but I see Jeff Weaver continuing to come up big and nabbing the MVP.

maybe I'm hallucinating, but I like our chances against Verlander.

He was terrible in August (6.83 era), bad in September (4.82 era), terrible in October (5.91 era)...

We hit him hard in June, when he was actually pitching well...

His splits against lefties aren't great, so we'll finally see more of Duncan/Speez and less of Wilson...

If Reyes can keep it together (a big if) we could grab games 1 and 5. Game 2 favors the Tigers with Rogers pitching, but Games 3 and 4 fall in our favor with Robertson and Bonderman facing Carp and Supp in St. Louis.

Reyes is the key to the series... We need 10 innings and 5 earned runs or less for the series from him.

MVP: Edmonds. He loves 100 mph fastballs.

Hmm, I don't know about this series...  Detroit has a powerful pitching staff, a capable line-up, and a manager who won't make many (if any) mistakes.

I know I was wrong when I said Padres in 4 and Mets in 5, but I'll have to go with Tigers in 5.  I think the Cardinals are out of miracles, Weaver can't continue to pitch like an ace, SoTag and YaMo are out of homeruns, and sooner or later the bullpen will give way.  (I, however hope I am wrong on all accounts.)

Don't get me wrong, I'll root like crazy for our boys, but the series is a bigger long-shot than the last two.