, and then steal second. After a strikeout for the 2nd out Craig Counsell would single on an 0-1 pitch to score the winning run. 1997 leads 1-0.

Game 2 - 1997 3 2002 2
Mike Redmond would single to score two in the top of the 1st to give 2002 a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 2nd with 2 outs Jeff Conine would hit a 2 run double to tie the game at 2. The game would remain tied until the bottom of the 6th when Moises Alou would lead off and hit a 3-1 pitch for a solo homerun to give 1997 a 3-2 lead. In the top of the 8th Derrek Lee would lead off with a double but would be stranded at 2nd. Rob Nen would retire the side in order in the top of the 9th as 1997 would take a 2-0 series lead with the 3-2 victory.

Game 3 - 1997 8 2002 1
1997 would go up 6-0 and coast to an 8-1 victory to take a 3-0 lead in the series.

Game 4 - 1997 5 2002 2
1997 would lead 2-0 going into the bottom of the 3rd but 2002 would score two to tie the game 2-2. 1997 would answer immediately in the top of the 5th with 2 of their own to go up 4-2. They would add another in the 8th to go up 5-2 which would be the final score. 1997 sweeps the series.

[EagleFan]

Nationals Seeds

(1) 2019 WSC .574
(2) 1994 — .649
(3) 2012 — .605
(4) 2017 — .599
(5) 1979 — .594
(6) 2014 — .593
(7) 2016 — .586
(8) 1993 — .580
(9) 1987 — .562
(10) 1980 — .556
(11) 1996 — .543
(12) 1992 — .537
(13) 1982 — .531
(14) 2013 — .531
(15) 1990 — .525
(16) 1985 — .522

[EagleFan]

Any predictions on the Nationals? Hard to overlook that 1994 Expos team but my dark horse is 1979.

[EagleFan]

Nationals 1st Round

(16) 1985 vs. (1) 2019
The 2019 Nationals win the first two games at home, both shutouts. The 1985 Expos take two of three on their home field to get to 3-2 but the 2019 team wins game 6 at home 6-2 to win the series. Asdrubal Cabrera was named MVP as he hit .350 with 6 RBI's. Andre Dawson hit .375 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's in the loss.

(15) 1990 vs. (2) 1994
This series was a dog fight. The teams split the first two before 1990 won the next two to take a 3-1 lead in the series but 1994 bounced back to win the final three games and win the series in 7. Moises Alou was named MVP as he hit .318 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Larry Walker hit .417 with 4 homeruns and 9 RBI's in the loss. In the games 1990 won they put up big offensive numbers. In the games 1994 won their pitching led the way.

(14) 2013 vs. (3) 2012
2012 wins the series in 5 games.. Only game 1 saw more than 5 total runs scored. Sean Burnett was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00.

(13) 1982 vs. (4) 2017
2017 wins the series in 5 games. The oddity is that the first three games were shutouts with 2017 winning two of them. Bryce Harper was named MVP as he hit .429 with 2 homeruns and 2 RBI's.

(12) 1992 vs. (5) 1979
So much for my dark horse as we have our first upset with 1992 winning in 5 games. Delino DeShields was named MVP as he hit .400 with 2 RBI's and led all players with 8 hits. Dennis MArtinez was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50 in 18.0 innings and should have been the MVP in my opinion. Gary Carter hit .316 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's in the loss.

(11) 1996 vs. (6) 2014
In what was a strange series 1996 with the upset 7 game victory. Only one game was close with 4 games being shutouts and 5 games being decided by 5 or more runs. Mark Grudzielanek was named MVP as he hit .433 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's and led all players with 13 hits. David Segui hit .393 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's. Bryce Harper hit .346 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's in the loss.

(10) 1980 vs. (7) 2016
Another odd series that went 7 games. The home team only won game 7 as 2016 would advance. Daniel Murphy was named MVP as he hit .344 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI's. Andre Dawson hit .364 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's and led all players with 12 hits in the loss.

(9) 1987 vs. (8) 1993
1987 wins easily in a sweep. Tim Wallach was named MVP as he hit .429 with 4 RBI's and led all players with 6 hits.

[EagleFan]

Nationals Quarter Finals

4 Nationals and 4 Expos remain.

(12) 1992 vs. (1) 2019
The series goes back and forth and ends with 2019 winning game 7 14-1 to advance. Trae Turner is named MVP as he hit .394 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

(11) 1996 vs. (2) 1994
1994 wins the first two games to take a 2-0 lead but then 1996 goes on a run of 4 games to win the series in 6 games. Moises Alou was named MVP as he hit .391 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's.

(9) 1987 vs. (3) 2012
1987 with an upset as they win the series in 5 games. Tim Raines is named MVP as he hit .474 with 3 RBI's and led all players with 9 hits. Pascual Perez was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.26 with 17 K's in 14.1 innings.

(7) 2016 vs. (4) 2017
2017 wins the series in 6 games. Howie Kendrick was named MVP as he hit .391 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's. Stephen Strasburg was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.57 in 15.2 innings.

[EagleFan]

Nationals Semi Finals

Two Nationals and two Expos remain.

(11) 1996 vs. (1) 2019
2019 wins the first three games of the series as it looked like a quick series. 1996 won three straight one run games to tie the series up at 3 and force a game seven. In game 7 2019 took a 3-0 lead into the top of the 9th. Moises Alou hit a two out two run homerun to get the score to 3-2. Pinch hitter Henry Rodriguez struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch to end the game as 2019 advances. Howie Kendrick was named MVP of the series as he hit .323 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Patrick Corbin was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.71 in 12.2 innings of work.

(9) 1987 vs. (4) 2017
A tight series where teams exchanged wins with 2017 getting the first and last win of the series to win it in 7 games. The last Expos team is eliminated. Howie Kendrick wins MVP as he hit .323 with 2 RBI's and led all players with 10 hits. Tim Raines hit .364 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Nationals Final

(4) 2017 vs. (1) 2019

Game 1 - 2017 4 2019 1
With the game tied 1-1 after 6 innings 2017 would take the lead in the top of the 7th with a run and add two more in the 8th for the 4-1 victory. 2017 leads 1-0.

Game 2 - 2019 5 2017 3
2019 would put three on the board in the bottom of the 1st and add 2 more in the 4th to lead 5-0. They would keep that lead going into the 9th. Daniel Murphy would hit a one out three run homerun to get the game tighter at 5-3. After a pitching change Anthony Rendon would double and Brian Goodwin would walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 out and bring the potential go ahead run to the plate in pinch hitter Wilmer Difo. On the first pitch he would ground right back to the pitcher for a 1-6-3 double play to end the game. The series is tied 1-1.

Game 3 - 2017 12 2019 6
2019 would lead 6-1 going into the bottom of the 5th when 2017 would bat around and score 5 runs to take a 6-5 lead. They would add 6 more over the next three innings and win easily 12-6. 2017 leads 2-1.

Game 4 - 2017 7 2019 4
2017 would score 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st and never really look back as they go on to win 7-4. 2017 leads 3-1.

Game 5 - 2017 10 2019 4
The game would never be in doubt as 2017 would win easily 10-4 to win the series 4-1.


MVP: Daniel Murphy (.500, 4 HR, 9 RBI)

[EagleFan]

Reds Seeds

(1) 1919 WSC .686
(2) 1975 WSC .667
(3) 1940 WSC .654
(4) 1976 WSC .630
(5) 1990 WSC .562
(6) 1939 LWS .630
(7) 1970 LWS .630
(8) 1972 LWS .617
(9) 1961 LWS .604
(10) 1962 — .605
(11) 1974 — .605
(12) 2012 — .599
(13) 1956 — .591
(14) 1923 — .591
(15) 1995 — .590
(16) 1999 — .589

[EagleFan]

Thoughts/predictions on the Reds bracket?

I kind of want 1919 to pull it off but I think it will end up being one of those 70's teams.

[Chas in Cinti]

1990 is awfully hard to beat...

[EagleFan]

Will probably be Saturday when I have the time to return to this.

[EagleFan]

Reds First Round

(16) 1999 vs. (1) 1919
Our first upset as 1919 wins the first game of the series buy 1999 wins 4 of the next 5 to win the series in 6 games. The MVP was Aaron Boone who hit .591 with 13 hits and 9 RBI's. Hid Eller was 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in 18.0 innings in the loss as he accounted for 1919's only 2 wins.

(15) 1995 vs. (2) 1975
1975 wins the opening game but 1995 responds with 3 straight but 1975 turned it around to win the last 3 games of the series to win in 7. Tony Perez was named MVP as he hit .500 with 14 hits and 3 RBI's.

(14) 1923 vs. (3) 1940
1923 with the upset winning in 5 games. Bubbles Hargrave was named MVP as he hit .318 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

(13) 1956 vs. (4) 1976
A back and forth series that went 7 games. 1976 wins the last game 5-2 to advance. Pete Rose was named MVP as he hit .357 with 10 hits, 1 homerun, and 3 RBI's. George Foster hit 4 homeruns but only had 5 total RBI's and hit only .222 as 4 of his 6 hits in the series were homeruns. Frank Robinson hit .267 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's in the loss.

(12) 2012 vs. (5) 1990
2012 with a 7 games upset as they won the last two games on the road for the 4-3 series victory. 1990 was all about going how their pitching went. In their three wins they allowed a total of 1 run. They allowed 29 total in their 4 losses. Ryan Ludwick was named MVP as he hit .321 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's. Jose Rijo was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.53 in the loss.

(11) 1974 vs. (6) 1939
1939 wins the series in 5 games. Paul Derringer was named MVP as he was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00 in 9.00 innings (strange decision but no players really had any standout numbers).

(10) 1962 vs. (7) 1970
1970 wins the series in 6 games. Pete Rose was named MVP as he hit .458 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Bobby Tolan hit .500 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Johnny Bench hit .346 with 1 homerun and 11 RBI's (not sure how he wasn't MVP).

(9) 1961 vs. (8) 1972
1961 wins the first two games on the road but then 1972 wins the next 4 to win the series 4-2. Johnny Bench was named MVP as he hit only .238 but had 5 homeruns and 8 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Reds Quarter Finals

(16) 1999 vs. (2) 1975
1975 wins the first three games to take a 3-0 lead. 1999 then wins their last two home games to get to 3-2. 1975 closes out the series in 6 games with a 7-6 victory. Johnny Bench was named MVP as he hit .375 with an unheard of 7 homeruns and 15 RBI's in what may have been the best show of power in a series ever. Tony Perez hit .333 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI's (probably enough to be MVP any other series). Sean Casey hit .409 with 3 homeruns and 5 RBI's in the loss.

(14) 1923 vs. (4) 1976
In a decent series 1976 wins in 6 games. Rawly Eastwick was named MVP as he was 2-0 with 1 save and an ERA of 0.00 in relief. Bubbles Hargrave hit .385 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's in the loss.

(12) 2012 vs. (6) 1939
1939 dominated with pitching in a 4 game sweep. They allowed only 1 run in the entire series. With no offensive stars a random MVP was given to Junior Thompson who was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00. It really should have been given to the entire pitching staff as they allowed just 20 hits and 1 run total in the series.

(8) 1972 vs. (7) 1970
1972 sweeps their close relatives. Johnny Bench is named MVO as he hit .353 with 3 homeruns and 9 RBI's. Pete Rose hit .438 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Reds Semi Finals

(8) 1972 vs. (2) 1975
1975 wins the first two games and rides that to a 6 game series victory. Johnny Bench was named MVP as he hit .417 with 10 hits to lead all players and 1 RBI. Tony Perez had 2 homeruns and 9 RBI's but only hit .182.

(6) 1939 vs. (4) 1976
The series went back and forth and into a game 7. In game 7 1939 put up the biggest offensive output in the series as they win 10-5 to advance to the finals. Lonny Frey was named MVP as he hit .375 with 3 homeruns and 9 RBI's. George Foster hit .310 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Reds Finals

(6) 1939 vs. (2) 1975

Game 1 - 1975 4 1939 3
1939 takes a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th. Dan Driessen opened the inning with a single. Pete Rose brought the crowd to a frenzy with a homerun to right on an 0-1 pitch for a walk off 4-3 lead. 1975 leads 1-0.

Game 2 - 1975 8 1939 2
1975 dominates with an 8-2 victory as Gary Nolan goes the distance for the win. 1975 leads 2-0.

Game 3 - 1939 3 1975 1
1939 comes home and scores 3 in the bottom of the 1st and then rides a strong pitching performance to a 3-1 victory. 1975 leads 2-1.

Game 4 - 1975 2 1939 1 (11)
Both teams score a run in the 4th and the game remains that way into extra innings. George Foster leads off the 11th with a solo homerun and they hold to that lead for the 2-1 win. 1975 is withing a game of winning as they lead the series 3-1.

Game 5 - 1939 4 1975 3
1975 takes a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 9th. With one out and runners at 1st and 2nd after a single and a hit by pitch Billy Myers takes an 0-1 pitch deep to left for a three run homerun to tie the game at 3. After a single and a walk Ernie Lombardi would single on the first pitch he sees with Billy Werber scoring from 2nd to win the game 4-3. 1975 leads the series 3-2.

Game 6 - 1939 1 1975 0
This would be a pitchers duel as Paul Derringer would throw a 6 hit shutout for 1939 as they even the series at 3 and send it to game 7.

Game 7 - 1975 would put up the runs and ride an 8-2 lead to a 10-8 victory, the last two runs 1939 scored were in the 9th but they couldn't come all the way back.

1975 wins.

MVP - George Foster (.385, 3 homeruns, 9 RBI)
Ken Griffey (.462, 1 homerun, 2 RBI)
Al Simmons (.409, 1 homerun, 6 RBI)

[EagleFan]

Cubs Seeds

(1) 1907 WSC .704
(2) 1908 WSC .643
(3) 2016 WSC .640
(4) 1906 LWS .763
(5) 1910 LWS .675
(6) 1918 LWS .651
(7) 1935 LWS .649
(8) 1929 LWS .645
(9) 1945 LWS .636
(10) 1938 LWS .586
(11) 1932 LWS .584
(12) 1909 — .680
(13) 1904 — .608
(14) 1912 — .607
(15) 1937 — .604
(16) 2008 — .602

[EagleFan]

Lots of early 20th century teams in this one. Hard to call on this one, obviously a team with a winning percentage over .700 would seem to be the front runner but it's hard to tell with early teams and how the game will handle them. I was hoping 1984 would stay in the top 16 but didn't realize just how good the early 1900's Cubs were.

Predictions?

[EagleFan]

Cubs 1st Round

(16) 2008 vs. (1) 1907
1907 wins easily in 5 games. Orval Overall was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50 in 18.0 innings. Joe Tinker hit .375 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's. Aramis Ramirez hit .353 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's in the loss.

(15) 1937 vs. (2) 1908
1908 wins with pitching as the win 4-2 with 1937 only scoring 2 runs total in the 4 games that 1908 won. Johnny Evers is named MVP as he hit .526 with 8 RBI's. Frank Chance hit .440 with 2 RBI's. Billy Herman hit .320 with 4 RBI's in the loss.

(14) 1912 vs. (3) 2016
1912 with the upset in 6 games, winning the last game easily 13-1. Joe Tinker was named MVP as he hit .435 with 1 homerun and 9 RBI's. Johnny Evers hit .370 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's. Kris Bryant hit .312 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's in the loss.

(13) 1904 vs. (4) 1906
1906 wins the series in 5 games. Harry Steinfeldt was named MVP as he hit .389 with 5 RBI's.

(12) 1909 vs. (5) 1910
1909 upsets their "neighbors" in 5 games. Joe Tinker was named MVP as he hit .450 with 2 RBI's.

(11) 1932 vs. (6) 1918
1918 wins in 6 games. Cliff Heathcote was named MVP as he hit .348 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's.

(10) 1938 vs. (7) 1935
1935 wins the series in 6 games. Augie Galan was named MVP as he hit .381 with 2 RBI's. Charlie Root was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.23 in 22.0 innings.

(9) 1945 vs. (8) 1929
1945 wins easily in 5 games. Andy Pafko was named MVP as he hit .450 with 2 RBI's. Charlie Grimm hit .429 with 6 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Cubs Quarterfinals

(14) 1912 vs. (1) 1907
In a strange series the visitors won the first 5 games but 1907 changed that by winning game 6 to win the series in 6 (winning he last 4 games). Jack Pfiester was named MVP. HE was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.67 in 27.0 innings.

(12) 1909 vs. (2) 1908
In a back and forth series that goes 7 games 1908 pulls out game 7 with a 3-0 shutout. Mordecai Brown was named MVP as he was 2-1 with an ERA of 1.33 in 27.0 innings. The last remaining non-world series team has been eliminated.

(9) 1945 vs. (4) 1906
1945 took a 3-1 series lead but 1906 went on to win the next three in all 1 run games to win the series in 7 games. Mordecai Brown was named MVP as he was 2-1 with an ERA of 1.73 in 26.0 innings.

(7) 1935 vs. (6) 1918
1935 wins in 5 games. Charle Root was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00 in 18.0 innings. Chuck Clein hit .438 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Cubs Semifinals

(7) 1935 vs. (1) 1907
1907 becomes the first team in the finals with a 5 game victory. Harry Steinfeldt was named MVP as he hit .562. Mordecai Brown was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50 (not sure how he wasn't MVP).

(4) 1906 vs. (2) 1908
1908 advances with a 6 game victory. Jack Pfiester was named MVP as he was 1-1 with an ERA of 0.53 in 17.0 innings. The top two seeds advance to the finals.

[EagleFan]

Cubs Finals

(2) 1908 vs. (1) 1907

The first tournament to end with the top two seeds. In this case they were teams from consecutive years.

Team 1908 wins the series in 7 games, winning the last game 3-0 in a shutout.

Mordecai Brown was named MVP as he was 3-0 with an ERA of 0.60 in 30.0 innings.

[EagleFan]

Pirates Seeds

(1) 1909 WSC .724
(2) 1925 WSC .621
(3) 1960 WSC .617
(4) 1979 WSC .605
(5) 1971 WSC .599
(6) 1903 LWS .647
(7) 1927 LWS .610
(8) 1908 — .636
(9) 1905 — .627
(10) 1972 — .619
(11) 1912 — .616
(12) 1906 — .608
(13) 2015 — .605
(14) 1991 — .605
(15) 1977 — .593
(16) 1992 — .593

[EagleFan]

I'm picking the We Are Family 1979 team. Any predictions?

[Chas in Cinti]

I'm going with 1971... :) But I've not been right, yet...

[henry296]

I think one of the 1920s teams with the Waner brothers and Pie Traynor

[EagleFan]

Should be back to posting this weekend. Had a death in the family and some family drama... such fun times... :-(

[EagleFan]

Pirates 1st Round

(16) 1992 vs. (1) 1909
1909 wins the first three game before 1992 wins 2-0 to get the series to 3-1 but 1909 wins the next game easily for a 5 game series victory. Howie Camnitz was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00 in 18.0 innings. Jay Bell hit .368 with 1 RBI in the loss.

(15) 1977 vs. (2) 1925
1925 sweeps the series to advance. George Grantham was named MVP as he hit .500 with 4 RBI's. Glenn Wright hit .500 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's.

(14) 1991 vs. (3) 1960
1960 sweeps the series to advance. Smoky Burgess was named MVP as he hit .412 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's and led all players with 7 hits.

(13) 2015 vs. (4) 1979
1979 wins the first two games but then 2015 wins 3 of the next 4 to tie the series at 3 and force a game 7. 1979 wins game 7 4-2 to advance. Bill Madlock was named MVP as he hit .414 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's and led all players with 12 hits. Andrew McCutchen hit .360 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's in the loss.

(12) 1906 vs. (5) 1971
1906 with the first upset as they win the series in 6 games. Fred Clarke was named MVP as he hit .455 with 7 RBI's and led all players with 10 hits.

(11) 1912 vs. (6) 1903
1912 split the first two games and then won all of their home games for a 5 game series victory. Hank Robinson was named MVP s he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50 in 18.0 innings.

(10) 1972 vs. (7) 1927
1972 sweeps the series, allowing only 5 runs in the 4 games. Bob Moose was named MVP as he was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00 in 9.0 innings.

(9) 1905 vs. (8) 1908
1908 wins the series in 6 games. Alan Storke is named MVP as he hit .368 with 2 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Pirates Quarterfinals

(12) 1906 vs. (1) 1909
1906 with a big upset with the sweep. Deacon Phillippe was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.95 in 19.0 innings.

(11) 1912 vs. (2) 1925
1925 wins the series in 6 games. Max Carey was named MVP as he hit .500 with 2 RBI's and led all players with 12 hits.

(10) 1972 vs. (3) 1960
1972 with the upset in a 7 game victory. Dave Cash was named MVP as he hit .500 and led all players with 13 hits.

(8) 1908 vs. (4) 1979
1908 sprung out to a 3-1 lead in the series but 1979 won the last 3 games for a 7 game victory. Dave Parker was named MVP as he hit .308 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Pirates Semifinals

(12) 1906 vs. (2) 1925
1925 wins the series in 5 games. Max Carey was named MVP as he hit .350 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's.

(10) 1972 vs. (4) 1979
1972 with the upset in 5 games. Vic Davalillo was named MVP as he hit .500 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's and led all players with 11 hits.

[EagleFan]

Pirates Final

(10) 1972 vs. (2) 1925

Game 1 - 1972 12 1925 6
1972 put 3 on the board in the top of the 1st and never looked back to take a 1-0 lead.

Game 2 - 1972 6 1925 3
1972 put up 2 runs in the 7th and 8th innings and hung on for the 6-3 victory. 1972 leads 2-0.

Game 3 - 1972 8 1925 1
1972 wins easily behind a pair of Willie Stargell homeruns. 1972 now leads the series 3-0.

Game 4 - 1972 7 1925 4
1975 completes the sweep as they take a 6-1 lead and coast to victory.


MVP - Willie Stargell (.500, 4 homeruns, 13 RBI's)

[EagleFan]

Cardinals Seeds

(1) 1942 WSC .688
(2) 1944 WSC .682
(3) 1931 WSC .656
(4) 1946 WSC .628
(5) 1967 WSC .627
(6) 1934 WSC .621
(7) 1926 WSC .578
(8) 1964 WSC .574
(9) 1982 WSC .568
(10) 2011 WSC .556
(11) 2006 WSC .516
(12) 1943 LWS .682
(13) 2004 LWS .648
(14) 1985 LWS .623
(15) 1928 LWS .617
(16) 2013 LWS .599

[EagleFan]

Predictions? I'm hoping for 1982, I liked the makeup of that team, or 1985.

[EagleFan]

Cardinals 1st Round

(16) 2013 vs. (1) 1942
2013 with the upset as they swept 1942. Adam Wainwright was named MVP as he was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00. There wasn't much offense during the series to choose from.

(15) 1928 vs. (2) 1944
1928 with the next upset as they win the series in 6 games. Bill Sherdel was named MVP as he was 1-1 with an ERA of 0.98 in 18.1 innings.

(14) 1985 vs. (3) 1931
The upsets continue as 1985 wins in 5 games. John Tudor was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00 in 18.0 innings, he threw a shutout in game 1 and then again in game 5 for the clincher. Tom Herr hit .421 with 3 RBI's. Sparky Adams hit .562 with 2 RBI's in the loss. Charlie Gelbert hit .500 with 1 homerun and 1 RBI in the loss. 1928 had hose two players hit over .500 but the rest of the team hit well under .200.

(13) 2004 vs. (4) 1946
2004 wins in 5 games to continue the upsets (though this really as 2004 is one of the better teams). Chris Carpenter was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00 in 18.0 innings. Enos Slaughter hit .529 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's in the loss.

(12) 1943 vs. (5) 1967
A series of runs, 1943 won the first 3 games, 1967 won the next three to force a game 7, then 1943 won 3-1 for the seven game series victory. Walker Cooper was named MVP as he hit .484 with 4 RBI's and led all players with 15 hits. Roger Maris hit .333 with 2 RBI's in the loss.

(11) 2006 vs. (6) 1934
2006 continued the run of upsets with a 5 game series victory. Chris Carpenter was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.47 in 19.0 innings. Scott Rolen (booooo!!!) hit .450 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's. Frankie Frisch had a series to forget in the loss as he was 0 for 19. Dizzy Dean had an ERA of 1.45 in 18.2 innings but was 0-2.

(10) 2011 vs. (7) 1926
1926 is the first team to avoid the upsets in the 1st round with a sweep. Ray Blades was named MVP as he hit .533 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's and led all players with 8 hits.

(9) 1982 vs. (8) 1964
1982 led he series 3-1 but 1964 roared back with 24 runs scored in the next three games on their way to a game 7 win. Bill White was named MVP as he hit .467 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's and led all players with 14 hits.

[EagleFan]

Cardinals Quarterfinals

(16) 2013 vs. (7) 1926
(15) 1928 vs. (8) 1964
(14) 1985 vs. (11) 2006
(13) 2004 vs. (12) 1943


Sorry, I accidentally clicked off before saving the update. No upsets with the 1928 being the only 7 game series but it was a bad 7 game series with all the games being one sided.

[EagleFan]

Cardinals Semifinals

(12) 1943 vs. (7) 1926
1926 wins in 5 games. Hi Bell was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50 in 18.0 innings.

(11) 2006 vs. (8) 1964
After splitting the first two games 2006 wins all three at home for a 5 game victory. Scott Rolen (booooo!!!!) was named MVP as he hit .429 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Cardinals Final

(11) 2006 vs. (7) 1926

Game 1 - 2006 3 1926 2
A 5th inning two run homerun by Scott Rolen gave 2006 a 2-1 lead, they would add another run to take a 3-1 lead into the 9th. A one out double by Jim Bottomley would drive in a run to make it 3-2 but Les Bell would fly out and Rogers Hornsby would ground out to end the game. 2006 leads 1-0.

Game 2 - 1926 4 2006 2
1926 would take an early 3-1 lead and each team would score one the rest of the way for the 4-2 final. The series is tied 1-1.

Game 3 - 1926 10 2006 3
1926 jumped out early and never looked back in this one. They put up 16 hits and 10 runs. 1926 leads 2-1.

Game 4 - 1926 15 2006 2
1926 dominates with 22 hits and 15 runs, Taylor Douthit had 4 hits, scored 2 runs and knocked in 5 runs. 1926 leads 3-1.

Game 5 - 1926 4 2006 1
Trailing 1-0 in the top of the 5th 1926 would score 4 to take a 4-1 lead which is how the game would end. 1926 wins 4-1 in the series.


MVP: Taylor Douthit (.478, 1 HR, 7 RBI)

7 players in 1926 hit over .300 in the series.

[EagleFan]

Brewers Seeds

(1) 1982 LWS .586
(2) 2011 — .593
(3) 1979 — .590
(4) 2018 — .589
(5) 2021 — .586
(6) 1978 — .574
(7) 1992 — .568
(8) 1987 — .562
(9) 2008 — .556
(10) 2019 — .549
(11) 1988 — .537
(12) 1983 — .537
(13) 1980 — .531
(14) 2017 — .531
(15) 2022 — .531
(16) 2007 — .512

[EagleFan]

Predictions? Kind of pulling for one of the late 70's early 80's teams. Of course I haven't been right yet.

[EagleFan]

Also, I am thinking of something for the future after I complete this eventual season. Thinking of creating 16 leagues with the seeds of all the teams (all the 1's, all the 2's, etc...) then having a final season with the 16 winners.

[Chas in Cinti]

Pulling for the 80s teams, but I think the one of the most recent teams are going to win... maybe 2011

[EagleFan]

Should get back to this tonight. Thought FOF 9 was going to end up taking up a bunch of my time but 9 is the worst version of the game yet and I requested refund, a complete waste of money. Sad too, I had so much hope for it.

[EagleFan]

Brewers 1st Round

(16) 2007 vs. (1) 1982
1982 won the first three games before 2007 won their last two games at home to make it 3-2 but 1982 returned home for the victory for a 6 game series victory. Robin Yount was named MVP as he hit .346 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's and led all players with 9 hits. JJ Hardy led his team with a .280 average and homeruns with 2 and RBI's with 6 in the loss.

(15) 2022 vs. (2) 2011
2011 won the first two games but then 2022 came back to win the next 4 for a six game series victory. Hunter Renfroe was named MVP as he hit .393 with 3 homeruns and 6 RBI's and led all players with 11 hits.

(14) 2017 vs. (3) 1979
1979 won the opening game but 2017 responded with 4 straight to win the series in 5 games. Ryan Braun was named MVP as he hit .316 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's (aren't roids great). Paul Molitor hit .440 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's in the loss and led all players with 11 hits.

(13) 1980 vs. (4) 2018
1980 took a 3-2 series lead and needed one road win to advance but 2018 scored 17 runs in the last two games for the 7 game series victory. Orlando Arcia was named MVP as he hit .455 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's (and led all players in whining about the other team finding out he was talking trash).Cecil Cooper hit .320 with 2 homeruns and 8 RBI's in the loss.

(12) 1983 vs. (5) 2021
The series started out close, actually the series stayed close but the games stopped being close after game 3. 1983 wins game 7 13-2 for the seven game victory. Ed Romero was named MVP as he hit .381 with 5 RBI's.

(11) 1988 vs. (6) 1978
1978 wins the series in 6 games with a 10-1 victory in game 6 to advance. Sixto Lezcano was named MVP as he hit .500 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's and led all players with 10 hits.

(10) 2019 vs. (7) 1992
2019 wins the series in 6 games, 6 boring games with no tension. Christian Yelich was named MVP as he hit .455 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's.

(9) 2008 vs. (8) 1987
A back and forth series was won by 2008 in 7 games. Gabe Kapler was named MVP as he hit .286 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Brewers Quarterfinals

(15) 2022 vs. (1) 1982
1982 wins the series in 5 games. Ben Oglivie is named MVP as he hit .412 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's.

(14) 2017 vs. (4) 2018
2018 won the first two games but 2017 would go on to win the next 4 to win the series in 6 games. Orlando Arcia was named MVP as he hit .320 with 3 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

(12) 1983 vs. (6) 1978
1983 with the upset in 5 games. Ben Oglivie was named MVP as he hit .526 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Larry Hisle hit .389 with 4 homeruns and 6 RBI's in the loss.

(10) 2019 vs. (9) 2008
2008 advances with a sweep. Prince Fielder was named MVP as he hit .467 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Brewers Semifinals

(14) 2017 vs. (1) 1982
2017 with the 5 game upset. Domingo Santana was named MVP as he hit .478 with 2 homeruns and 10 RBI's and led all players with 11 hits.

(12) 1983 vs. (9) 2008
2008 eliminates the last 80's team in 6 games. Ben Sheets was named MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.53 in 17.0 innings.


(I was really hoping for an 82 versus 83 final too when I saw these matchups, 0 for 2 in that one)

[EagleFan]

Brewers Final

(14) 2017 vs. (9) 2008

Game 1 - 2017 5 2008 2
2017 scored 4 runs in the final 3 innings to take what was a 1-1 tie to a 5-2 victory. 2017 leads 1-0.

Game 2 - 2008 11 2017 3
2008 storms back with an 11 run showing to tie the series up 1-1.

Game 3 - 2008 3 2017 2
2008 got a solo homerun from JJ HArdy in the 7th to give them a 3-2 lead and they would maintain that score to take a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4 - 2008 10 2017 3
This game was all 2008 as they scored 2 runs in each of the 1st two innings and never looked back. 2008 leads the series 3-1.

Game 5 - 2017 8 2008 1
2017 stormed back with a big win to get back to 3-2 in the series.

Game 6 - 2017 1 2008 0
A pitchers' duel as 2017 scores one in the top of the 4th and only 1 player would see second from hat point on as each team only managed 4 hits. The series is now tied at 3.

Game 7 - 2017 6 2008 2
2017 completes the comeback with their 3rd straight victory. They trailed 2-0 after the first inning but put 5 runs up in the 5th and never looked back. 2017 wins the series 4-3.


MVP: Travis Shaw (.310, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Corey Hart (.367 5 RBI)
Ryan Braun (.333, 4 HR, 10 RBI)

[EagleFan]

Colorado Rockies Seeds

(1) 2007 LWS .552
(2) 2009 — .568
(3) 2018 — .558
(4) 2017 — .537
(5) 1995 — .535
(6) 2010 — .512
(7) 1996 — .512
(8) 1997 — .512
(9) 2000 — .506
(10) 1998 — .475
(11) 2006 — .469
(12) 2016 — .463
(13) 2021 — .460
(14) 2008 — .457
(15) 2013 — .457
(16) 1994 — .453

[EagleFan]

Any predictions for the Rockies? I have no sentimental attachment in this one, this is kind of like vanilla to me. :)

[Chas in Cinti]

I wouldn't be surprised to see this being the one where one of the lower seeds wins... with the thin air and all... :)

[EagleFan]

Rockies 1st Round

(16) 1994 vs. (1) 2007
1994 with a big upset in a 5 game series victory. Eric Young was named MVP as he hit .476 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's and led all players with 10 hits.

(15) 2013 vs. (2) 2009
2009 wins the opening game and 2013 wins the next three to take a 3-1 series lead. 2009 would tie the series with back to back victories and send it to game 7. In game 7 2013 would complete the upset with a 7-1 victory to win the series in 7 games. DJ LeMahieu was named MVP as he hit .385 with 2 RBI's and ties for the most hits with 10.

(14) 2008 vs. (3) 2018
Another 7 game thriller as 2008 continues the upsets with a 7 game series victory. Clint Barmes was named MVP as he hit .346 with 2 homeruns and 8 RBI's. Trevor Story hit .407 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's in the loss.

(13) 2021 vs. (4) 2017
2017 would break the streak of upsets as they would lose game 1 but win the next 4 for a 5 game series victory. Gerardo Parra was named MVP as he hit .409 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's and led all players with 9 hits.

(12) 2016 vs. (5) 1995
1995 would win the series in 6 games. Vinny Castilla would be named MVP as he hit .333 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

(11) 2006 vs. (6) 2010
2010 would win the first 3 but 2006 would cause a little concern with 2 victories to get it to 3-2 but 2010 would win game 6 for the 4-2 series victory. Troy Tulowitzki was named MVP as he hit .300 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's. The series would be surprisingly low scoring with 3 of the games seeing 3 or fewer runs scored.

(10) 1998 vs. (7) 1996
After 1996 wins the opening game 1998 would go on a streak of 4 straight for a 5 game series victory in a series that saw an average of over 17 runs scored per game. Vinny Castilla was named MVP as he hit .429 with 5 homeruns and 10 RBI's.

(9) 2000 vs. (8) 1997
In the only 1st round series with both teams having winning records 1997 would win in 6 games with plenty of runs scored in those games. Vinny Castilla was named MVP as he hit .417 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Rockies Quarterfinals

(16) 1994 vs. (4) 2017
1994 would complete the upset easily in 5 games. Dante Bichette would be named MVP as he hit .619 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI's and led all players with 13 hits.

(15) 2013 vs. (5) 1995
The home team would win every game as 1995 wins the series in 7 games, with game 7 a very anticlimactic 11-0 score. Vinny Castilla was named MVP as he hit .423 with 6 RBI's. Carlos Gonzalez had an incredible series in the loss as he hit .630 with 2 homeruns and 9 RBI's and led all players with 17 hits.

(14) 2008 vs. (6) 2010
2010 would win easily in 5 games. Troy Tulowitzki was named MVP as he hit .312 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

(10) 1998 vs. (8) 1997
1997 would win the series in 5 games with only one of the games being close. Larry Walker was named MVP as he hit .444 with 3 homeruns and 6 RBI's. No idea how Ellis Burkes wasn't named MVP as he hit .412 with 3 homeruns and 12 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Rockies Semifinals

(16) 1994 vs. (5) 1995
1995 took a 3-1 series lead but 1994 would win the next two to force game 7. In game 7 1994's magic would run out as 1995 wins 7-4 to eliminate the last remaining team with a losing record. Andres Galarraga was named MVP as he hit .400 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's.

(8) 1997 vs. (6) 2010
2010 would win a back and forth 7 game series, but only back and forth in terms of games as only one game was decided by less than 4 runs. Melvin Mora was named MVP as he hit .484 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Vinny Castilla had a great series in the loss as he hit .433 with 4 homeruns and 14 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Rockies Finals

(6) 2010 vs. (5) 1995
Another mistake on my part losing the updated post by clicking back. 1995 won the series in 6 games and I know Dante Bichette was named MVP but forget his exact stats (he hit over 400 with a couple homeruns and decent number of RBI's but not a crazy number to remember).

[EagleFan]

Giants Seeds

(1) 1905 WSC .686
(2) 1954 WSC .630
(3) 1921 WSC .614
(4) 1922 WSC .604
(5) 1933 WSC .599
(6) 2012 WSC .580
(7) 2010 WSC .568
(8) 2014 WSC .543
(9) 1904 NoWS .693
(10) 1912 LWS .682
(11) 1913 LWS .664
(12) 1911 LWS .647
(13) 1917 LWS .636
(14) 1937 LWS .625
(15) 1951 LWS .624
(16) 1962 LWS .624

[EagleFan]

Predictions on the Giants? I'm thinking 1954 or one of the early 19-teens teams.

[EagleFan]

Giants 1st Round

(16) 1962 vs. (1) 1905
What a series this was. It started with a win by 1962, then they alternated wins through the first 6 games to send the series to a game 7. Of those 6 games only 1 games was decided by more than 1 run. Game 7 would see the pattern change as 1905 would win 5-1 to win the series in seven games. Dan McGann was named MVP as he hit .387 with 4 RBI's and led all players with 12 hits. Christy Mathewson was 2-1 with an ERA of 1.00. Willie McCovey hit .286 with 4 homeruns and 6 RBI's in the loss.

(15) 1951 vs. (2) 1954
Another 7 game series as 1951 pulls off the upset with an 8-5 game 7 victory. Don Mueller was named MVP as he hit .379 with 1 homerun and 7 RBI's. Willie Mays hit .452 with 3 homeruns and 4 RBI's in the loss.

(14) 1937 vs. (3) 1921
1921 wins the series in 6 games in another close series with 4 of the 6 games being 1 run games. Earl Smith was named MVP as he hit .385 with 3 homeruns and 6 RBI's. Wally Berger hit .429 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's in the loss.

(13) 1917 vs. (4) 1922
Another 7 game series, this one with few close games as 1922 wins in seven games. Casey Stengel was named MVP as he hit .407 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's and led all players with 11 hits.

(12) 1911 vs. (5) 1933
1933 wins the opening two games at home and goes on to a 6 game series victory. Lefty O'Doul was named MVP as he hit .240 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

(11) 1913 vs. (6) 2012
1913 with a 6 game series upset. George Burns was named MVP as he hit .333 with 1 homerun and 12 RBI's. Pablo Sandoval hit .385 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's in the loss.

(10) 1912 vs. (7) 2010
1912 pulls off the 6 game series upset. Beals Becker was named MVP as he hit .346 with 3 homeruns and 6 RBI's.

(9) 1904 vs. (8) 2014
1904 took a 3-1 series lead before 2014 wins two games to send the series to game 7. 1904 blanked 2014 3-0 behind Dummy Taylor and Claude Elliott to win the series in 7. Roger Bresnahan was named MVP as he hit .250 with 3 homeruns and 9 RBI's. Buster Posey hit .312 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Giants Quarterfinals

(15) 1951 vs. (1) 1905
1951 with the upset in 6 games. Monte Irvin was named MVP as he hit .360 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

(11) 1913 vs. (3) 1921
The series goes 7 games with 1921 winning the series and only 2 games were decided by less than 5 runs. Frankie Frisch was named MVP as he hit .343 with 1 homerun and 8 RBI's.

(10) 1912 vs. (4) 1922
1912 with the first sweep of the Giants' tournament. Chief Meyers was named MVP as he hit .600 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's and led all players with 9 hits.

(9) 1904 vs. (5) 1933
The series goes seven games with 1933 winning game 7 3-0. Bill Terry was named MVP as he hit .321 with 1 homerun and 2 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Giants Semifinals

(15) 1951 vs. (3) 1921
1921 ends 1951's run with a 6 game series victory. Dave Bancroft was named MVP as he hit .500 with 5 RBI's and led all players with 11 hits.

(10) 1912 vs. (5) 1933
1933 wins game 1 easily 6-1. Then 1912 goes on a run and wins the next 4 for a 5 game series victory. Chief Meyers was named MVP as he hit .400 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's and led all players with 8 hits. Mel Ott hit .312 with 2 homeruns and 2 RBI's in the loss.

[EagleFan]

Giants Finals

(10) 1912 vs. (3) 1921

Game 1 - 1921 3 1912 2
1921 trailed 2-0 after 6 innings and scored 1 run in each of the last three innings for a 3-2 victory. George Kelly singled home George Burns with one out in the bottom of the 9th for the win.

Game 2 - 1912 6 1921 5
1912 led 6-2 going into the bottom of the 9th. 1921 scored 3 to get to 6-5. Earl Smith would ground out with the tying run at 3rd to end the game as the series is tied 1-1.

Game 3 - 1912 5 1921 1
1912 would win game 3 easily 5-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Game 4 - 1921 5 1912 0
1921 would even the series up at 2 games apiece behind a 6 hit shutout by Phil Douglas.

Game 5 - 1912 8 1921 5
1912 would lead 8-1 heading into the 9th and 1921 would put 4 on the board but fall 8-5. 1912 leads the series 3-2.

Game 6 - 1912 7 1921 5
1912 would score 4 in the top of the 1st and would go on to a 7-5 victory to win the Giants' tournament.


MVP - Chief Meyers (.600, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
Christy Mathewson (2-0, 3.50)
Frankie Frisch (.423, 5 RBI) - loss

[EagleFan]

Diamondbacks Seeds

(1) 2001 WSC .568
(2) 1999 — .617
(3) 2002 — .605
(4) 2011 — .580
(5) 2017 — .574
(6) 2007 — .556
(7) 2000 — .525
(8) 2019 — .525
(9) 2003 — .519
(10) 2008 — .506
(11) 2018 — .506
(12) 2012 — .500
(13) 2013 — .500
(14) 2015 — .488
(15) 2005 — .475
(16) 2006 — .469

[EagleFan]

Predictions? I'm kind of hoping for the 2001 team to win it.

[EagleFan]

Diamondbacks 1st Round

(16) 2006 vs. (1) 2001
In a major upset 2006 sweeps the top seed. Luis Gonzalez was named MVP as he hit .615 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

(15) 2005 vs. (2) 1999
The series went 7 games with the home team winning every game as 1999 advances with a 4-3 series victory. Luis Gonzalez was named MVP as he hit .357 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's. Omar Daal was 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00 in 16.1 innings.

(14) 2015 vs. (3) 2002
A back and forth series goes 7 games. 2015 wins game 7 10-4. Paul Goldschmidt was named MVP as he hit .370 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's. Junior Spivy hit .542 with 6 RBI's and 13 hits in the loss.

(13) 2013 vs. (4) 2011
2011 wins the series in 6 games. Miguel Montero was named MVP as he hit .333 with 4 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

(12) 2012 vs. (5) 2017
2017 wins in 5 games. Ketel Marte was named MVP as he hit .529 with 4 RBI's and led all players with 9 hits.

(11) 2018 vs. (6) 2007
2007 wins easily in 5 games. Conor Jackson was named MVP as he hit .529 with 1 homerun and 7 RBI's.

(10) 2008 vs. (7) 2000
2008 wins in 5 games. Adam Dunn was named MVP as he hit .417 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI's.

(9) 2003 vs. (8) 2019
2003 wins the series in 6 games. Luis Gonzalez was named MVP as he hit .478 with 1 homerun and 7 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Diamondbacks Quarterfinals

(16) 2006 vs. (2) 1999
2006 wins 3 of the first 4 to take a 3-1 lead. 1999 fights off the upset by winning the last three games to win in seven games. Steve Finley was named MVP as he hit .308 with 4 homeruns and 6 RBI's.

(14) 2015 vs. (4) 2011
2015 leads 3-2 but 2011 wins the last two games by a combined 15-7 to win the series in 7 games. Gerardo Parra was named MVP as he hit .367 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's.

(10) 2008 vs. (5) 2017
A back and forth series that 2017 wins in 7 games. AJ Pollock was named MVP as he hit .286 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBI's.

(9) 2003 vs. (6) 2007
Another back and forth series that 2007 wins in 7 games. Chris B. Young was named MVP as he hit .370 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Diamondbacks Semifinals

(6) 2007 vs. (2) 1999
1999 wins the series in 5 games. Matt Williams was named MVP as he hit .375 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Randy Johnson was 1-0 with an ERA of 1.69 in 16.0 innings.

(5) 2017 vs. (4) 2011
2017 pounded the ball in a 5 game series victory as they outscored their opponent 35-6 in the 4 games they won. Chris Iannetta was named MVP as he hit .500 with 2 homeruns and 10 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Diamondbacks Final

(5) 2017 vs. (2) 1999


Game 1 - 2017 7 1999 4
2017 put up 4 in the top of the 6th and carried that to a 7-4 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2 - 2017 8 1999 6 (15)
1999 led 5-0 going into the 8th inning. 2017 scored 3 in the 8th and 2 in the 9h to tie the game up at 5 and send it to extra innings. Gregor Blanco led off the 15th with a solo homerun and 2017 added two more runs to take an 8-5 lead into the bottom of the 15th. A two out RBI triple by Jay Bell made it 8-6 by Steve Finley flies out to left to end it. 2017 leads 2-0.

Game 3 - 1999 4 2017 0
1999 took over with a solid combined shutout to get back to 2-1 in the series.

Game 4 - 1999 6 2017 2
The trend of the away team winning continues as 1999 evens the series at 2.

Game 5 - 1999 5 2017 0
Randy Johnson throws a 4 hit shutout as 1999 now takes a 3-2 lead in the series. No home team has won a game yet.

Game 6 - 2017 10 1999 4
2017 ends their losing streak with a big victory to send the series to a game 7. No home team has won a game yet.

Game 7 - 1999 3 2017 1
The first home team to win as 1999 wins the series in 7 games. They trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the 5th and tied it. In the 6th they scored 2 to take the 3-1 lead which is how it ended.


MVP: Jay Bell (.394, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
Matt Williams (.303, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
Brian Anderson (2-0, 0.61 ERA, 14.2 IP)
Ketel Marte (.370, 1 HR, 3 RBI) - loss

[EagleFan]

Dodgers Seeds

(1) 2020 WSC .717
(2) 1955 WSC .641
(3) 1963 WSC .611
(4) 1965 WSC .599
(5) 1988 WSC .584
(6) 1959 WSC .564
(7) 1981 WSC Split Season
(8) 1953 LWS .682
(9) 1941 LWS .649
(10) 2017 LWS .642
(11) 1949 LWS .630
(12) 1974 LWS .630
(13) 1952 LWS .627
(14) 1916 LWS .610
(15) 1947 LWS .610
(16) 1977 LWS .605

[EagleFan]

Any predictions? Kind of pulling for 1955. Actually any team before I was born would be acceptable, don't want to see any of those teams since I was born making it.

[EagleFan]

Dodgers 1st Round

(16) 1977 vs. (1) 2020
1977 with the upset in 5 games. Reggie Smith was named MVP as he hit .389 with 2 homeruns and 5 RBI's.

(15) 1946 vs. (2) 1955
1946 with the upset in 6 games. Augie Galan was named MVP as he hit .450 with 2 homeruns and 8 RBI's.

(14) 1916 vs. (3) 1963
1963 wins easily in 5 games. Sandy Koufax was MVP as he was 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50 in 18.0 innings.

(13) 1952 vs. (4) 1965
1952 with a 5 game series victory. George Shuba was named MVP as he hit .429 with 1 homerun and 4 RBI's.

(12) 1974 vs. (5) 1988
After losing game 1 1974 would go on to win the next 4 for a 5 game series victory. Jimmy Wynn was named MVP as he hit .474 with 4 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Kirk Gibson hit .286 with 1 homerun and 5 RBI's in the loss.

(11) 1949 vs. (6) 1959
The first series to go to game 7. Game 7 was an epic 14-13 victory bu 1959 as they scored 2 in the 9th to tie the game and 1 in the 10th to win. Wally Moon was named MVP as he hit .333 with 1 homerun and 6 RBI's.

(10) 2017 vs. (7) 1981
1981 sweeps the series with all games being 1 run games. Steve Howe was named MVP as he was 2-0 with 2 saves and an ERA of 0.00 in 5.0 innings.

(9) 1941 vs. (8) 1953
1953 wins the series in 6 games. Duke Snider was named MVP as he hit .423 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Dodgers Quarterfinals

(16) 1977 vs. (3) 1963
1963 wins easily in 5 games, they only allowed more than 1 run in one game (the game they lost 3-1). Frank Howard was named MVP as he hit .353 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Sandy Koufax was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00 in 18.0 innings. The best any regular on 1977 hit in the series was .211 and only 3 players hit .200 or better for the team.

(15) 1947 vs. (6) 1959
1959 wins the series in 5 games. Gil Hodges is named MVP as he hit .471 with 4 homeruns and 10 RBI's. Duke Snider hit .474 with 4 RBI's.

(13) 1952 vs. (7) 1981
1952 led 3-1 but 1981 wins two to force game 7. 1952 wins game 7 easily 7-2. Roy Campanella was named MVP as he hit .296 with 5 homeruns and 11 RBI's. Steve Garvey hit .308 with 1 homerun and 7 RBI's in the loss (and may have fathered another child ;)).

(12) 1974 vs. (8) 1953
1974 wins the first two games on the road and then 1953 took over with 4 straight to win the series in 6 games. Gil Hodges was named MV as he hit .500 with 5 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Dodgers Semifinals

(13) 1952 vs. (3) 1963
1963 wins in 5 games. Frank Howard was named MVP as he hit .261 with 3 homeruns and 4 RBI's. Sandy Koufax was 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50 (should have been MVP in my eyes).

(8) 1953 vs. (6) 1959
A back and forth series that went 7 games. 1959 wins game 7 6-2. Gil Hodges is named MVP as he hit .433 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Dodgers Final

(6) 1959 vs. (3) 1963

The series seemed decided from the start as 1963 easily wins in 5 games, only a 3-0 loss in game 4 kept them from a sweep.


MVP - Frank Howard (.250, 3 HR, 4 RBI)
Sandy Koufax (2-0, 1.10, 16.1 IP)

[EagleFan]

Padres Seeds

(1) 1998 LWS .605
(2) 1984 LWS .568
(3) 2020 — .617
(4) 1996 — .562
(5) 2010 — .555
(6) 1989 — .549
(7) 2022 — .549
(8) 2007 — .546
(9) 2006 — .543
(10) 2004 — .537
(11) 1978 — .519
(12) 1991 — .519
(13) 1988 — .516
(14) 1985 — .512
(15) 1992 — .506
(16) 2005 — .506

[EagleFan]

Predictions? I'm kind of hoping for 1984.

[Chas in Cinti]

1984 will be an early upset victim I think, though I'm cheering for them as well..